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From: Massimiliano Stengel <stengel@dimca01.univ.trieste.it>
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Subject: RE: beginner question
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On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Michael Lechasseur wrote:

> If I remember correctly, the PCI128 doesn't have a hardware midi synth.  In
> Win9x it uses a creative software synth.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	alsa-user-owner@alsa.jcu.cz [mailto:alsa-user-owner@alsa.jcu.cz] On
> Behalf Of Massimiliano Stengel
> Sent:	Wednesday, December 23, 1998 1:33 PM
> To:	alsa-user@alsa.jcu.cz
> Subject:	Re: beginner question
> 
> I have a SB PCI128 and I'm trying to play MIDI files, but I can't hear any
> instrument except piano. With Win 98 I can hear all instruments correctly,
> so my question is:
> 
> Are the MIDI instruments to be supported by kernel drivers or are they
> included in the MIDI software? So should I try a different MIDI player or
> ...?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
>   Max
> 
> ------

I suspect you are right. So, what should I do under linux? Do you know if
there exists any software to play MIDI with PCI 128? 
Regards,
  Max


