Re: [fluid-dev] Running more than 1 fluidsynth

[Julien Claassen]

Evening Joshua!
  Just what I asked a mail ago. The problem is: Fluidsynth just has one 
Client_name "fluidsynth". So if another fluidsynth tries to get its 
client-name setup, JACK is annoyed. Reason: There already is a client named 
"fluidsynth".
  Workarounds: Use qsynth. Qsynth can start more than one fluidsynth engine in 
the background. This should give you the flexibility you need. I'm not sure, I 
can't use any graphical application, for being blind.
  Second way: Start one fluidsynth as a JACK client and the second as an ALSA 
client. Wait! This will work! Then you edit your ~/.asoundrc, to contain this:
*** ~/.asoundrc ***
pcm.!default
{
  type plug
  slave
  {
    pcm "myjack"
  }
}

pcm.myjack
{
  type jack
  playback_ports
  {
    0 system:playback_1
    1 system:playback_2
  }
  capture_ports
  {
    0 sstem:capture_1
    1 system:capture_2
  }
}
*** End excerpt from ~/.asoundrc ***
  If you already have a line saying "pcm.!default" rename "!default" to 
whatever you like "old_default".
  Now a second fluidsynth should start as an alsa audio client, which by 
secret alsa magic still comes through to JACK. I believe, this way you could 
start more than two fluidsynths, but I'm not sure.
  Hope that helps!
  Kindest regards
          Julien

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