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<h2>Listening to General MIDI Files with SqueekySynth</h2>

SqueekySynth was not specifically intended as a General MIDI compatible synthesizer, and as such you may encounter some undesirable side-effects when playing General MIDI files.<p>

Specifically, the main issue is SqueekySynth's sensitivity to bank change messages. If the MIDI file contains unwanted bank changes, certain instruments may disappear from the mix, unless you happen to have a Soundfont loaded on that bank.<p>

However, it is still possible to achieve satisfactory results with some MIDI files. To play back a General MIDI file with SqueekySynth, you will need a General MIDI Soundfont, and a MIDI player application. For the latter, I suggest using "KMidiPlay" or "LightMIDI", both available at BeBits. For the former, searching the Information Super-Highway may yield many useful results.<p>

After loading a General MIDI Soundfont into SqueekySynth, you will need to load the MIDI file into the MIDI player application, and select SqueekySynth as its MIDI output destination. This is described in further detail in the next section.<p>

Note that you may need to make frequent use of the "Panic" button on the "Main" page, to ensure that the synthesizer is reset after each MIDI file.


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