diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcd5594..526fcfd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ set(SDL_MIXER_X_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(DOWNLOAD_AUDIO_CODECS_DEPENDENCY OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(AUDIO_CODECS_BUILD_LOCAL_SDL2 OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(MIXERX_LGPL ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-set(USE_MIDI ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(USE_MIDI OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_NATIVE_ALT OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_NATIVE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_TIMIDITY OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_FLUIDLITE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_OPNMIDI OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(USE_MIDI_ADLMIDI OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-set(USE_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(USE_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(BUILD_FB2K OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ else()
                 target_include_directories(SDL2::SDL2 INTERFACE /boot/system/develop/headers/SDL2 ${sdl2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
                 target_link_libraries(SDL2::SDL2 INTERFACE ${sdl2_LIBRARIES})
             else()
-		find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+				find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
             endif()
         endif()
         if (NOT BUILD_SDL_IMAGE)
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ endif()
 playback_backend_subdir(NAME "VGMSTREAM" READABLE_NAME "VgmStream" SUBDIR backends/playback/vgmstream)
 playback_backend_subdir(NAME "SDL_MIXER_X" READABLE_NAME "SDL Mixer X" SUBDIR backends/playback/sdl_mixer_x)
 playback_backend_subdir(NAME "ZSM" READABLE_NAME "ZSM" SUBDIR backends/playback/zsm)
+playback_backend_subdir(NAME "FLUIDSYNTH" READABLE_NAME "Fluidsynth" SUBDIR backends/playback/fluidsynth)
 execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gen_ui_backend_inc.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} --ui ${ENABLED_UIS} --playback ${ENABLED_PLAYBACK_BACKENDS})
 prefix_all(SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ main.cpp daemon_backend.cpp daemon_backend.hpp proxy_backend.cpp proxy_backend.hpp)
 list(APPEND SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/backend_glue.cpp)
diff --git a/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.cpp b/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.cpp
index c33d3d9..2266312 100644
--- a/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.cpp
+++ b/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <file_backend.hpp>
 #include <util.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <limits.h>
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 void FluidSynthBackend::fluidsynth_get_property_list_wrapper(void *udata, const char *name, int type) {
     ((FluidSynthBackend*)udata)->fluidsynth_get_property_list(name, type);
 }
@@ -16,15 +19,31 @@ void FluidSynthBackend::fluidsynth_get_property_list(const char *name, int type)
     property.set_path(fmt::format("fluidsynth/{0}", name));
     property.set_name(name);
     switch (type) {
+        case FLUID_NO_TYPE:
         case FLUID_NUM_TYPE: {
             property.set_type(PropertyType::Double);
+            double min, max;
+            if (fluid_settings_getnum_range(settings, name, &min, &max) == FLUID_OK) {
+                auto *range = property.mutable_hint()->mutable_range();
+                range->set_min(min);
+                range->set_max(max);
+            }
         } break;
         case FLUID_INT_TYPE: {
             property.set_type(PropertyType::Int);
+            int min, max;
+            if (fluid_settings_getint_range(settings, name, &min, &max) == FLUID_OK) {
+                auto *range = property.mutable_hint()->mutable_range();
+                range->set_min(min);
+                range->set_max(max);
+            }
         } break;
         case FLUID_STR_TYPE: {
             property.set_type(PropertyType::String);
        } break;
+       default: {
+        throw std::exception();
+       } break;
     }
     property.set_id(PropertyId::BackendSpecific);
     fluidsynth_properties.push_back(property);
