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# fluidsynth

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

- Play a MIDI file:

`fluidsynth {{path/to/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}`

- Specify the audio driver:

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

- Display help:

`fluidsynth {{[-h|--help]}}`
fluidsynth: add page (#10576) Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Lena <126529524+acuteenvy@users.noreply.github.com> 2023-08-07 22:45:35 +03:00			`# fluidsynth`

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

			`- Play a MIDI file:`

fluidsynth: refresh pages (#15791) 2025-03-10 05:54:27 +02:00			`fluidsynth {{path/to/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}`

			`- Specify the audio driver:`

			`fluidsynth {{[-a\|--audio-driver]}} {{pipewire\|pulseaudio}} {{path/to/soundfont.sf2}} {{path/to/file.midi}}`
*: add help example (#15981) 2025-03-26 00:36:41 +02:00
			`- Display help:`

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