On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Matt Giuca <matt.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Max, > >> Last time I used fluidsynth to render midis was in january 2010 I >> think (I used the version in ubuntu 10.04, don't remember the number). >> Everything was fine. However after I updated to 1.1.1 (the current >> Ubuntu default), I had the "all instruments are pianos" bug and >> decided to update to 1.1.2. After I updated the pianos bug vanished >> but it appears another one is here. > > Well as far as I know, 1.1.1 was always the version of FluidSynth included > with Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid). When you say "the current Ubuntu default" are you > referring to 10.04 still (which is still at FluidSynth 1.1.1)? Because > Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick; which came out a week ago) has FluidSynth 1.1.2 > included. > > Wait, you say January 2010 -- I assume therefore you mean you used the > version in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic), which was FluidSynth 1.0.9 according to > http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/sound/fluidsynth
No, I never had Ubuntu 9.10. But I found out what the problem is, check below. >> This midi file >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/metaruka/GameGame/01Game-Game.mid?attredirects=0 >> with this soundfont >> ftp://ftp.personalcopy.net/pub/RealFont_2_1.sfArk >> renders with lead synth sounding distinctly off-note (however sounding >> okay with 8MBGMSFX.SF2) > > I can't get to that FTP site (the second link) -- it seems the server is > down. Can you upload the SF to dropbox like you did with the ogg file? Here's the link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/323556/RealFont_2_1.7z >> I tried downloading and compiling older versions of fluidsynth but >> they strangely behave the same way as the new one (I also checked the >> 1.1.3). Is there something I'm missing? > > That's weird. If you can't reproduce the "good" music even with an older > version of FluidSynth, then perhaps something else has changed? Maybe the > MIDI file, the soundfont, or the parameters have changed since you last > recorded the music in January? Have you specifically tried it with > FluidSynth 1.0.9? Okay, what I did was change Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit -> 64-bit sometime this year (to be clear, I'm speaking about VirtualBox VMs, none of my Ubuntus are/were on host machine). I tried to render the midi file in 1.1.1 and it had piano bug. I updated to 1.1.2 from your unofficial ppa on launchpad and notes for some instruments started to be off-key. Just to be sure I booted the clean Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit VM, updated to 1.1.2 from your ppa (1.1.1 has piano bug, too) and what do you know, it works fine. So I'm assuming the problem lies somewhere in 64-bit compiled code. Also, the bug persists in 1.1.3 - I compiled it from sources to check. The command I use to test: fluidsynth -i -l -r 48000 -a alsa RealFont_2_1.sf2 01Game-Game.mid On 32-bit VM it plays fine, on 64-bit gives off-key notes. There's a very slight chance it's somehow VirtualBox bug but I wouldn't bet on it, the wave rendering goes before outputting the sound stream and rhythm/drums sound fine in both cases. > Sorry I can't be more helpful. Hope these questions help you discover > something more about this problem. > > Matt > _______________________________________________ fluid-dev mailing list fluid-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-dev