@@ -38,31 +57,126 @@ void FluidSynthBackend::load(const char *filename) {
     spec.format = AUDIO_F32SYS;
     spec.samples = 100;
     spec.channels = 2;
-    spec.freq = 48000;
+    spec.freq = 96000;
     spec.size = 100 * 2 * sizeof(int16_t);
-    file = open_file(filename);
-    this->settings = new_fluid_settings();
+    File *file = open_file(filename);
+    settings = new_fluid_settings();
+    fluid_settings_setnum(settings, "synth.sample-rate", 96000.0);
 	fluid_settings_foreach(settings, (void*)this, &fluidsynth_get_property_list_wrapper);
+    synth = new_fluid_synth(settings);
+    player = new_fluid_player(synth);
+    fs::path fpath(filename);
+    fpath = fpath.parent_path() / fpath.stem();
+
+    std::string fpath_str = fpath.string();
+    std::vector<std::string> try_paths = std::vector<std::string>({
+        fpath_str + ".sf2", fpath_str + ".dls"
+    });
+    bool found = false;
+    for (auto &path : try_paths) {
+        const char *path_c = path.c_str();
+        if (fluid_is_soundfont(path_c)) {
+            fluid_synth_sfload(synth, path_c, 1);
+            found = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!found) {
+        WARNING.writeln("Could not find a valid companion file to use as a sound font. Make sure the extension is all-lowercase, if you're on a case sensitive filesystem (Such as on Linux).");
+        throw std::exception();
+    }
+    file_data = malloc(file->get_len());
+    file_len = file->read(file_data, 1, file->get_len());
+    delete file;
+    file_data = realloc(file_data, file_len);
+    fluid_player_add_mem(player, file_data, file_len);
 }
 extern SDL_AudioSpec obtained;
 void FluidSynthBackend::switch_stream(int idx) {
+    fluid_player_play(player);
 }
 void FluidSynthBackend::cleanup() {
-    delete file;
-    file = nullptr;
+    delete_fluid_player(player);
+    player = nullptr;
+    delete_fluid_synth(synth);
+    synth = nullptr;
+    delete_fluid_settings(settings);
+    settings = nullptr;
+    file_len = 0;
+    free(file_data);
+    file_data = nullptr;
 }
 size_t FluidSynthBackend::render(void *buf, size_t maxlen) {
-    size_t sample_type_len = 2;
-    maxlen /= sample_type_len;
-    maxlen *= sample_type_len;
-    return copied;
+    size_t sample_type_len = sizeof(float);
+    maxlen /= sample_type_len * 2;
+    maxlen *= sample_type_len * 2;
+    if (fluid_synth_write_float(synth, maxlen / 2 / sample_type_len, buf, 0, 2, buf, 1, 2) == FLUID_FAILED) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return maxlen;
+}
+bool FluidSynthBackend::is_fluidsynth_setting(std::string path) {
+    const char *prefix = "fluidsynth/";
+    if (path.length() < strlen(prefix)) return false;
+    return path.substr(0, strlen(prefix)) == std::string(prefix);
 }
 void FluidSynthBackend::seek(double position) {
-    
+    fluid_player_seek(player, position);
 }
 double FluidSynthBackend::get_position() {
-    return position;
+    return fluid_player_get_current_tick(player);
 }
 int FluidSynthBackend::get_stream_idx() {
     return 0;
+}
+void FluidSynthBackend::set_fluidsynth_property_str(std::string path, std::string val) {
+    fluid_settings_setstr(settings, path.c_str(), val.c_str());
+}
+void FluidSynthBackend::set_fluidsynth_property_num(std::string path, double val) {
+    fluid_settings_setnum(settings, path.c_str(), val);
+}
+void FluidSynthBackend::set_fluidsynth_property_int(std::string path, int val) {
+    fluid_settings_setint(settings, path.c_str(), val);
+}
+std::optional<std::string> FluidSynthBackend::get_fluidsynth_property_str(std::string path) {
+    char *tmp;
+    if (fluid_settings_dupstr(settings, path.c_str(), &tmp) == FLUID_OK) {
+        std::string output = tmp;
+        free((void*)tmp);
+        return output;
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+std::optional<double> FluidSynthBackend::get_fluidsynth_property_num(std::string path) {
+    double output = NAN;
+    if (fluid_settings_getnum(settings, path.c_str(), &output) == FLUID_OK) return output;
+    else return {};
+}
+std::optional<int> FluidSynthBackend::get_fluidsynth_property_int(std::string path) {
+    int output = 0;
+    if (fluid_settings_getint(settings, path.c_str(), &output) == FLUID_OK) return output;
+    else return {};
+}
+void FluidSynthBackend::reset_fluidsynth_property(std::string path) {
+    switch (fluid_settings_get_type(settings, path.c_str())) {
