Re: [fluid-dev] rendering to file cuts off last note

[Peter Bartjens]

Thanks David, I'll start playing with the midi file.


Regards,
Peter



----- Original Message ----
> From: David Henningsson <address@hidden>
> To: Peter Bartjens <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 5:12:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [fluid-dev] rendering to file cuts off last note
> 
> Peter Bartjens skrev:
> > Your suggestion that the midi file might have something to do with it led 
> > me 
> to inspect the raw audio output by FS in Audacity. Now, I don't know squat 
> about 
> midi or synthesis but what does meet my eye is that the half rest that ends 
> the 
> tune isn't rendered and the last note is does indeed
> > to be cut off before it has become fully to rest. (originally I
> > included 2 png screen dumps to illustrate this. Unfortunately that made
> > the body of my mail exceed 40Kb, htting the moderation wall. So on this
> > second attempt I did not include them.)  
> >
> > I also used exmid to inspect the midi file (clueless disclaimer inserted 
> here). It looks like an event signifying the end of the tracks immediately 
> follows the final note off event. Might this have something to do with it? 
> (cut-off-midi.xml)
> 
> It seems like the last "half rest" is not included in the midi file.
> 
> FluidSynth chops the playback/rendering at the last midi event. The best
> workaround, in wait for a fix for part 1 of ticket #24, would be to
> insert another event (e g change volume or something else that won't
> affect the sound) a bit after the last note-off event.
> 
> // David