Re: [fluid-dev] FluidSynth and Metronome

[Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas]

Hi,

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:48 AM, James Ong <address@hidden> wrote:

I wonder what are the best approach to implement the countdown of 8
beats drum before the MIDI song begin to play
through Fluidsynth? Is it possible to integrated Metronome into FluidSynth?

 

Yes, you can write a metronome based on FluidSynth: 

http://fluidsynth.sourceforge.net/api/fluidsynth__metronome.c-example.html

 

But I always prefer to insert the countdown beats in a separated track, but inside the MIDI file. You can keep two versions of each song file, one with a countdown and another without it. The right countdown structure depends on many factors: the song's initial tempo, rhythm type, personal taste, piece starting with an anacrusis, etc...

 

Regards,

Pedro