fluidsynth_arpeggio.c

Example of an arpeggio generated using the MIDI sequencer API

/* FluidSynth Arpeggio - Sequencer API example
 *
 * This code is in the public domain.
 *
 * To compile:
 *   gcc -o fluidsynth_arpeggio -lfluidsynth fluidsynth_arpeggio.c
 *
 * To run:
 *   fluidsynth_arpeggio soundfont [steps [duration]]
 *
 * [Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas <plcl@users.sf.net>]
 */
 
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fluidsynth.h>
 
fluid_synth_t *synth;
fluid_audio_driver_t *audiodriver;
fluid_sequencer_t *sequencer;
short synth_destination, client_destination;
unsigned int time_marker;
/* duration of the pattern in ticks. */
unsigned int duration = 1440;
/* notes of the arpeggio */
unsigned int notes[] = { 60, 64, 67, 72, 76, 79, 84, 79, 76, 72, 67, 64 };
/* number of notes in one pattern */
unsigned int pattern_size;
/* prototype */
void
sequencer_callback(unsigned int time, fluid_event_t *event,
                   fluid_sequencer_t *seq, void *data);
 
/* schedule a note on message */
void
schedule_noteon(int chan, short key, unsigned int ticks)
{
    fluid_event_t *ev = new_fluid_event();
    fluid_event_set_source(ev, -1);
    fluid_event_set_dest(ev, synth_destination);
    fluid_event_noteon(ev, chan, key, 127);
    fluid_sequencer_send_at(sequencer, ev, ticks, 1);
    delete_fluid_event(ev);
}
 
/* schedule a note off message */
void
schedule_noteoff(int chan, short key, unsigned int ticks)
{
    fluid_event_t *ev = new_fluid_event();
    fluid_event_set_source(ev, -1);
    fluid_event_set_dest(ev, synth_destination);
    fluid_event_noteoff(ev, chan, key);
    fluid_sequencer_send_at(sequencer, ev, ticks, 1);
    delete_fluid_event(ev);
}
 
/* schedule a timer event (shall trigger the callback) */
void
schedule_timer_event(void)
{
    fluid_event_t *ev = new_fluid_event();
    fluid_event_set_source(ev, -1);
    fluid_event_set_dest(ev, client_destination);
    fluid_event_timer(ev, NULL);
    fluid_sequencer_send_at(sequencer, ev, time_marker, 1);
    delete_fluid_event(ev);
}
 
/* schedule the arpeggio's notes */
void
schedule_pattern(void)
{
    unsigned int i;
    int note_time, note_duration;
    note_time = time_marker;
    note_duration = duration / pattern_size;
 
    for(i = 0; i < pattern_size; ++i)
    {
        schedule_noteon(0, notes[i], note_time);
        note_time += note_duration;
        schedule_noteoff(0, notes[i], note_time);
    }
 
    time_marker += duration;
}
 
void
sequencer_callback(unsigned int time, fluid_event_t *event,
                   fluid_sequencer_t *seq, void *data)
{
    schedule_timer_event();
    schedule_pattern();
}
 
void
usage(char *prog_name)
{
    printf("Usage: %s soundfont.sf2 [steps [duration]]\n", prog_name);
    printf("\t(optional) steps: number of pattern notes, from 2 to %d\n",
           pattern_size);
    printf("\t(optional) duration: of the pattern in ticks, default %d\n",
           duration);
}
 
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int n;
    fluid_settings_t *settings;
    settings = new_fluid_settings();
    pattern_size = sizeof(notes) / sizeof(int);
 
    if(argc < 2)
    {
        usage(argv[0]);
    }
    else
    {
        /* create the synth, driver and sequencer instances */
        synth = new_fluid_synth(settings);
        /* load a SoundFont */
        n = fluid_synth_sfload(synth, argv[1], 1);
 
        if(n != -1)
        {
            sequencer = new_fluid_sequencer2(0);
            /* register the synth with the sequencer */
            synth_destination = fluid_sequencer_register_fluidsynth(sequencer,
                                synth);
            /* register the client name and callback */
            client_destination = fluid_sequencer_register_client(sequencer,
                             "arpeggio", sequencer_callback, NULL);
            if(argc > 2)
            {
                n = atoi(argv[2]);
 
                if((n > 1) && (n <= (int)pattern_size))
                {
                    pattern_size = n;
                }
            }
 
            if(argc > 3)
            {
                n = atoi(argv[3]);
 
                if(n > 0)
                {
                    duration = n;
                }
            }
 
            audiodriver = new_fluid_audio_driver(settings, synth);
 
            /* get the current time in ticks */
            time_marker = fluid_sequencer_get_tick(sequencer);
            /* schedule patterns */
            schedule_pattern();
            schedule_timer_event();
            schedule_pattern();
            /* wait for user input */
            printf("press <Enter> to stop\n");
            n = getchar();
        }
 
        /* clean and exit */
        delete_fluid_audio_driver(audiodriver);
        delete_fluid_sequencer(sequencer);
        delete_fluid_synth(synth);
    }
 
    delete_fluid_settings(settings);
    return 0;
}