Re: [fluid-dev] MIDI commands for reverb/chorus parameters

[Ben Gonzales]

On 09/07/16 11:15, Element Green wrote:
> Thinking about this more, I like the idea of having a Sysex interface 
> to the FluidSynth command shell, which would open up a whole world of 
> possibilities.  Seems like the MIDI standard doesn't really have a 
> "unregistered" manufacturer ID though for Sysex which makes things 
> awkward and I don't think it is worth trying to buy our own ID for 
> $200/yr.
Ah. That answered one of my previous (unanswered) questions about how 
you direct Sysex to FluidSynth. You don't. Now I see why.

The reason I asked the original question about chorus and reverb was 
because I'm tinkering with a "general" interface for EWI-USB wind 
controllers to be able to talk to Fluidsynth and other external synths. 
The Akai EWI-USB needs a computer between the instrument and the synth 
because a) it has a USB interface and b) because you need a computer to 
configure the EWI. It's not like the other (+$$$) Akai EWIs that have 
midi ports and can be configured using buttons on the instrument itself.

My current version talks to FluidSynth via telnet commands for things 
like reverb and chorus, but it can't do that for external synths. So 
trying to make a "generalised MIDI-driven config interface" which works 
for all synths may not be a possibility.


Ben