Reference Guide

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When I Play a File, I Don’t Hear Anything
Troubleshooting
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More Frequently Asked Questions.
You don’t have Bank and Patch
settings in your MIDI track
Check the Bank and Patch settings for each track. Make sure that
each track has a Bank and Patch assigned to it.
You don’t have an Output setting Check Output settings for each track. Make sure that each MIDI track
is assigned to a MIDI output which is connected to a MIDI device
capable of playback. Make sure each audio track is assigned to an
output that is connected to your speaker system.
No MIDI output device is selected. Choose Options > MIDI Devices, and check the Output device list.
Make sure that your computer sound card is highlighted and at the top
of the list. If this doesn’t work, try choosing different output devices,
one at a time, to see if any of them produces sound.
Your sound card or MIDI interface is
not set up correctly.
Make sure you have installed and tested each card according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
You may have too many MIDI drivers. Make sure you only install the drivers that you need, and remove any
old or unused drivers. To access the driver list, choose Start >
Settings > Control Panel, then double-click Multimedia and click on
the Advanced tab.
Your MIDI driver is incorrect or
outdated.
Make sure that the driver you have installed is the correct driver for
your hardware. Also try downloading and installing the latest driver
release from your hardware manufacturer.
Your MIDI driver is configured
incorrectly.
Make sure the driver’s IRQ and port address settings match the
physical settings on the card.
Possible problem What to do
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