Re: Qsynth/Fluidsynt output on MacBook/Kubuntu

[Ivan Kuznetsov]

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On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:01 PM, Guy Stalnaker <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> I know this is not true "lilypond" topic, but I also know that many of you
> have extensive experience using lilypond with various operating systems,
> etc.
>
> I have an old MacBook that I have repurposed into a Kubunty laptop. The only
> serious issue I'm having is with audio ouput via Qsynth/Fluidsynt. Audio
> works fine. I can test the audio successfully. I can play digital streaming
> audio with Clementine. I can play lilypond midi output files via timidity
> from the command line. All these work find.
>
> But ... if I load Fluidsynth via Qsyth (which is how I use Fluidsynth on two
> other Linux system) and then run Frescobaldi and play midi output files, the
> sound is filled with so much noise it's hardly recognizable as music.
> Sometimes the music will suddenly come through clearly, but most often it
> does not. I've played with using both Alsa and Pulseaudio and both result in
> noise. I have not, because I really loathe using it, used Jack Audio.
>
> So, two questions -- has anyone had a similar Linux experience where system
> audio is fine, but Fluidsynth output is not? Second question is whether one
> can use Timidity (in its server mode ) with Frescobaldi for midi output?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Guy Stalnaker
> address@hidden
>
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