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Post by steveinboulder on Aug 23, 2023 22:56:58 GMT 1
Has anyone gotten one working? I installed and can run fluidsynth and qsynth. I also installed Jack, which the qsynth documentation says it relies on. Jack is configured to use my MacBook speakers. After starting up JJazzLab I see "virtual1", "virtual2", and "FluidSynth virtual port (JJazzLab-SoundFonts)" in the midi OUT device list in JJazzLab. But none of these work. The Java internal synth does work.
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Post by steveinboulder on Aug 24, 2023 0:53:07 GMT 1
Well, I more or less solved the problem. Just starting fluidsynth from the command line works. Then connect JJazzLab to the virtual port created by fluidsynth. I didn't need qsynth (which I couldn't get to work), Jack, or QJackCtl.
Details, assuming your cwd is where you put the JJazzLab-SoundFonts.sf2.
% brew install fluidsynth
% fluidsynth JJazzLab-SoundFonts.sf2
This will give a fluidsynth prompt, from which you can check that the correct audio device is being used.
Then start JJazzLab (the midi refresh doesn't work for me, so this has to come after starting fluidsynth) and in preferences connect to the fluidsynth virtual port.
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Post by bingham on Dec 24, 2023 15:29:29 GMT 1
Could you provide some more details on how you got Fluidsynth and JJazzlab to work together in MacOS? I don't have much experience in using the Terminal window and command line language. I do know how to use Homebrew to install JJazzlab and Fluidsynth through the Terminal window, but not the next steps in how to connect them together, particularly if it means entering command line instructions. I also have downloaded the JJazzlab-Soundfont.sf2 file which is sitting in my Downloads directory, but I don't know where to put it or how to use it. Also, once the installation is complete, outside of opening the JJazzlab app under the Applications directory is there anything else that needs to be done each time I want to use it? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Post by Jerome on Dec 24, 2023 18:06:01 GMT 1
@ binghamI'm not a Mac user, I don't own a Mac. A friend just lent me one (version macOS sonoma) for a few hours to test JJazzLab 4. What I did: - install Homebrew (see Homebrew website) - "brew install fluidsynth" - Download JJazzLab pkg file - double-click on pkg file, open jjazzlab.app (you will probably get a warning, ignore and start the app). JJazzLab 4 embeds JJazzLabSoundFont.sf2. When FluidSynth is installed, JJazzLab 4 directly connects to the fluidsynth library, so you don't have to mess with Midi, virtual Midi ports etc. |
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Post by bingham on Dec 24, 2023 18:50:17 GMT 1
Thank you! Both Fluidsynth and JJazzlab installed easily and ran fine right away. I downloaded the RealBook jazz backing tracks, and they are much better than iReal Pro which is what I had been using. Looking forward to exploring this further.
Merry Christmas!
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