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@Birch-san Birch-san released this 06 Mar 22:20
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Before you use

Options > Audio/MIDI settings

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Set Output to Built-In Output

Or any output device that you can hear audio through.

Input audio device doesn't matter. We only use MIDI as input.
Ignore the warning about feedback. There is no feedback loop (no audio is input).

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Load a soundfont

You can drag-and-drop a soundfont into the file picker.

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I want an application to play my MIDI notes through a soundfont synth

Get juicysfplugin_app_with_fluidsynth.zip.

It gives you juicysfplugin.app — a standlone application with no external dependencies.

It is not a plugin for your DAW.
It's a convenient way to load in a soundfont and play it using a MIDI keyboard (software/hardware).

I want a VST / audio plugin to play my MIDI notes through a soundfont synth inside my DAW

First install fluidsynth:

  • Install brew
  • brew install fluidsynth

Now download Release_requires_fluidsynth.zip. Includes:

juicysfplugin.app # standalone application (does not require DAW)
juicysfplugin.appex # AUv3, probably
juicysfplugin.component # AU, probably
juicysfplugin.vst # VST
juicysfplugin.vst3 # VST3
libjuicysfplugin.a # ignore this, it's a copy of the shared code that all of those targets are built upon

You don't need Debug_requires_fluidsynth.zip. It's the same, except lacks compiler and linker optimizations, and has not had debug symbols stripped.

Where do I get a soundfont?

Here are some royalty-free soundfonts:

http://www.flamestudios.org/free/Soundfonts#fsibanezac

Tell me something good

I'll soon be able to bundle fluidsynth into the VST — which would preclude the need to install it oneself using brew.

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