drums with fluidsynth

import serial
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 115200)  # open serial port


import time
import fluidsynth

fs = fluidsynth.Synth()
fs.start(driver="alsa")
## Your installation of FluidSynth may require a different driver.
## Use something like:
# fs.start(driver="pulseaudio")

#sfid = fs.sfload("example.sf2")

fs.program_select(0, sfid, 0, 0)




loopFlag = True


print 'READY !'

while (loopFlag):
    if (ser.in_waiting):
        message = ser.read(3)
        # lets get the command first
        command = ord(message[0])
        note = ord(message[1])
        pitch = ord(message[2])
        channel = 0
        print "command - " + str(command) + " note - " + str(note) + " pitch - " + str(pitch)
        #if command is over 143 it menas it start note
        if command > 143:
            #player.set_instrument(command - 144)
            #player.note_on(note,pitch,command - 144)
            fs.noteon(channel, note, pitch)
        else :
            #player.set_instrument(command - 128)
            #player.note_off(note,pitch,command - 128)
            fs.noteoff(channel, note)


print 'EXIT'

fs.delete()
ser.close()