Custom soundfont for Crispy on Linux

[Kromkan]

The music sounds really bad on Crispy Doom on Debian 10, so I would like to replace the font with this but I'm having trouble configuring Crispy to use it. Is it possible? On Prboom+ it was just a matter of providing a path to .sf2 file in its config file.

[fabian]

From SDL2_Mixer's own README file:

 

To play MIDI files using FluidSynth, you'll need to set the SDL_SOUNDFONTS

environment variable to a Sound Font 2 (.sf2) file containing the musical

instruments you want to use for MIDI playback.

[Kromkan]

I tried "export SDL_SOUNDFONTS=/path/to/sf2" just before launching Crispy but it doesn't work.

Edited January 19, 2020 by Kromkan

[fabian]

Does it print anything on the command line? 

[Kromkan]

                            Crispy Doom 5.4
Z_Init: Init zone memory allocation daemon. 
zone memory: 0x7f8e1e73a010, 2000000 allocated for zone
Using /home/mark/.local/share/crispy-doom/ for configuration and saves
V_Init: allocate screens.
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
saving config in /home/mark/.local/share/crispy-doom/default.cfg
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
 adding doom.wad
  loaded 0 DEHACKED lumps from PWAD files.
===========================================================================
                           The Ultimate DOOM
===========================================================================
 Crispy Doom is free software, covered by the GNU General Public
 License.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are welcome to change and distribute
 copies under certain conditions. See the source for more information.
===========================================================================
I_Init: Setting up machine state.
Failed to get I/O port permissions for 0x388: Operation not permitted
	You may need to run the program as root in order
	to acquire I/O port permissions for OPL MIDI playback.
OPL_Init: Using driver 'SDL'.
I_InitSound: SDL audio driver is pulseaudio
NET_Init: Init network subsystem.
M_Init: Init miscellaneous info.
R_Init: Init DOOM refresh daemon - [...........................]
P_Init: Init Playloop state.
S_Init: Setting up sound.
I_SDL_PrecacheSounds: Precaching all sound effects......................
D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.
startskill 2  deathmatch: 0  startmap: 1  startepisode: 1
player 1 of 1 (1 nodes)
Emulating the behavior of the 'Ultimate Doom' executable.
HU_Init: Setting up heads up display.
ST_Init: Init status bar.

Output from crispy-doom.

Sorry, you ninja'd me before I figured you mean Crispy's output. I can't respond further because I reached post limit per day.

Edited January 19, 2020 by Kromkan

[fabian]

Nope, I meant if Crispy (or, better, libfluidsynth via sdl_mixer) does print anything about soundfonts on the command line. 

[fabian]

Make sure to set your music backend to Midi/MP3/....

Make sure the path to your sf2 file contains no spaces. 

 

Hm, anything else?