[fluid-dev] FluidSynth problem

[Joerg Anders]

Hi all!

This is my first mail on this list. Perhaps some of you are
on the linux audio users list and you already know the problem.

FluidSynth is a good software. But is has problems with certain
patches. For instance patch 49 in GM (strings).

Please have a look at:

http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/DROP/gap.html

At the end of the page is an example file: strings.mid

It consists of 2 tied whole note chords played by 
strings (patch 49)

You'll find there the sound as MP3 rendered by:

        - hardware midi synthesizer:
        - TiMidity
        - FluidSynth

I used the (copyrighted) 8mbgmsfx.sf2 soundfont
(which is shipped with some soundcards).

Below you'll find the same with the free FluidR3
soundfont. (from: www.hammersound.net)

In both cases FluidSynth creates a wrong sound.
In contrast to all other sythesizers it creates
"attacking" strings. 

Unfortunately, the string rendering is very important.
Please have a look at:

http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/SYNTH/synth.html

Here you'll find a piece of music played by a bigband.
Again all is renderd using the same soundfont.

But the FluidSynth rendering is practically unuseable.

Does anybody know a solution? Some users on
linux audio user list found out that this patch
(49) consists of 8 layers. Perhaps this is the reason why.(?)

-- 
J.Anders, Chemnitz, GERMANY (address@hidden)