fluidsynth_register_adriver.c

Example of how to register audio drivers using fluid_audio_driver_register() (advanced users only)

#include <stdio.h>
#include <fluidsynth.h>

int main()
{
    const char* DRV[] = { "alsa", "jack", "portaudio" };
    const char* adrivers[2];
    
    for(int i=0; i<sizeof(DRV)/sizeof(DRV[0]); i++)
    {
        adrivers[0] = DRV[i];
        /* register any other driver you need
         * 
         * adrivers[X] = "whatever";
         */
        adrivers[1] = NULL; /* NULL terminate the array */

        /* register those audio drivers. Note that at this time no fluidsynth objects are alive! */
        int res = fluid_audio_driver_register(adrivers);
        if(res != FLUID_OK)
        {
            puts("adriver reg err");
            return -1;
        }

        fluid_settings_t* settings = new_fluid_settings();
        res = fluid_settings_setstr(settings, "audio.driver", DRV[i]);
        
        /* settings API will be refactored to return FLUID_OK|FAILED next major release
         * returning TRUE or FALSE is deprecated
         */
#if FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
        if(res != FLUID_OK)
#else
        if(res == 0)
#endif
        {
            puts("audio.driver set err");
            return -1;
        }

        fluid_synth_t* synth = new_fluid_synth(settings);
        fluid_audio_driver_t* ad = new_fluid_audio_driver(settings, synth);

        /*
         * ~~~ Do your daily business here ~~~
         */
        
        delete_fluid_audio_driver(ad);
        delete_fluid_synth(synth);
        delete_fluid_settings(settings);
        
        /* everything cleaned up, fluid_audio_driver_register() can be called again if needed */
    }
    return 0;
}