Re: [fluid-dev] Preset Change via MIDI (QSynth/FluidSynth)

[Josh Green]

This won't resolve the issue of FluidSynth not recognizing Program
changes though, which sounds like the problem.  Cheers.
        Josh Green


On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 09:27 -0700, Ken Ellinwood wrote:
> What you want to do is load each soundfont with a different bank
> offset.   The bank offset can be specified via the command-line "load"
> command and is probably supported in the QSynth GUI.    Then by using
> bank select and program change messages via MIDI, you can
> select/control the instrument for each channel.
> 
> Ken
> 
> Lutz MoreLater <address@hidden> wrote:
>         Hi,
>         
>         I would like to use FluidSynth and QSynth to play SoundFont
>         files. To do 
>         that I have connected my MIDI organ to my computer and that
>         connection works 
>         just fine. I can also hear what I am playing so there are no
>         hardware 
>         problems and so my questions do not seem to be related to
>         things like jackd 
>         either.
>         
>         Typically I am using collections of sounds, for example I
>         would like to load 
>         a GM table of sounds into FluidSynth/QSynth and do
>         PresetChanges via my MIDI 
>         organ, so that I would get Channel #1 Piano, Channel #2 Guitar
>         and Channel 
>         #3 Bass. FluidSynth/QSynth receives the PresetChange commands
>         but there just 
>         is no PresetChange taking place.
>         
>         I have noticed that I can load SoundFonts into QSynth using
>         its GUI, e.g. 
>         "MIDIALL.SF2" @ Channel #1, but how do I change between them
>         using only MIDI 
>         Preset Change?
>         
>         It seems that I have to preconfigure FluidSynth/QSynth via
>         their GUIs so 
>         that I can do PresetChanges ONLY by using the GUIs. It means
>         that I have to 
>         tell FluidSynth/QSynth via the GUIs which SoundFont to load
>         (which is fine) 
>         but also which sound to play on channel #1, which one on
>         channel #2 and so 
>         on. But I need to do this via my MIDI organ. Normally, my MIDI
>         organ enables 
>         me to send a Preset Change on any of the 16 MIDI channels.
>         
>         I have loaded the SoundFont(s) that I want to play into
>         FluidSynth/QSynth, 
>         but FluidSynth/QSynth will not accept PresetChanges properly.
>         
>         I think that a while ago this worked as I wanted it to, I just
>         cannot 
>         remember which versions those were.
>         
>         What am I doing wrong? I am probably just misunderstanding
>         something about 
>         the concept of FluidSynth/QSynth and how they handle
>         PresetChanges.
>         
>         My system is a PC with Kanotix Linux installed.
>         
>         Regards,
>         Lutz.
>         
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