FluidSynth

Software synthesizer

Softwarefree software synthesizerQ1135600

Latest version: 2.6.1
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1.“Release 2.6.1”github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases/tag/v2.6.1Retrieved 2026-09-19
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, 1.1.8
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1.“Release 1.1.8”github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases/tag/v1.1.8Retrieved 2018-03-13
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, 1.1.7
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1.“Release 1.1.7”github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases/tag/v1.1.7Retrieved 2018-03-13
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Written in: C
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1.Stated in Open Hub“The fluidsynth Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page”openhub.net/p/fluidsynth/analyses/latest/languages_summaryRetrieved 2018-07-18
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, C++
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1.github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/blob/11caf3dfff51a76d13341cdfda55e3851361a145/src/CMakeLists.txt#L119-L127Retrieved 2026-06-28
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License: GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later
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1.github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/blob/master/LICENSE
2.Stated in Open Hub“The fluidsynth Open Source Project on Open Hub: Licenses Page”openhub.net/p/fluidsynth/licensesRetrieved 2018-07-19
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Operating system: Unix-like operating system
, FreeBSD
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Website: fluidsynth.org
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1.api.github.com/repos/FluidSynth/fluidsynthRetrieved 2018-07-24
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FluidSynth, formerly named iiwusynth, is a free open source software synthesizer which converts MIDI note data into an audio signal using SoundFont technology without need for a SoundFont-compatible soundcard. FluidSynth can act as a virtual MIDI device, able to receive MIDI data from any program and transform it into audio on-the-fly. It can also read in SMF (.mid) files directly. On the output side, it can send audio data directly to an audio device for playback, or to a Raw or Wave file. It can also convert a SMF file directly to an audio file in faster-than-real-time. The combination of these features gives FluidSynth the following major use cases:Synthesizing MIDI data from another application directly to the speakers, Synthesizing MIDI data from another application, recording the output to an audio file, The MIDI data for either of the above can be received from an application, or a MIDI controller device attached to the computer or received over a network, Playing a MIDI file to the speakers, Converting a MIDI file to a digital audio file.

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