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Let me start off by saying that I'm fairly new to using LMMS, so the odds of this being a beginner mistake are very high. However, I could not find anyone with a similar issue.

I have hooked up a MIDI keyboard to my computer and am able to hear the input through the piano roll. When I click record, I am able to record notes with my MIDI input, but when I go to play the track back through the song editor, I can't hear anything. The bar next to the VOL knob indicates that sound is playing and yet, I am still completely unable to hear it.

ianureeves wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 4:18 am

Let me start off by saying that I'm fairly new to using LMMS,

Hi, Welcome to the Forum ianureeves !
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I have hooked up a MIDI keyboard to my computer and am able to hear the input through the piano roll. When I click record, I am able to record notes with my MIDI input, but when I go to play the track back through the song editor, I can't hear anything. The bar next to the VOL knob indicates that sound is playing and yet, I am still completely unable to hear it.

There are several possibilities for that.
1) Your backend is not correct
Read: https://lmms.io/wiki/index.php?title=LM ... o_Settings
For all windows version SDL is best choice

2) You have by accident moved Master-output to 0
Two options for that
1: On mainUI :

2: In Mixer


3) You have by accident moved instrument -output to 0


4) You have in piano-roll by accident moved velocity to 0


5) You do not have a defined Default-soundfont, so the dummy-sf is all you have in the track

This one is a strong candidate, because you need to install the default soundfont yourself!
In the picture -Look where it says FILE.
There must be a reference to a Soundfont on your computer, and it must be placed in the slot you have defined in Settings!
I actually think this is your problem.
Read: https://lmms.io/wiki/index.php?title=LM ... ings#Paths


If none of these helped you please post your:
* Name of your Operative System (Windows/ Linux/ Mac) And subtype ('Home' 'Mint' '10.13' aso)
* lmms version
* lmms sound device chosen
https://lmms.io/wiki/index.php?title=LM ... o_Settings
* hardware specification (ram & soundcard is the most important)
* Name Mark and version of MIDI-Hardware
* Latency setting

Let us know the outcome :)