soundfonts {fluidsynth}

Managing soundfonts

Description

FluidSynth requires a soundfont to synthesize a midi. On Linux distributions some soundfonts are often preinstalled, though their quality varies. If your midi sounds very poor, try using another soundfont.

Usage

soundfont_path(download = FALSE)

soundfont_download()

Arguments

download

automatically download soundfont if none exists.

Details

GeneralUser-GS by S. Christian Collins is a nice free soundfont. You can use soundfont_download() to install a copy of this soundbank for use by this package.

Value

the path to a local soundfont to synthesize a midi file.

See Also

Other fluidsynth: fluidsynth_settings, midi_play()