jmjlinux586 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 hello, I downloaded a midi file from a site and triedto play it and mplayer or amarok won't play it.Any suggestions?????[jmj586@localhost my_music]$ mplayer silent-night.mid MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.1.1 © 2000-2007 MPlayer TeamCPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Model: 8, Stepping: 6)CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0Compiled with runtime CPU detection.mplayer: could not connect to socketmplayer: No such file or directoryFailed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.Playing silent-night.mid.Win32 LoadLibrary failed to load: avisynth.dll, /usr/lib/win32/avisynth.dll, /usr/local/lib/win32/avisynth.dllWin32 LoadLibrary failed to load: avisynth.dll, /usr/lib/win32/avisynth.dll, /usr/local/lib/win32/avisynth.dllExiting... (End of file)[jmj586@localhost my_music]$ It looks like it is a windows file only????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Well, when I had that problem, someone here suggested Timidity, and it worked! It is available in PCLos Synaptic.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 It expects to find the codec:avisynth.dllin one of these two places:/usr/lib/win32or/usr/local/lib/win32Obviously it's not in there. Have a look into these wo places to check its absence or presence. (wincodes or win32-codecs is the package they come from) It looks like it is a windows file only?????Don't worry, the executable part is taken out.BTW: this topic was posted five times with exactly the same content, obviously there was a problem while posting somewhere in the chain. I took the liberty to remove the other four ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hello,Timidity worked thanks Bill BTW: this topic was posted five times with exactly the same content, obviously there was a problem while posting somewhere in the chain. I took the liberty to remove the other four ones. wink.gifSorry about that, my page wouldn't refresh,it seems to be a problem with my isp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Striker said: It expects to find the codec:avisynth.dllin one of these two places:/usr/lib/win32or/usr/local/lib/win32Evidently this dependency is taken care of automatically in PCLos.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hello,Timidity worked thanks Bill Sorry about that, my page wouldn't refresh,it seems to be a problem with my isp. No Jim, it's a problem with the server at the hosts end. It happens often. But there is a 'workaround' which works for me:When it happens again after you typed your post in the edit box and you have hit the Add Reply button, wait a bit as usual. When nothing happens after say 30 secs waiting, right click on the All Things Linux link at the top of the page and select open in new tab and you'll see the topic has been posted already. ;)Then you can just close the other tab with the edit box in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anil Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Well, when I had that problem, someone here suggested Timidity, and it worked! It is available in PCLos Synaptic.BillTimidity Works perfectly in Mandriva also Thanks a lot Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hello,I just found a neat trick in mc(midnight commander)I downloaded a midi file and tried to play itwith Timidity and it wouldn't play it,I think it was because of the file RNB.MIDwas not RNB.midi.Anyway, I looked for the file in mc andhighlighted it an it began to play. Don't ask me how, it just played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 How do you access MC in PCLos (I see it in synaptic and it is loaded)?Thanks,Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 open a terminal and type mc ;)Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Well when I open a terminal and type "mc", I get this: http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot15me3.pngso at the risk to looking really stupid, how do I use that to play a midi file? I can locate the file in mc with "command>find file", but I don't see any way to actually "play" it. And this is not the first time I have seen references to mc on this forum, but how do you do something with the file after you find it with mc (play it in this case)?Thank you,Bill Edited January 8, 2008 by BillD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hi BillNot on the subject of playing midi files . . . but your shot of the MC: I am missing the ( very important ) bottom part where you can read what function-key stands for what action, see:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/217787...9c23889c2_o.pngUsually F2 will give you a menu . . . . maybe the "play midi" is in there ? ( just a wild guess ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hello,All you have to do to play the file isscroll down to the file, and hit enter.You don't have to do anything elseHTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 All you have to do to play the file isscroll down to the file, and hit enter.You don't have to do anything elseScroll where? I had to type in /home/bill/Desktop and then click the #2 deal at the bottom (mentioned by Bruno) for "do something to the file" and type in "play" to get it to work . . . Bruno, I see what you mean by omitting the last line.Thanks,Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hello,just open up a terminal like xterm,type mcyou will get a blue screen(sorry I tried to make a screenshot but it didn't come out right).It should automatically open up in /home/BillThen you will see a list of directories.Find the directory where you have a midi file,for example /home/Bill/midi_files,hit enter, then you should have a list of the midi filescontained in that folder.Just scroll down to the file you want to play and hit enter.Sorry, have to go to work now.Will try a screen shot again later.Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Well, when I scroll down to the file (I figured out how to do the scrolling . . . with the arrow keys-duh), hitting enter does nothing. I still have to select it, go to "menu" and go to "do something to the file" and type in "play" before it happens . . . ? Not only that, but I cannot open the folder when I see it in the mc, I have to type in the specific name of the file I am looking for before the directory for that folder opens; now how do I get around that?Thanks,Bill Edited January 8, 2008 by BillD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 You hightlight the folder and hit the Enter-key . . . that will open the folder Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 You hightlight the folder and hit the Enter-key . . . that will open the folder BrunoYes, that was what I thought Jim meant, but it does nothing when I hit the enter key . . . and then when I highlight the file, I still have to use the "menu" at the bottom to choose to do something with the file and then I have to tell it what to do; i.e., "play"; again just hitting "enter" does nothing! Somehow I think Jim has an easier way Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) Hello Bill,It looks like you figured out how to scrollin mc.Here is a screenshot of my midi file:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/217942...debbd2e55_o.jpgnow find the midi file you want to play in mc,it should look like mine, but you might have a .midiextention.Once you find it it should turn green like mine is.Then all you have to do is hit enter and it should begin playing.See screen shot of midi file playing:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/217945...02ff8fb17_o.jpgDo you see the white text in the upper left of the screen shot?It says playing RNB.MIDThat is all you have to do.Do not try to highlight the file orgo to the menu or anything else,just hit enter.Hope this helps Edited January 9, 2008 by jmjlinux586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Jim, I see your shots, but it just doesn't work for me with an enter click; I have to go thru the nonsense described above to make it work.Guess it is one of these computer mysteries that does not have a ready explanation, which is odd since we are using the same OS.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 enter clickAre you clicking with the mouse or hitting the Enter key? I doubt click it with the mouse is going to do anything in MC.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) No, I am pressing the "Enter" key, and nothing happens; I guess I did not make myself clear above.Thanks,Bill Edited January 12, 2008 by BillD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anil Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Are you clicking with the mouse or hitting the Enter key? I doubt click it with the mouse is going to do anything in MC.AdamDouble clicking with mouse also opens the file in MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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