[Software] [Solved] How to use aplaymidi?

[TiberiusKG]

Hello there,

I am trying to use aplaymidi to play a midi file, but I am not able to get any sound, even though it looks like it is playing.

The only listed port is:

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tiberius@rog:~$ aplaymidi -l
 Port    Client name                      Port name
 14:0    Midi Through                     Midi Through Port-0

The same single port is listed on all my machines, and I suppose that an output port should be listed in order to get any sound. But how to get an output port listed?
I have sound font files installed. Timidity can play midi files, as can play audacity after some setup.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

[TiberiusKG]

My suspicion that an output port should be listed has turned out to be right. After more web research, I have found an answer to my question on http://www.tedfelix.com/linux/linux-midi.html. With fluidsynth running in one terminal and providing an output port, aplaymidi was finally able to produce audible sounds. Concluding, aplaymidi really needs somebody to provide an output port, and the fact that fluidsynth can also play midi files renders aplaymidi quite superfluous...