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From: mcampbel@erols.com (Melinda Campbell and family (check the .sig))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Playmidi prog.
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 13:45:08 GMT
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Chris Brunner <cjb@efn.org> wrote:

>Has anyone ever gotten the playmidi program that comes with FreeBSD to
>work?  I have not, but I can get tracker and s3mod to work.  Playmidi
>gives me this error that says:
>playmidi:  Aborting.  Playback device not set.
>What does this mean?  How DO I set the playback device?  I have the midi

Playmidi is weird in that it doesn't have a default playback device.
If you only have a Sound Blaster or compatible, try playmidi -f
<file>, but BEWARE:It's only 2-op FM, and it won't sound very good.  
I'm guessing here because you didn't say!

Lee C. 
Melinda's my mom--I'm home this semster!