Re: my SB16 can't play midi files
At 10:08 AM 26/07/99 -0400, you wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, a wrote:
>
>> I have Debian 1.2 and compile the kernel for SB16.
>[...]
>
> Your config looks right. In fact, it looks identical to the config I used
>to use with my SB16. Is yours a PNP card?
>
>> Now I can play wav files and CD but can't play midi files using
>> playmidi. Only a copyright notice appears.
>
> Check your mixer settings; you may have the midi volume set low.
>Alternatively, you could try using timidity; it does midi in software and
>plays like a wav file. It sounds a lot better than the SB16.
>
It probably isn't this, but is worth a shot. I had a similar problem once,
with WAV's...It came out to be that the normal users didnt have permissions
to the MIDI device. look for the midi device (I believe it was /dev/midi,
can't be quite sure) and check permissions.
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