Re: [fluid-dev] fluidsynth bugs

[Ebrahim Mayat]

On Sep 23, 2010, at 3:26 PM, address@hidden wrote:

> Regarding the first problem, I have identified in my first e-mail  
> the API function that uses the
> reset-presets parameter. All you need to do is implement an option  
> for the command-line to
> set that parameter. I can suggest the code if you need it.

By all means, if you want to submit some code please do.

> In relation to the second problem, it's independent of midifiles, it  
> can happen with any
> sort of midi input to fluidsynth, but only using the coreaudio  
> driver, so what else can I say?
> It appears to be a problem in fluyidsynth's coreaudio driver, which  
> does not happen in portaudio or
> jack. It does not sound like a drop-out issue, but I tested with  
> various period sizes and period numbers,
> also tried the two options for sample formats and setting the SR.  
> Maybe if the coreaudio driver is not actively maintained, bugs can  
> creep in from Apple constantly changing their implementation.

Quite possible.

Could you suggest ways that these problems could be reproduced ? I  
would be glad to test them. It would also be great to have some step- 
by-step bug reports.

> It does not really affect me, because I use fluidsynth as a library,  
> but I had people asking me why the fluidsynth command wasn't working  
> and I am reporting here what the problems are. It would definitely  
> help any new user to have a command that works out of the box,  
> without much hassle or fuss, and played their midifiles. I know from  
> experience in working on other FOSS projects (I am a Csound  
> developer) that people get put off by these kinds of things, and it  
> is a shame if they do, because in other aspects fluidsynth is a very  
> useful piece of software that beats much of the competition.

Absolutely,...and many thanks for your kind words.

> Regards
>
> Victor

Regards,
Ebrahim