Re: MIDI novice; cannot get Reference examples to play

[Martin Tarenskeen]

On Sun, 6 Nov 2011, address@hidden wrote:

> I am _absolutely new to MIDI.  I am however
> able to get some random MIDI files I found on the
> web to play through my Alesis synthesizer with
> the command:
>
>    aplaymidi --port 16:0  file_i_found.mid
>
> (I am working under Linux, CentOS 5.6).
>
> However, I cannot get any Lilypond created midi
> files to play with the above syntax.  The command
> will execute, but _no_ sound is produced by my
> synthesizer.
>
> Specifically, I am trying the examples from
> the Lilypond Reference  3.5.1 and 3.5.5 to
> play.  The .midi files are created without error,
> the "aplaymidi" command executes, but there
> is no sound.
>
> Can anyone suggest what I can do to remedy
> this situation?  Thanks again.

Do the midichannel(s) from your midi file with the midichannel(s) on your 
synth ?

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MT