Fluidsynth - Revision history

Jofemodo: /* Fluidsynth */

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Fluidsynth

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Other uses

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Parameters

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Fluidsynth

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Parameters

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Main

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Pedals

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Envelope/filter

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 == Fluidsynth ==
-'''a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications.'''
+'''A real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications.'''
 ===Sound Font 2 Webpage===

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	There are also some Mellotron & it's antecedents sf2 files out there ( I bought mine) that allow the features like the foxtrot and a lead saxaphone to be played in single finger fashion....		There are also some Mellotron & it's antecedents sf2 files out there ( I bought mine) that allow the features like the foxtrot and a lead saxaphone to be played in single finger fashion....
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		+	===Polyphone===
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		+	[https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/ Polyphone website]
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		+	If you do wish to get creative with SF2 files then you will arrive very quickly at Polyphone.
		+	This is a truly wonderful tool for preparing and treating audio samples for use in sound fonts.
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		+	It used to be a bit of a pain to load on a Pi but there is a package in the Pi package manager for it now. There are MAC, Windows versions available from the Download page. Can't recommend this highly enough. Fantastic for soundscape work...

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 | filter resonance || Example || Example
 |}
 For instance I have 8 church bells in a sf2 file allocated to the keys of the F major scale which plays the appropriate sound when pressed.

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 '''a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications.'''
 [https://www.fluidsynth.org/ Fluidsynth webpage]
-One of zynthian's primary instrument weapons. It handles sf2 sample files which can contain a range of samples.
+One of zynthian's primary instrument weapons. It handles sf2 sample files which can contain a range of samples. Fluidsynth itself doesn't have a graphical frontend but it's designed specifically to allow other software to control it remotely which has lead to a range of control surfaces, of which the early use in zynthian demonstrates the flexibility of this approach.
 '''Pianos, organs, strings, harpsichords, marimbas, guitars, bass'''

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 === Parameters ===
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Envelope/filter
+|+ Main
 |-
 ! Parameter !! Description !! Comments
 |-
-| env.attack || Example || Example
+| volume || Example || Example
 |-
-| env.release || Example || Example
+| pan || Example || Example
 |-
-| filter cut off || Example || Example
+| modulation wheel || Example || Example
 |-
-| filter resonance || Example || Example
+| expression || Example || Example
 |}
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Main
+|+ Pedals
 |-
 ! Parameter !! Description !! Comments
 |-
-| volume || Example || Example
+| legato || Example || Example
 |-
-| pan || Example || Example
+| breath || Example || Example
 |-
-| modulation wheel || Example || Example
+| sostenuto || Example || Example
 |-
-| expression || Example || Example
+| sustain || Example || Example
 |}
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+ portamento

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   portamento time-course
   portamento time-fine
 {| class="wikitable"