+Usage: qmidiplayer [Options] [Midi Files] +Possible options are: + -l, --load-all-files Load all files from the same folder. + --help Show this help and exit. + --version Show this version information and exit. +

Settings Dialog

+ Settings are stored in $HOME/.config/qmprc
+ For Windows users, $HOME refers to X:\Users\<your user name>\.config, where X is the system drive of your + Windows installation.
+ Options with one asterisk will be applied after restarting QMidiPlayer.
+ Options with two asterisks will be applied after the internal fluidsynth is restarted.
+ Other options are applied immediately.
+

Default Output Device*: specify the default midi device to use.
Disable Midi Mapping*: only use the default output device.
Send SysEx: whether to send system exclusive messages or not.
Wait for remaining voices before stopping:
+ If checked, the player will not stop until the current polyphone reaches 0.
+ Otherwise it will stop immediately after the last event is sent. +
Text encoding: text encoding used in the midi file.

Audio Driver**: specify the audio backend used by the internal synthesizer.
Audio Buffer Size**: Size per buffer used by the fluidsynth engine.
Audio Buffer Count**: Number of buffers used by the fluidsynth engine.
Audio Format**: audio output format of the fluidsynth engine.
Audio Frequency**: audio output sampling frequency of the fluidsynth engine.
Max Polyphony**: maximum simultaniously played voices of synthesizer.
CPU Cores**: threads used by the internal synthesizer.
Auto bank select mode:
+ If checked, the player will choose the appropriate bank selecting mode + according to the file standard. If the file doesn't specify the standard + the player will fallback to the default bank select mode. + Otherwise the player will only use the default bank select mode. +
(Fallback) Bank Select Mode: the default bank select mode.

+ You can manage soundfont used by the internal fluidsynth engine here.
+ If multiple soundfonts provide instruments with the same bank numbers and preset numbers, + the preset provided by the top most soundfont will be used.
+

Restore last playlist on startup*: If checked and QMidiPlayer is started without files + to open, the playlist from the last session will be used instead of an empty playlist.
Load files in the same folder*: If checked, QMidiPlayer will add all midi files in the + same folder to the playlist when started with a file.
Save dialog status*: Save dialog positions and restore on start up.
Save parameters in effects window
Persistent fluidsynth instance*: If checked, the synthesizer engine will keep running + through the whole session. Otherwise it is restarted every time when a new song is played.

+
Return +

+ If troubleshooting cannot solve your problem, please don't hesitate to report an issue. +

1. I can't hear anything!

+ 1) Check current audio driver in the option dialog. Do not use an audio driver + that is not installed on your system.
+ 2) If no soundfont is loaded, the synthesizer won't make any sound...
+ 3) Check audio buffer settings in the synth section.
+ 4) Check if your midi file is valid. +

2. The playback is intermittent.

+ Try increasing audio buffer size and/or audio buffer count in synth options. +

3. MIDI timing is messed up.

+ This is a known issue under Windows. Try decreasing audio buffer size and + increasing audio buffer count. +

4. Some files cannot be played.

5. Some soundfonts cannot be loaded.

+ Files names with characters unsupported by the system locale + won't load correctly in Windows. This is a known issue. +

6. Sound is distorted.

+ Try reducing the master volume. +

7. Bank selecting is incorrect for the internal synth.

+ Change default midi mapping if necessary. +

8. Bank selecting is incorrect for external devices.

+ Bank selecting to external devices is sent in raw format. The midi + file may be incompatible with your device. +

Effects Dialog

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