Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042
Audacity 2.4.2
1. Imported a MIDI file (*.mid)
2. Selected a group of notes
3. Pressed Shift + Space bar to start loop play
4. All selected notes were played the first time through
5. After first time through, does not play first note
missing first note during loop playback of midi file
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This forum is for Audacity 2.x.x on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: missing first note during loop playback of midi file
MIDI is not sound. It is a sequence of commands that tell a synthesizer to play notes. Each MIDI note should have (at least) two commands - a "note on" message and a "note off" message.
If the loop does not start before the "note on" message, then the note will not be played.
If the loop does not start before the "note on" message, then the note will not be played.
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