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fluidsynth — Synthesize audio from MIDI files. More information: <https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/wiki/U

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How to use the fluidsynth command: Synthesize audio from MIDI files. More information: <https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/wiki/UserManual>.

fluidsynth — Synthesize audio from MIDI files. More information: <https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/wiki/UserManual>.

Play a MIDI file:

fluidsynth {{/usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}

Specify the audio driver:

fluidsynth {{[-a|--audio-driver]}} {{pipewire|pulseaudio}} {{/usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}

Display help:

fluidsynth {{[-h|--help]}}

Play a MIDI file

fluidsynth {{/usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}

Specify the audio driver

fluidsynth {{[-a|--audio-driver]}} {{pipewire|pulseaudio}} {{/usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}

Display help

fluidsynth {{[-h|--help]}}

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