SDB:MIDI Files Cannot Be Played

Version: 8.0 - 9.1

Symptom

When you are playing a MIDI file, you cannot hear anything, even though the application you are using displays the playback sequence on the screen.

Cause

With other operating systems, most sound cards use a software wave table for the playback of MIDI files. Generally, this software wave table is set up along with the driver in a manner that is completely transparent to the user, which means this process cannot be recreated.

Linux drivers do not provide such a software wave table. These drivers truly only provide the device driver needed to control the sound card.

Solution

Set up a software wave table under SUSE LINUX as well. Instructions are available in the following manuals:

SUSE LINUX Version	Manual	Chapter no.	Chapter name	Page
8.0	Reference	8	Playing MIDI Files without a WaveTable Card	187
8.2	Administration Guide	6	Playing MIDI Files without a WaveTable Card	132
9.0	User Guide	18.10	MIDI Playback without a WaveTable Card	303
9.1	User Guide	19.10	MIDI Playback without a WaveTable Card	321

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