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Asked: 2026-06-05T01:37:30+00:00

I’m trying to write a C++ app which plays midi sounds, but I’m having

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I’m trying to write a C++ app which plays midi sounds, but I’m having some difficulty. I got the examples that come with RtMidi to compile out of the box, but running the midiout example, I don’t hear anything. Running the midiprobe example I get:

There are 1 MIDI input sources available.
  Input Port #1: AudioFire4 (2357) Plug 1

There are 1 MIDI output ports available.
  Output Port #1: AudioFire4 (2357) Plug 1

But that’s just an audio interface that I use for using multiple speakers. I don’t use any of the midi functionality on it.

Does anyone know how to get RtMidi to use the built in system general midi sound bank so that I can actually hear something?

Thanks,
Gabe

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  1. Editorial Team

    If anyone else is curious about this, I ended up installing FluidSynth and downloading the FluidR3 soundfont. That seems to work great. Just run it, and it presents itself as a midi device.

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