Re: [fluid-dev] Re: Fluidsynth reverb setting

[Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas]

On Wednesday 16 March 2011, Edenyard wrote:
> David - many thanks for your response!
> 
> > Hmm, I don't think it's currently possible to specify those parameters
> > on the command line. Try running fluidsynth without the "-i" switch,
> > you'll get a shell. In that shell, you can issue the "help reverb"
> > command. Then try putting outrageous values in and it'll tell you the
> > maximum values. Looks like there is room for improvement in the user
> > friendliness here :-)
> >
> > You could also try things like
> > echo "rev_setlevel 10" | fluidsynth (still without the -i switch)
> 
> My problem is this: I have a script file that firstly starts Fluidsynth 
> and secondly starts another program which feeds MIDI data into 
> Fluidsynth. This all happens at boot-up and there isn't a keyboard or 
> monitor connected to the system in the ordinary way. Therefore I'm 
> unable to issue any shell commnds after Fluidsynth has been run. This is 
> why I have all of those parameters on the command line.
> 
> Would it be possible for Fluidsynth to be modified for the next release 
> so that the reverb can be controlled via command-line parameters?
> 
> Failing that (or in the meantime), is there another way of controlling 
> Fluidsynth's reverb in my situation?

There is a server mode (command line switches "-s" or "--server"). By default, 
FS listens in this mode by the TCP/IP port number 9800 using a simple protocol 
similar to telnet. You can send commands to FS using this port as it would be 
done in the normal shell.

Regards,
Pedro