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Playing MIDI Files

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Open a song and play it: the piano roll, the keyboard, tempo, key, loops, tracks and sound.

Opening MIDI Files

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Open a song from the file dialog, by drag and drop or from the Library, including MusicXML, Guitar Pro, Capella and karaoke files.

Tracks Panel

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Mute, solo, hide and reorder tracks while you play, and open the editors from the icon rail.

The Piano Roll

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

How to read the falling notes, move through the song with the mouse wheel, and adjust zoom, bar numbers and the playbar.

The Virtual Keyboard

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Play notes with the mouse, choose 61, 73 or 88 keys, float the keyboard, and read what each key colour means.

Audio and Sound Engines

Last Updated: October 23, 2026

GM or realistic Studio, the Native engine, extra and imported soundfonts, output delay, Auto-Level and the master volume.

Focus Mode

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Mute everything except keyboards, bass and drums in one click, then fine-tune by hand.

Change Key

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Move a song up or down by up to 12 semitones; sound, notes and chord names all follow.

Transport and Tempo

Last Updated: October 3, 2026

Play, pause, jump around the song, slow it down without changing the pitch, and read the bar counter and time signature.

Tap Tempo

Last Updated: October 3, 2026

Fix a song whose bar lines, metronome and BPM readout don't match the music by tapping along. Your MIDI file is never changed.

Loop a Passage

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

Loop the whole song or a passage selected by bars, by bar number or with precise timing, then adjust or clear it.