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When I play a file I don't hear anything (MIDI project)

Symptom: When you attempt to play back a project (.cwp) or a MIDI file (.mid), the playback meters move and the timeline scrolls, but there is no sound from the speakers or headphones.

Solution: The project only contains MIDI data and needs to be routed to a software synth (Insert > Soft Synths), a hardware synthesizer, or the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth.

For more information about playing MIDI data in SONAR, please see Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments.

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