Re: [fluid-dev] fluidsynth~

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,

(AFAIK Peter is very busy with other things.)

Norbert Schnell hat gesagt: // Norbert Schnell wrote:
> As you might have heard, finally I did a Max/MSP object fluidsynth~
> based on your code.

This is really cool. Although... (see below)

> The technique I used to integrate FluidSynth with Max/MSP is to grab
> the some files files into a CodeWarrior project (simply requiring a
> fluidsynth directory containing the FluidSynth sources next to the
> directory of the CodeWarrior project) and add one file faking some

... 

> I'd like to consult you for these two questions:
>    1. Would you have a better idea for handling the FluidSynth Max/MSP 
> integration?
>    2. Shell we integrate fluidsynth~ somehow (and how?) into the 
> FluidSynth sources?

(continued) ...a fluid~ object for Max is in existance for almost a
year. I wrote it using the flext cross plattform layer which allows
the same source code to be used for Pd and Max/MSP (maybe jMax later).
You can get some more info about my fluid~ here:
http://footils.org/cms/?show_article=17 

For the source code please check out the version from the
pure-data.sf.net CVS, though, my site is slightly out of date.

The only problem is: I don't run Mac nor Max, so I could not provide a
Max binary. My pleas for help regarding compilation of fluid~ on the
max-msp mailing didn't lead to a binary, because compilation is a bit
tricky - you need to compile fluidsynth *and* flext in advance.
Actually flext seemed to be the lesser problem of these two. 

That's why fluid~ still is only available in source form for Max.  I
have no idea of build systems on a Mac and I won't learn this in the
forseeable future, so I'm dependent on outside help with this. But
maybe we could joins forces here? fluid~ currently is rather basic. I
deliberatly omitted several special features like the internal
effects, because I think, that these aren't really necessary in
environments like Max and Pd, but of course this could changed.

For Pd, the fluid~ external is well tested, not only by me, but I also
know several other users who don't complain (apart from the occasional
bugfix). 

So, what now? ;)

ciao
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 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__