1 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_defsfont.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_defsfont.c
2 index 3eea95c..c395218 100644
3 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_defsfont.c
4 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_defsfont.c
5 @@ -109,11 +109,13 @@ char* fluid_defsfont_sfont_get_name(fluid_sfont_t* sfont)
6 return fluid_defsfont_get_name((fluid_defsfont_t*) sfont->data);
10 fluid_sample_t* fluid_defsfont_get_sample(fluid_defsfont_t* sfont, char *s)
12 /* This function is here just to avoid an ABI/SONAME bump, see ticket #98. Should never be used. */
18 fluid_defsfont_sfont_get_preset(fluid_sfont_t* sfont, unsigned int bank, unsigned int prenum)
19 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_hash.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_hash.c
20 index a063e29..9d5a920 100644
21 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_hash.c
22 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_hash.c
23 @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static const guint primes[] =
25 static const unsigned int nprimes = sizeof (primes) / sizeof (primes[0]);
29 spaced_primes_closest (unsigned int num)
32 @@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove_or_steal (fluid_hashtable_t *hashtable,
38 * fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove:
39 * @hashtable: a #fluid_hashtable_t.
40 @@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove_or_steal (fluid_hashtable_t *hashtable,
42 * Return value: the number of key/value pairs removed.
46 fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove (fluid_hashtable_t *hashtable,
47 fluid_hr_func_t func, void *user_data)
49 @@ -1010,6 +1011,7 @@ fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove (fluid_hashtable_t *hashtable,
51 return fluid_hashtable_foreach_remove_or_steal (hashtable, func, user_data, TRUE);
56 * fluid_hashtable_foreach_steal:
57 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_midi.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_midi.c
58 index 5ceab01..171952f 100644
59 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_midi.c
60 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_midi.c
61 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int fluid_midi_event_length(unsigned char event);
62 static char* fluid_file_read_full(fluid_file fp, size_t* length);
63 #define READ_FULL_INITIAL_BUFLEN 1024
66 +#if 0 // disable file I/O with Ardour
67 /***************************************************************
70 @@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ fluid_midi_file_get_division(fluid_midi_file *midifile)
72 return midifile->division;
76 /******************************************************
78 @@ -1030,7 +1031,7 @@ fluid_midi_event_set_sysex(fluid_midi_event_t *evt, void *data, int size, int dy
83 +#if 0 // disable fluid file player in Ardour
87 @@ -1118,7 +1119,7 @@ fluid_track_get_duration(fluid_track_t *track)
89 * fluid_track_count_events
93 fluid_track_count_events(fluid_track_t *track, int *on, int *off)
95 fluid_midi_event_t *evt = track->first;
96 @@ -1533,7 +1534,7 @@ fluid_player_load(fluid_player_t *player, fluid_playlist_item *item)
102 fluid_player_advancefile(fluid_player_t *player)
104 if (player->playlist == NULL) {
105 @@ -1553,7 +1554,7 @@ fluid_player_advancefile(fluid_player_t *player)
111 fluid_player_playlist_load(fluid_player_t *player, unsigned int msec)
113 fluid_playlist_item* current_playitem;
114 @@ -1938,3 +1939,4 @@ fluid_midi_event_length(unsigned char event)
119 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rev.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rev.c
120 index 51b0e79..166007d 100644
121 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rev.c
122 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rev.c
123 @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void fluid_allpass_init(fluid_allpass* allpass);
124 void fluid_allpass_setfeedback(fluid_allpass* allpass, fluid_real_t val);
125 fluid_real_t fluid_allpass_getfeedback(fluid_allpass* allpass);
129 fluid_allpass_setbuffer(fluid_allpass* allpass, int size)
132 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fluid_allpass_setbuffer(fluid_allpass* allpass, int size)
133 allpass->bufsize = size;
138 fluid_allpass_release(fluid_allpass* allpass)
140 FLUID_FREE(allpass->buffer);
141 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.c
142 index 4672cb8..d5369aa 100644
143 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.c
144 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.c
146 #include "fluid_rev.h"
147 #include "fluid_chorus.h"
148 #include "fluidsynth_priv.h"
149 -#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
150 +//#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
152 #define SYNTH_REVERB_CHANNEL 0
153 #define SYNTH_CHORUS_CHANNEL 1
155 -#define ENABLE_MIXER_THREADS 1
156 +#undef ENABLE_MIXER_THREADS // Ardour does the multithreading -- synth.cpu-cores defaults to 1
158 // If less than x voices, the thread overhead is larger than the gain,
159 // so don't activate the thread(s).
