Build a sampler on linux, where to start and how to continue?

Question

linux

The gist of the question is this:
I need to either build or use a ready made minimal OS build with sound driver, midi and wav sampler.

All this is planned to be crammed into the raspberry pi, so the distribution kit should turn out to be as stripped down as possible, that is, network support, video codecs, pcmcia, and so on are not needed at all.

There is a video where a person plays through a midi controller on a raspberry. He uses the drumkv1 sampler. Does it work in console?

My task is also to ensure that the system, along with the sampler, boots as quickly as possible, if not instantly. Nothing but sound support is needed at all.

The question is - are there such ready-made assemblies, or scripts where you can just put a checkmark - what is needed, what is not needed?

Or do you need to assemble the core and do the strapping?

Answer 1

About the console: have you looked at fluidsynth? Console sampler that understands sf2 banks.
As for ready-made assemblies, I won’t tell you, but it is unlikely to be a “script generator”. Rather, you will take a distribution kit sharpened for embedded applications, a la openwrt, and deliver the packages you need to it.

Answer 2

One more thought. If necessary, I figured out LinuxSampler - it generally starts approximately like a service and is controlled via the AF_INET or AF_UNIX socket. That is, you can at least write a web gui for it.