On Sun, Nov 26, Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas wrote:
> First of all, ump.so IS there but Netscape gives me an error message about
> a missing plugin whenever I site includes a MIDI file.
Open the URL "about:plugins" in Netscape and see if UMP is listed.
> Second, I downloaded a MIDI file from the internet and tried to play with
> kmid. Kmid accepted it, it behaved as if it was processing the file (I
> could even see keys struck on the keyboard icons), the time slider
> advanced, but NO SOUND!
Could be one of several things.
First, check the easy one: Maybe the volume of the MIDI sequencer is turned
down? Check using KDE's "Sound Mixer Panel" (kmix). I'm not sure of the
icon, but the "Channels" tab of the "Options" dialog box should give you some
clues.
Make sure the /dev/sequencer device node exists and has the correct
permissions.
Make sure the MIDI sound modules needed for your card are loaded. *hand
wave*
Make sure your sound card's MIDI synthesizer is supported by Linux. For
example, my Sound Blaster PCI 128 (AKA Ensoniq AudioPCI) has an onboard
wavetable synthesizer, but the specs are closed and it does not work under
Linux. If this is the case, you'll have to use a software-driven MIDI synth.
I recommend Timidity.
You might try recompiling your kernel from pristine sources, and including
all the relevant sound drivers statically in the kernel. This is a bit of a
kludge, but I have had it fix problems in the past.
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