Re: FluidSynth configuration
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo wrote: > On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 14:46 -0800, Jonathan Gardner wrote: >> I installed FluidSynth and qsynth on my F13 / KDE install. When qsynth >> comes up, it asked me to do some additional configuration by modifying >> /etc/security/limits.conf to add: >> >> @audio - rtprio 100 >> @audio - nice -10 >> >> After I made the changes and restarted it, it then asked me to add >> myself to the audio group. >> >> I'm not sure what I did or why this needs to be done. I'd appreciate a >> pointer or some better advice. >> >> Logging in with my new group showed that qsynth was working, although >> I have yet to hear any sound from it. I tested with pianobooster, >> musescore, firefox on a site with MIDI, and a few other MIDI apps I >> thought would make MIDI sound. >> >> (I haven't logged out and back in through X yet. I'd prefer not to >> have to do so.) >> >> Am I doing something wrong? Should I go talk with the FluidSynth guys >> about my particular situation? Do we need to tweak the fluidsynth RPM? >> (I'm volunteering to help.) > > Jonathan, > > Im' not sure about Fedora's right config concerning fluidsynth, but this > is how I did (still working on F14). > > 1. Config some defaults: > # usermod -a -G audio rodolfoap # requires relogin > # vi /etc/security/limits.conf > ... > # End of file > �...@audio - rtprio 99 > �...@audio - nice -19 > �...@audio - memlock 1443915 > > 2. Disable pulseaudio > $ echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse/client.conf > $ pulseaudio -k > > Then, start qjackctl. Furthermore, you can start qsynth. > I use BIAB and Finale, so then I start it with wine, config > the midi port and start playing. > > I wish we can find some better and smooth fedora way. > > On f13 I needed the planetccrma version of qjackctl, I think, but Im not > sure, so I installed the repo and updated qjackctl. > Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish I understood better what FluidSynth, PulseAudio, and these other tools were really doing. I'm going to do some research on these things. -- Jonathan Gardner jgard...@jonathangardner.net -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: FluidSynth configuration
On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 14:46 -0800, Jonathan Gardner wrote: > I installed FluidSynth and qsynth on my F13 / KDE install. When qsynth > comes up, it asked me to do some additional configuration by modifying > /etc/security/limits.conf to add: > > @audio - rtprio 100 > @audio - nice-10 > > After I made the changes and restarted it, it then asked me to add > myself to the audio group. > > I'm not sure what I did or why this needs to be done. I'd appreciate a > pointer or some better advice. > > Logging in with my new group showed that qsynth was working, although > I have yet to hear any sound from it. I tested with pianobooster, > musescore, firefox on a site with MIDI, and a few other MIDI apps I > thought would make MIDI sound. > > (I haven't logged out and back in through X yet. I'd prefer not to > have to do so.) > > Am I doing something wrong? Should I go talk with the FluidSynth guys > about my particular situation? Do we need to tweak the fluidsynth RPM? > (I'm volunteering to help.) Jonathan, Im' not sure about Fedora's right config concerning fluidsynth, but this is how I did (still working on F14). 1. Config some defaults: # usermod -a -G audio rodolfoap # requires relogin # vi /etc/security/limits.conf ... # End of file @audio - rtprio 99 @audio - nice-19 @audio - memlock 1443915 2. Disable pulseaudio $ echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse/client.conf $ pulseaudio -k Then, start qjackctl. Furthermore, you can start qsynth. I use BIAB and Finale, so then I start it with wine, config the midi port and start playing. I wish we can find some better and smooth fedora way. On f13 I needed the planetccrma version of qjackctl, I think, but Im not sure, so I installed the repo and updated qjackctl. Cheers. -- Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo - nosp...@gmail.com otbits.blogspot.com / counter.li.org: #367962 -- "Reine Mathematik ist Religion." - Novalis, "Fragmente" -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
FluidSynth configuration
I installed FluidSynth and qsynth on my F13 / KDE install. When qsynth comes up, it asked me to do some additional configuration by modifying /etc/security/limits.conf to add: @audio - rtprio 100 @audio - nice-10 After I made the changes and restarted it, it then asked me to add myself to the audio group. I'm not sure what I did or why this needs to be done. I'd appreciate a pointer or some better advice. Logging in with my new group showed that qsynth was working, although I have yet to hear any sound from it. I tested with pianobooster, musescore, firefox on a site with MIDI, and a few other MIDI apps I thought would make MIDI sound. (I haven't logged out and back in through X yet. I'd prefer not to have to do so.) Am I doing something wrong? Should I go talk with the FluidSynth guys about my particular situation? Do we need to tweak the fluidsynth RPM? (I'm volunteering to help.) -- Jonathan Gardner jgard...@jonathangardner.net -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
