[linux-audio-user] midi won't play although sound works

[Brendon Oliver]

On Tuesday 20 February 2007 09:59, Carlyle Sutphen wrote:
> On Monday 19 February 2007 23:37, Brendon Oliver wrote:
> > Did you load a soundfont into your Soundblaster card first?
> >
> > (e.g. asfxload /path/to/soundfont.sf)
>
> I'm trying to avoid letting the card generate the sounds as I have read
> that the quality is not optimal?

Well if you don't do it on the card, you will need to run a soft synth (and it 
doesn't look like your running one - try fluidsynth or timidity if you want 
to go that route), or else an external midi device (e.g. keyboard).  

Since you have one of the few cards which is capable of doing it in hardware, 
I'd use it (and I do - I have the same card).  Saves system resources which 
could be better applied to doing other things at the same time.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers,

- b.

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