Midi files not working on Rhythmbox nor VLC
Solution 1
You can play midi with VLC. Just install vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
sudo apt install vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
Solution 2
Usually audio-players do not support playing midi file, that strictly speaking are not audio files.
You can play midi file through a MIDI software synthesizer, like Timidity or Fluidsynth.
In the Rhythmbox FAQ you find the following question:
Can I use MIDI files with Rhythmbox?
Rhythmbox uses the GStreamer media framework for actual playback and a lot of other functionality, so in general Rhythmbox plays exactly those formats that are supported by GStreamer. GStreamer, on the other hand, uses a plugin system where each format is supported by a plugin. Thus, the formats supported by GStreamer (and Rhythmbox) depends on which plugins you have installed. Different distributions may ship with a different set of plugins by default.
To look for plug-ins, go to http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/ . The Wildmidi plugin works fine with rhythmbox.
so if you still want to use Rhythmbox for midi files, take a look at the mentioned Wildmidi project.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Mahmoud K. about 1 year
Rhythmbox 2.96 doesn't run any midi file on Ubuntu 12.04, even after installing GStreamer and Ubuntu Restricted Extras.
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|audio/midi decoder|decoder-audio/midi
[0xb5504e40] main decoder error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `MIDI'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
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Ashu over 11 yearsrun the file in terminal and post the output of the error
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Mahmoud K. over 11 years@Ashu: Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|audio/midi decoder|decoder-audio/midi
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Mahmoud K. over 11 years"Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|audio/midi decoder|decoder-audio/midi" and **VLC outputs "[0xb5504e40] main decoder error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `MIDI'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. "
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Mahmoud K. over 11 yearsi did "sudo apt-get install wildmidi" and still no change.
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rubo77 over 9 yearsMIDI is not a proprietary format, so ubuntu-restricted extras and gstreamer doesn't help.
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Paul FREAKN Baker about 9 yearsThis is the only thing that has ever worked for me.
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Admin over 1 yearworked for me Ubuntu 20.04.1