+        case FLUID_INT_TYPE: {
+            int output;
+            if (fluid_settings_getint_default(settings, path.c_str(), &output) == FLUID_OK) {
+                fluid_settings_setint(settings, path.c_str(), output);
+            }
+        } break;
+        case FLUID_STR_TYPE: {
+            char *val;
+            if (fluid_settings_getstr_default(settings, path.c_str(), &val) == FLUID_OK) {
+                fluid_settings_setstr(settings, path.c_str(), val);
+            }
+        } break;
+        case FLUID_NUM_TYPE: {
+            double val;
+            if (fluid_settings_getnum_default(settings, path.c_str(), &val) == FLUID_OK) {
+                fluid_settings_setnum(settings, path.c_str(), val);
+            }
+        } break;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.hpp b/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.hpp
index 5da04f1..bf88f5d 100644
--- a/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.hpp
+++ b/backends/playback/fluidsynth/fluidsynth_backend.hpp
@@ -13,18 +13,111 @@
 #include "file_backend.hpp"
 #include <fluidsynth.h>
 class FluidSynthBackend : public PlaybackBackend {
-    File *file;
+    void *file_data;
+    size_t file_len;
     static void fluidsynth_get_property_list_wrapper(void *udata, const char *name, int type);
     std::vector<Property> fluidsynth_properties;
     fluid_settings_t *settings;
+    fluid_synth_t *synth;
+    fluid_player_t *player;
     void fluidsynth_get_property_list(const char *name, int type);
     public:
     void set_fluidsynth_property_str(std::string path, std::string val);
     void set_fluidsynth_property_num(std::string path, double val);
     void set_fluidsynth_property_int(std::string path, int val);
-    std::string get_fluidsynth_property_str(std::string path);
-    double get_fluidsynth_property_num(std::string path);
-    int get_fluidsynth_property_int(std::string path);
+    std::optional<std::string> get_fluidsynth_property_str(std::string path);
+    std::optional<double> get_fluidsynth_property_num(std::string path);
+    std::optional<int> get_fluidsynth_property_int(std::string path);
+    void reset_fluidsynth_property(std::string path);
+    bool is_fluidsynth_setting(std::string path);
+    inline std::optional<std::string> get_property_string(google::protobuf::Any value) {
+        try {
+            StringProperty * property = resolve_any<StringProperty>(value);
+            std::string output = property->value();
+            delete property;
+            return output;
+        } catch (std::exception e) {
+        }
+        return {};
+    }
+    inline std::optional<double> get_property_double(google::protobuf::Any value) {
+        try {
+            DoubleProperty *property = resolve_any<DoubleProperty>(value);
+            double output = property->value();
+            delete property;
+            return output;
+        } catch (std::exception e) {
+        }
+        return {};
+    }
+    inline std::optional<int> get_property_int(google::protobuf::Any value) {
+        try {
+            IntProperty *property = resolve_any<IntProperty>(value);
+            int output = property->value();
+            delete property;
+            return output;
+        } catch (std::exception e) {
+        }
+        return {};
+    }
+    inline bool set(std::string path, google::protobuf::Any value) override {
+        if (!is_fluidsynth_setting(path)) {
+            return PlaybackBackend::set(path, value);
+        }
+        std::string fluidsynth_path = path.substr(strlen("fluidsynth/"));
+        auto maybe_num = get_property_double(value);
+        if (maybe_num.has_value()) {
+            set_fluidsynth_property_num(fluidsynth_path, maybe_num.value());
+            return true;
+        }
+        auto maybe_int = get_property_int(value);
+        if (maybe_int.has_value()) {
+            set_fluidsynth_property_int(fluidsynth_path, maybe_int.value());
+            return true;
+        }
+        auto maybe_string = get_property_string(value);
+        if (maybe_string.has_value()) {
+            set_fluidsynth_property_str(fluidsynth_path, maybe_string.value());
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    inline std::optional<google::protobuf::Any> get(std::string path) override {
+        if (!is_fluidsynth_setting(path)) return PlaybackBackend::get(path);
