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		If troubleshooting cannot solve your problem, please don't hesitate to report an issue.
		<h3>1. I can't hear anything!</h3>
		<p>
			<ol>
			<li>Check current audio driver in the option dialog. Do not use an audio driver
			that is not installed on your system.</li>
			<li>If no soundfont is loaded, the internal synthesizer won't make any sound...</li>
			<li>Check audio driver/buffer settings in the synth section.</li>
			<li>Check if your midi file is valid/having correct bank selecting method<s>/having zero volume</s>.</li>
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		<h3>2. The playback is intermittent.</h3>
		<p>
			Try increasing audio buffer size and/or audio buffer count in synth options.
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		<h3>3. MIDI timing is messed up.</h3>
		<p>
			This is a known issue under Windows. Try decreasing audio buffer size and
			increasing audio buffer count.
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		<h3>4. Some files cannot be played.</h3>
		<h3>5. Some soundfonts cannot be loaded.</h3>
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			Files names with characters unsupported by the system locale
			won't load correctly in Windows. This is a known issue.
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		<h3>6. Sound is distorted.</h3>
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			Try reducing the master volume.
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		<h3>7. Bank selecting is incorrect for the internal synth.</h3>
		<p>
			Change default midi mapping if necessary.
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		<h3>8. Bank selecting is incorrect for external devices.</h3>
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			Bank selecting to external devices is sent in raw format. The midi
			file may be incompatible with your device.
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		<h3>9. 3D visualization is upsidedown/rotated/black/blinking.</h3>
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			For those who see a rotated and blinking display, try setting
			Visualization-Video/Multisampling to 1 or above. If that doesn't
			solve your problem or you see nothing at all, please send me more
			details about your problem (graphics card, drivers etc.).
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			Devices/drivers reported to have this issue:
			<ul>
				<li>Intel HD 5500 found in i5-5200U / official Windows driver</li>
				<li>Unknown low-end AMD card / official Windows driver</li>
				<li>Raspberry Pi 2 VC4 / Full KMS OpenGL (GLX)</li>
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