[PlanetCCRMA] fluidsynth

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> >>When I run fluidsynth as a normal user
> >>I get this:
> >>
> >>fluidsynth: warning: Couldn't set high
> >>priority scheduling for the audio output
> >>fluidsynth: warning: Couldn't set high
> >>priority scheduling for the MIDI input
> >>
> >>Does anybody knows if I need to run it
> >>as root only or there's something I'm
> >>doing wrong?
> >
> >You are fine. I'm not shipping fluidsynth suid root. If you use it as a
> >Jack client (starting jack with the jackstart command or through
> >qjackctl with the appropriate parameters) the audio thread will
> >automatically get realtime priority. 
> >
> And for realtime Midi input? Just as root I can get it?

As root, or you could suid root the fluidsynth executable (chmod 4755).
I don't like either option... and I have not tried them. 

-- Fernando