If it is not enabled, it means that the video does not contain subtitles,so we can add them through the “Add subtitle files” option. If they do not appear, we press the screen with the right button and select 'Scan', where we can choose the file with the subtitles. Next, we open the video that must have subtitles. We must also select the “Auto” option in the “Font Size” drop-down menu and make sure that the “Force subtitle position”the option is set to 0px and saves the changes. To do this we access Tools and Preferences and within the Subtitles/OSD tab we check the Enable subtitles box.

Keep reading to know more details of the VLC MIDI playing set up.In the event that we cannot play subtitles in VLC, we may need to enable them previously. You can follow the warning to get VLC MIDI support. VLC could not decode the format 'MIDI' (MIDI Audio) Please install a sound font and configure it from the VLC preferences (Input / Codecs > Audio codecs > FluidSynth). If you throw the MIDI file directly to VLC, an error message would pop up sayingĪ sound font file (.SF2) is required for MIDI synthesis.

Unfortunately, the most popular media player, VLC, isn’t among them. There are quite a few software programs that support MIDI files, including Windows Media Player, Winamp, WildMIDI, and MuseScore.

To play MIDI files, a device that can translate MIDI data to actual sounds is required. Since it contains only instructions for music playing, the MIDI file is so much smaller in size compared with other common audio files like MP3s and WAVs. Instead, it is a Musical Instrument Digital Interface file that explains what to play, such as what notes are to be played at what time and how loud should be played. midi extension) is in fact not an audio file.

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