From 2bf041cf76794f3b34e21899a555f8d0124fbae7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Taylor Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:45:48 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation to more clearly indicate what happens if there are more outputs than specified in the channel map. https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/pull/1081#discussion_r853428937 --- doc/fluidsettings.xml | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/fluidsettings.xml b/doc/fluidsettings.xml index 38c10903..6c474d06 100644 --- a/doc/fluidsettings.xml +++ b/doc/fluidsettings.xml @@ -467,10 +467,14 @@ Developers: copy the left channel to the right, a value of "1,0" will flip left and right, and a value of "-1,1" will play only the right channel. - With a six channel output device, and the synth.audio-channels and synth.audio-groups + With a six-channel output device, and the synth.audio-channels and synth.audio-groups settings both set to "2", a channel map of "-1,-1,0,1,2,3" will result in notes from odd - MIDI channels being sent to outputs 3 and 4, and even MIDI channels being send to - outputs 5 and 6. + MIDI channels (audible on the first stereo channel, i.e. mono-indices 0,1) being sent to + outputs 3 and 4, and even MIDI channels (audible on the second stereo channel, i.e. mono-indices 2,3) + being sent to outputs 5 and 6. + + If the list specifies fewer than the number of available outputs channels, outputs + beyond those specified will maintain the default channel mapping.