在 Linux 中播放 midi 文件

The total solution for play midi files under Ubuntu/Deepin/Debian Linux is:

1. Install all required pacages by running

   sudo apt-get install freepats timidity timidity-interfaces-extra
   
   

2. Run timidity -iA in terminal first to check/get started. It should give something like this

   $ timidity -iA
   Requested buffer size 32768, fragment size 8192
   ALSA pcm 'default' set buffer size 32768, period size 8192 bytes
   TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode
   Opening sequencer port: 129:0 129:1 129:2 129:3
   
   

If so, congratulations, your midi is working.
You can play a midi file directly from the command timidity followed by the file name. For example,

timidity awesometune.mid

Or, if you want a GUI, you can simply type

timidity -ig

and an old-fashioned window will pop up.

另外一个更好的工具是 LMMS, 下载后不用安装就可以运行。 不过需要配合SoundFont文件， 在配置中指定下载好的SoundFont文件即可， 导入 midi 文件，就可以播放了。 一个比较好用的 SoundFont 文件是 ChoriumRevA.SF2