+        std::string fluidsynth_path = path.substr(strlen("fluidsynth/"));
+        google::protobuf::Any output;
+        switch (fluid_settings_get_type(settings, fluidsynth_path.c_str())) {
+            case FLUID_INT_TYPE: {
+                IntProperty prop;
+                auto val = get_fluidsynth_property_int(fluidsynth_path);
+                if (!val.has_value()) return {};
+                prop.set_value(val.value());
+                output.PackFrom(prop);
+            } break;
+            case FLUID_STR_TYPE: {
+                StringProperty prop;
+                auto val = get_fluidsynth_property_str(fluidsynth_path);
+                if (!val.has_value()) return {};
+                prop.set_value(val.value());
+                output.PackFrom(prop);
+            } break;
+            case FLUID_NUM_TYPE: {
+                DoubleProperty prop;
+                auto val = get_fluidsynth_property_num(fluidsynth_path);
+                if (!val.has_value()) return {};
+                prop.set_value(val.value());
+                output.PackFrom(prop);
+            } break;
+            default: return {};
+        }
+        return output;
+    }
+    inline std::optional<google::protobuf::Any> reset(std::string path) override {
+        if (!is_fluidsynth_setting(path)) return PlaybackBackend::reset(path);
+        std::string fluidsynth_path = path.substr(strlen("fluidsynth/"));
+        reset_fluidsynth_property(fluidsynth_path);
+        return get(path);
+    }
     inline std::string get_id() override {
         return "fluidsynth";
     }
@@ -40,7 +133,7 @@ class FluidSynthBackend : public PlaybackBackend {
     size_t render(void *buf, size_t maxlen) override;
     double get_position() override;
     inline double get_length() override {
-        return length;
+        return 0.0;
     }
     inline ~FluidSynthBackend() override { }
 };
diff --git a/backends/ui/imgui/main.cpp b/backends/ui/imgui/main.cpp
index 08d430d..8a04cbd 100644
--- a/backends/ui/imgui/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/ui/imgui/main.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "imgui/imgui.h"
 #include "ui_backend.hpp"
 #include "thirdparty/CLI11.hpp"
+#include "imgui/misc/cpp/imgui_stdlib.h"
 #include <web_functions.hpp>
 using namespace Looper::Options;
 void MainLoop::Init() {
@@ -312,6 +313,58 @@ void MainLoop::GuiFunction() {
           		ImGui::PushID(property.path().c_str());
           		bool valid = false;
           		switch (property.type()) {
+          			case PropertyType::String: {
+                        std::string value = "";
+                        if (string_properties.contains(property.path())) {
+                            value = string_properties[property.path()];
+                        } else {
+                            auto value_to_resolve = playback->get_property(property.path());
+                            if (value_to_resolve.has_value()) {
+                                value = resolve_value<std::string>(value_to_resolve.value());
+                            }
+                            string_properties[property.path()] = value;
+                        }
+	                   	ImGui::InputText(property.path().c_str(), &value);
+	                    string_properties[property.path()] = value;
+                        valid = true;
+                    } break;
+          			case PropertyType::Int: {
+              			std::optional<double> min;
+                 		std::optional<double> max;
+                   		int value = 0;
+                     	if (int_properties.contains(property.path())) {
+                      		value = int_properties[property.path()];
+                      	} else {
+                       		auto value_to_resolve = playback->get_property(property.path());
+							if (value_to_resolve.has_value()) {
+								value = resolve_value<int>(value_to_resolve.value());
+							}
+                         	int_properties[property.path()] = value;
+                       	}
+              			if (property.has_hint() && property.hint().has_range()) {
+                 			auto range = property.hint().range();
+                    		if (range.has_min() && range.has_max()) {
+                      			if (ImGui::SliderInt(property.path().c_str(), &value, (int)range.min(), (int)range.max())) {
+                         			int_properties[property.path()] = value;
