One perhaps quick alternative is to use CoolSoft Virtual Midi midi2mp3 convertor. Then you're simply playing an mp3 file, not a midi file.
Another is to use VLC. It can 'play' midi after you configure it for a sound font (this is what I do). Regards. On Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 2:39 AM Pablo Cordal <pablocor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Until now, I use WMP to play the midi compiled in lilypond. I have > coolsoft virtualmidisynth installed with a sf2 of my taste and no problem, > everything works fine. > > The problem: WMP blocks the midi file while (and after) it's playing, so > if I modify something in lilypond and I want to hear it, I have to close > WMP, then compile, go to the folder and reproduce again.. and I'm composing > so I do it a LOT of times. > > Question: anybody knows a mid player with does not block the file, so it > loads the file each time for playing it? > > Best regards, > Pablo >