>>>>> "NH" == Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: NH> Also he asked for the output of: NH> cat /proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 >> NH> Would you post the output of this please, as it will confirm NH> if the soundfont is loaded. >> >> [~]# cat /proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 >> Device: Emu10k1 >> Ports: 4 >> Addresses: 65:0 65:1 65:2 65:3 >> Use Counter: 0 >> Max Voices: 64 >> Allocated Voices: 0 >> Memory Size: 134217728 >> Memory Available: 130711440 >> Allocated Blocks: 458 >> SoundFonts: 1 >> Instruments: 1789 >> Samples: 456 >> Locked Instruments: 1789 >> Locked Samples: 456 >> You have mail in /var/spool/mail/lconrad >> [~]# >> NH> Are there any larger soundfonts on your Creative CDROM? I've no idea, but NH> perhaps the soundfont is not large enough to play the midi file that you are NH> trying. This font is the one that's worked in the past when I've had MIDI working. I do have others. I just loaded the one with the largest file size, 4GMGSMT.SF2, and it looks more like yours, but still doesn't make noise when I play MIDI: [~]# cat /proc/asound/card0/wavetableD1 Device: Emu10k1 Ports: 4 Addresses: 65:0 65:1 65:2 65:3 Use Counter: 0 Max Voices: 64 Allocated Voices: 0 Memory Size: 134217728 Memory Available: 130183486 Allocated Blocks: 490 SoundFonts: 1 Instruments: 3560 Samples: 488 Locked Instruments: 3560 Locked Samples: 488 NH> If you do use KDE. Try Kmid, which even though it crashes now and again, at NH> least I know it plays midi files ok. Nigel. It seems to do the same thing as the command line players -- look like it's playing, but not produce any sound. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139