+                         		}
+                           		valid = true;
+                      		} else {
+                        		if (range.has_min()) min = range.min();
+                          		if (range.has_max()) max = range.max();
+                        	}
+                 		}
+	                   	if (!valid) {
+	                   		ImGui::InputInt(property.path().c_str(), &value);
+	                     	if (min.has_value() && value < min) {
+	                      		value = min.value();
+	                        }
+	                        if (max.has_value() && value > max) {
+	                        	value = max.value();
+	                        }
+	                        int_properties[property.path()] = value;
+	                        valid = true;
+                   		}
+                    } break;
           			case PropertyType::Double: {
               			std::optional<double> min;
                  		std::optional<double> max;
@@ -371,6 +424,20 @@ void MainLoop::GuiFunction() {
               		ImGui::SameLine();
                 	if (ImGui::Button("Set")) {
 	              		switch (property.type()) {
+                            case PropertyType::String: {
+                                StringProperty property_s;
+                                property_s.set_value(string_properties[property.path()]);
+                                google::protobuf::Any value;
+                                value.PackFrom(property_s);
+                                playback->set_property(property.path(), value);
+                            } break;
+                            case PropertyType::Int: {
+                                IntProperty property_i;
+                                property_i.set_value(int_properties[property.path()]);
+                                google::protobuf::Any value;
+                                value.PackFrom(property_i);
+                                playback->set_property(property.path(), value);
+                            } break;
 		              		case PropertyType::Double: {
 	                  			DoubleProperty property_d;
 	                     		property_d.set_value(double_properties[property.path()]);
diff --git a/backends/ui/imgui/main.h b/backends/ui/imgui/main.h
index 5f68451..8a0d2bd 100644
--- a/backends/ui/imgui/main.h
+++ b/backends/ui/imgui/main.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class MainLoop : public RendererBackend {
     std::atomic_bool exit_flag;
     std::map<std::string, bool> boolean_properties;
     std::map<std::string, double> double_properties;
+    std::map<std::string, int> int_properties;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> string_properties;
     std::vector<Property> properties;
     std::vector<PlaybackStream> streams;
     public:
diff --git a/subprojects/fmt b/subprojects/fmt
index 720da57..0379bf3 160000
--- a/subprojects/fmt
+++ b/subprojects/fmt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 720da57baba83b3b1829e20133575e57aa1a8a4f
+Subproject commit 0379bf3a5d52d8542aec1874677c9df5ff9ba5f9
diff --git a/subprojects/googletest b/subprojects/googletest
index d144031..6dae7eb 160000
--- a/subprojects/googletest
+++ b/subprojects/googletest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d144031940543e15423a25ae5a8a74141044862f
+Subproject commit 6dae7eb4a5c3a169f3e298392bff4680224aa94a
diff --git a/util.hpp b/util.hpp
index 2eadba1..6bc3f10 100644
--- a/util.hpp
+++ b/util.hpp
@@ -519,6 +519,13 @@ inline std::string resolve_value<std::string>(google::protobuf::Any value) {
 	return output;
 }
 template<>
+inline int resolve_value<int>(google::protobuf::Any value) {
+	IntProperty *property = resolve_any<IntProperty>(value);
+	int output = property->value();
+	delete property;
+	return output;
+}
+template<>
 inline DynPtr resolve_value<DynPtr>(google::protobuf::Any value) {
 	BytesProperty *property = resolve_any<BytesProperty>(value);
 	std::string output = property->value();
@@ -527,7 +534,7 @@ inline DynPtr resolve_value<DynPtr>(google::protobuf::Any value) {
 }
 
 template<>
-inline double resolve_value(google::protobuf::Any value) {
+inline double resolve_value<double>(google::protobuf::Any value) {
 	DoubleProperty *property = resolve_any<DoubleProperty>(value);
 	double output = property->value();
 	delete property;