
Playing MIDI Files
QuickTime Player can import MIDI (Karaoke MIDI, Standard MIDI, and General MIDI)
formats. To open a MIDI file, choose File > Open File and select the file.
QuickTime uses its built-in synthesizer to play MIDI files. You can also set QuickTime to
use an external synthesizer instead of the built-in one.
To specify a different synthesizer (in Mac OS X):
1
Open System Preferences, click QuickTime, and then click Advanced.
2
Choose the synthesizer you want from the Default Synthesizer pop-up menu.
To specify a different synthesizer (in Windows):
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences.
2
Click Audio.
3
Select the synthesizer you want from the Default Music Synthesizer pop-up menu.

Chapter 1
Using QuickTime Player
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