API Reference

Reference of the FluidSynth API separated into functional groups.

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▼Audio Output	Managing audio drivers and file renderers
Audio Driver	Managing audio drivers
File Renderer	Managing file renderers and triggering the rendering
▼Command Interface	Control and configuration interface
Command Handler	Handles text commands and reading of configuration files
Command Server	TCP socket server for a command handler
Command Shell	Interactive shell to control and configure a synthesizer instance
Logging	Logging interface
▼MIDI Input	MIDI Input Subsystem
MIDI Driver	Managing MIDI drivers
MIDI Events	Create, modify, query and delete MIDI events
MIDI File Player	Parse standard MIDI files and emit MIDI events
MIDI Router	Rule based transformation and filtering of MIDI events
▼MIDI Sequencer	MIDI event sequencer
Sequencer Events	Create, modify, query and destroy sequencer events
Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous utility functions and defines
Settings	Settings management
▼SoundFonts	SoundFont related functions
SoundFont Generators	Functions and defines for SoundFont generator effects
SoundFont Loader	Create custom SoundFont loaders
SoundFont Modulators	SoundFont modulator functions and constants
Voice Manipulation	Synthesis voice manipulation functions
▼Synthesizer	SoundFont synthesizer
Audio Rendering	The functions in this section can be used to render audio directly to memory buffers
Effect - Chorus	Configuring the built-in chorus effect
Effect - IIR Filter	Configuring the built-in IIR filter effect
Effect - LADSPA	Configuring the LADSPA effects unit
Effect - Reverb	Configuring the built-in reverb effect
MIDI Channel Messages	The MIDI channel message functions are mostly directly named after their counterpart MIDI messages
MIDI Channel Setup	The functions in this section provide interfaces to change the channel type and to configure basic channels, legato and portamento setups
MIDI Tuning	The functions in this section implement the MIDI Tuning Standard interface
SoundFont Management	Load and unload SoundFonts
Synthesis Parameters	Control and query synthesis parameters like gain and polyphony count
Synthesis Voice Control	Low-level access to synthesis voices
Types	Type declarations