6. Soundfonts

For a MIDI file to play, it needs to load a soundfont file.

The midi file will sound different based on the particular soundfont.

Clicking on a midi file should play it according to the default soundfont.

More control is possible using a digital audio workstation (DAW). Here I use free and open source LMMS to illustrate use of soundfonts.

From the Project menu, you can select Import and then select an midi file. It will be automatically loaded with the soundfont player (sf2) as shown below.

By double clicking on the sf2 player, you can get the patch it is playing and change the instrument.

To set a particular soundfont you have to set them in the Edit menu and Settings submenu. Some soundfonts can be found at this site.