Midi files sound different

[Deleted member 199143]

Well, it just doesn't sound like what it does in Windows Media Player, comparing it to that. How do I change the way they sound? Plus, some other sounds are removed... Like, it just sounds like a karaoke version, how do I change that?

I have installed Timidity, still sounds the same. When you do it in videos

OS: Debian 12 GNOME

Oh, and this is not my main PC, this is my other one.

Just asking, how do I make it sound like Windows Media Player?

 

[dos2unix]

I don't use midi a lot a lot anymore. Maybe someone else can answer better, but I would guess they use different sound/instrument modules. Usually each instrument has its own "channel", (I don't know if that's the right word)
Many midi players will let you enable and disable each channel individually. Usually you just click on a button to enable it.

 

[Tomedi]

As far as I understand it, MIDI files are like music sheets. The computer reads them and then play using soundfonts. The final effect will sound different if different soundfonts are used.

 

[Deleted member 199143]

The computer reads them and then play using soundfonts.

Well, how do I change the soundfont?

 

[Tomedi]

You need to find which one is used by Windows Media Player and download it, if possible. Or maybe you can copy it from a Windows machine? No idea. I don't use Windows or MIDI.

 

[JasKinasis]

You probably need a different sound-font. There are a few midi sound-fonts available in most Linux distributions. And there are plenty of others that you can download freely from the internet.
I haven't done a lot with MIDI in recent years, so I don't know which soundfont is best to install. And I have no clue what soundfont Windows media player uses.