Built-in Audio Drivers

FluidSynth supports a large range of audio drivers across many platforms. Below is a table of all implemented audio drivers and some additional information for each driver.

Please note that the audio drivers available in your version of FluidSynth not only depend on your platform and FluidSynth version, but also on which driver libraries where available during compilation.

Audio Drivers

id	Name	Platforms	Multi-Channel Output
alsa	ALSA	Linux	No
coreaudio	Core Audio	macOS, iOS	No
dart	DART	OS/2	No
dsound	DirectSound	Windows	Yes
file	Direct file output	All Platforms	No
jack	Jack	Linux, Windows	Yes
oboe	Oboe	Android	No
opensles	OpenSL ES	Android	No
oss	Open Sound System	Linux, Unix	No
portaudio	PortAudio	Linux, Unix, Windows, macOS, ...	No
pulseaudio	PulseAudio	Linux	No
sdl2	Simple DirectMedia Layer	Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, ...	No
sndman	Sound Manager	Classic Mac OS	No
wasapi	WASAPI	Windows	Yes
waveout	WaveOut	Windows	Yes

Multi-Channel Output: Drivers with multi-channel output support can output more than one stereo pair of audio channels.