no sound at all

[mike]

The LMMS was just installed on my laptop running Windows 7. A midi file was downloaded and when double clicked the Windows media player begins playing it through the speaker. The speaker works.
LMSS is started a new project created and the MIDI file imported. I cannot get it to make any sounds. I have tried to set the option for the speaker but no luck. What are the basic steps need to play though the laptop speaker?

Click edit -> Settings -> click the speaker.
Backend options are: MME, Windows DirectSound, Windows WASAPI, Windows WDM-KS.
Select: BACKEND: Windows DirectSound, and DEVICE Speakers( SigmaTel C-Major Audio)
I save and restart. No sound.
What can I do to get this to play the song?
I followed a tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dYxV3tqTUc
and can get sounds from the player so it is fundamentally working.
What is needed to make it play the midi file?

[slipstick]

Try setting sound to SDL not PortAudio. Works for me.

Do you have a GM soundfont (.sf2) installed with its location specified in Settings/Paths/Default Soundfont File ?

Steve

[Gps]

You could after the import of the midi file, try to change the instruments, if then you have sound, the problem is what splistick mentioned.