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First post, by Duffman

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when I run mixer /listmidi on my lubuntu installation of dosbox - it shows no devices

So if I run MEGAMID or MIDPLAY MIDI players and try to play MIDI files I get no sound.

I thought it would default to emulated soundblaster FM synth in this case.

Is there a way to get dosbox to use internal emulation if nothing else is available?

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Reply 1 of 6, by Zup

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apt-get install timidity

Maybe not that command, but timidity and fluidsynth are two packages that provide software synth capability. Also, you will need some patches and / or soundfont (available in repositories).

Last edited by Zup on 2016-01-15, 19:58. Edited 2 times in total.

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Reply 2 of 6, by Qbix

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listmidi doesn't work on linux.

midi itself does, if you configure the port correctly

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Reply 3 of 6, by Duffman

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Qbix wrote:

listmidi doesn't work on linux.

midi itself does, if you configure the port correctly

I haven't changed anything from the default settings

mpu401=intelligent
mididevice=default
midiconfig=

I tried installing timidity, dont have a soundfont though

aren't midi players like MEGAMID supposed to be able to use the FM synth in the soundblaster?

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Reply 4 of 6, by Duffman

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can MIDI players like MEGAMID use FM Synth?

MB: ASRock B550 Steel Legend
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X
RAM: Corsair 64GB Kit (4x16GB) DDR4 Veng LPX C18 4000MHz
SSDs: 2x Crucial MX500 1TB SATA + 1x Samsung 980 (non-pro) 1TB NVMe SSD
OSs: Win 11 Pro (NVMe) + WinXP Pro SP3 (SATA)
GPU: RTX2070 (11) GT730 (XP)

Reply 5 of 6, by lightmaster

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Reply 6 of 6, by Duffman

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is there a way to tell dosbox to fallback to using the internal soundblaster emulation if no external MIDI device is present?

MB: ASRock B550 Steel Legend
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X
RAM: Corsair 64GB Kit (4x16GB) DDR4 Veng LPX C18 4000MHz
SSDs: 2x Crucial MX500 1TB SATA + 1x Samsung 980 (non-pro) 1TB NVMe SSD
OSs: Win 11 Pro (NVMe) + WinXP Pro SP3 (SATA)
GPU: RTX2070 (11) GT730 (XP)