Linux: SBLive & MIDI
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:00 pm
[PROBLEM]
Midi plays back, but there's no sound.
[SOLUTION]
You must load soundfonts into the SBLive. You can get them from the SBLive CD or for starters, you can use the default soundfont:
8mbgmsfx.sf2 (available on ALSA homepage)
On Ubuntu, do the following:
- Install "awesfx" package:
- Load the soundfont:
Thanks to the SBLive MIDI HowTo by El-Biero
Midi plays back, but there's no sound.

[SOLUTION]
You must load soundfonts into the SBLive. You can get them from the SBLive CD or for starters, you can use the default soundfont:
8mbgmsfx.sf2 (available on ALSA homepage)
On Ubuntu, do the following:
- Install "awesfx" package:
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apt-get install awesfx
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sfxload -b0 /path/to/soundfont/8mbgmsfx.sf2