160 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.h a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.h
161 index eeb49ec..d4e41ca 100644
162 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.h
163 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rvoice_mixer.h
166 #include "fluidsynth_priv.h"
167 #include "fluid_rvoice.h"
168 -#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
169 +//#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
171 typedef struct _fluid_rvoice_mixer_t fluid_rvoice_mixer_t;
173 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_settings.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_settings.c
174 index 78725fb..56de8c7 100644
175 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_settings.c
176 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_settings.c
178 #include "fluid_sys.h"
179 #include "fluid_hash.h"
180 #include "fluid_synth.h"
181 -#include "fluid_cmd.h"
182 -#include "fluid_adriver.h"
183 -#include "fluid_mdriver.h"
184 +//#include "fluid_cmd.h"
185 +//#include "fluid_adriver.h"
186 +//#include "fluid_mdriver.h"
187 #include "fluid_settings.h"
188 #include "fluid_midi.h"
190 @@ -294,11 +294,13 @@ fluid_settings_init(fluid_settings_t* settings)
191 fluid_return_if_fail (settings != NULL);
193 fluid_synth_settings(settings);
195 fluid_shell_settings(settings);
196 fluid_player_settings(settings);
197 fluid_file_renderer_settings(settings);
198 fluid_audio_driver_settings(settings);
199 fluid_midi_driver_settings(settings);
204 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.c
205 index 84ee289..a12260c 100644
206 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.c
207 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.c
208 @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ struct _fluid_sample_timer_t
210 * fluid_sample_timer_process - called when synth->ticks is updated
212 -void fluid_sample_timer_process(fluid_synth_t* synth)
213 +static void fluid_sample_timer_process(fluid_synth_t* synth)
215 fluid_sample_timer_t* st;
217 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.h a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.h
218 index 3af336d..019a8e0 100644
219 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.h
220 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.h
222 #include "fluid_rev.h"
223 #include "fluid_voice.h"
224 #include "fluid_chorus.h"
225 -#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
226 -#include "fluid_midi_router.h"
227 +//#include "fluid_ladspa.h"
228 +//#include "fluid_midi_router.h"
229 #include "fluid_sys.h"
230 #include "fluid_rvoice_event.h"
232 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_sys.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_sys.c
233 index ee7d8d9..328f255 100644
234 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_sys.c
235 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_sys.c
236 @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ fluid_thread_join(fluid_thread_t* thread)
242 fluid_timer_run (void *data)
244 fluid_timer_t *timer;
245 @@ -950,6 +950,7 @@ fluid_ostream_printf (fluid_ostream_t out, char* format, ...)
249 +#if 0 // Ardour says: no, thanks
250 int fluid_server_socket_join(fluid_server_socket_t *server_socket)
252 return fluid_thread_join (server_socket->thread);
253 @@ -1294,3 +1295,4 @@ int delete_fluid_server_socket(fluid_server_socket_t *server_socket)
258 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_tuning.c a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_tuning.c
259 index cc440aa..8977ed6 100644
260 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_tuning.c
261 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluid_tuning.c
262 @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ char* fluid_tuning_get_name(fluid_tuning_t* tuning)
266 -void fluid_tuning_set_key(fluid_tuning_t* tuning, int key, double pitch)
267 +static void fluid_tuning_set_key(fluid_tuning_t* tuning, int key, double pitch)
269 tuning->pitch[key] = pitch;
271 diff --git b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluidsynth_priv.h a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluidsynth_priv.h
272 index faf2772..b01618d 100644
273 --- b/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluidsynth_priv.h
274 +++ a/libs/fluidsynth/src/fluidsynth_priv.h
279 -#if defined(__POWERPC__) && !(defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
280 -#include "config_maxmsp43.h"
283 -#if defined(WIN32) && !defined(MINGW32)
284 -#include "config_win32.h"
294 -#include <winsock2.h>
295 -#include <ws2tcpip.h>
300 #define STDOUT_FILENO 1
301 #define STDERR_FILENO 2
303 +#elif defined _MSC_VER
305 +#define STDIN_FILENO _fileno(stdin)
306 +#define STDOUT_FILENO _fileno(stdout)
307 +#define STDERR_FILENO _fileno(stderr)
311 /* Darwin special defines (taken from config_macosx.h) */