Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MIDI on alsa with SBLIve
From: Erik Steffl (steffl_AT_bigfoot.com)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 01:11:55 EEST
Laura Conrad wrote:
>>>>>>"Maarten" == Maarten de Boer <mdeboer_AT_iua.upf.es> writes:
>
>
> >> When I run "playmidi -a score.midi", it looks like it's
> >> playing, but there isn't any sound. (Yes, the speaker is plugged into
> >> the right place.) I've looked at the mixer settings
> >> and don't see anything obvious to change.
>
> Maarten> Did you load a soundfont with sfxload?
>
> No, that must have been the problem. Now I have a new problem,
> because I've tried several soundfonts, and some of them don't work at
> all (no sound), and some of them produce a really scary noise. I
> think they all came from either the SBLive cd or my old Soundblaster
> CD.
>
> Maarten> (You could use the 8gmgsmt.sf2 (i think) soundfont that
> Maarten> comes on the SBLive driver cd)
>
> One of the ones that produces a scary noise is called 8mbgmsfx.sf2.
> Is that what you're thinking of? I don't seem to have an 8gmgsmt.sf2.
8MBGMSFX.SF2
that's the one from soundblaster cd (that came with the card), works
for me (kernel 2.6.5 with alsa, soundbalster live platinum), I use
sfxload to load it (IIRC you need /dev/sequencer working).
erik
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