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fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by fraga » Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:36 pm

Hi, i have an problem witch zandronum. When i activate the FMOD midi device it not found and i have this error msg: "Starting MIDI playback failed". My OS is Debian 11.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by mist » Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:28 pm

same measage here, zandronum 3.1 But all sounds i can hear.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by Kaminsky » Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:31 am

Try also moving the "libfmodeex64-4.44.64.so" file into your "/usr/lib" folder and see if that fixes the error above.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by mist » Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:48 pm

Kaminsky wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:31 am
Try also moving the "libfmodeex64-4.44.64.so" file into your "/usr/lib" folder and see if that fixes the error above.
And where i van get libfmodeex64-4.44.64.so for Debian?

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by Kaminsky » Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:32 pm

libfmodeex64-4.44.64.so is included with the Linux version of Zandronum, so it should be in whatever folder you installed it in.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by mist » Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:11 pm

Thanks again :biggrin: . I have this "Starting MIDI playback failed" only on this server. But all sound i cant hear. May be its server issue like old 3.0 version.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by Kaminsky » Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:56 am

The version of FMOD Ex that 3.1 uses (4.44.64) isn't the same as the version that 3.0 uses (4.24.16), so that might be why.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by D0xM4 » Tue May 02, 2023 10:04 am

I have the same problem.
I'm on Linux Mint 21.1
Kaminsky wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:31 am
Try also moving the "libfmodeex64-4.44.64.so" file into your "/usr/lib" folder and see if that fixes the error above.
I did that but it didn't change anything.

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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by TDRR » Sat May 06, 2023 4:20 am

I don't think playing MIDI through FMOD ever really works on Linux. I just install Fluidsynth and normally Zandronum detects it fine. Or you can use OPL emulation.
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Re: fmod "Starting MIDI playback failed" error

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Post by D0xM4 » Sat May 06, 2023 9:32 pm

TDRR wrote:
Sat May 06, 2023 4:20 am
Or you can use OPL emulation.
Yes, that's what I had done.
Ok, FMOD doesn't work on Linux so.
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