I'd also steer clear of Windows software on Linux unless you really knew what you were doing and why you needed it. There are already passable and relatively simple solutions for Linux such as Fluidsynth.
Piano / Live instruments require low latency operation.
Assuming the system is tuned and capable of low latency operation then the simplest solution is to install something like Fluidsynth / QSynth and perhaps JJazzlab and to set those up for piano practice.
Soundfonts (with piano sounds) for Fluidsynth can be found at musical artifacts or jjazzlab websites
In many cases the sample playback application/s will respond to channel aftertouch, this is not desirable for piano and can be disabled on some MIDI controllers or alternatively, filtered out with a MIDI filter.
Fluidsynth / Qsynth isn't really that hard to set up, the GUI allows you to set the basic parameters and install the soundfonts.
The simplified process goes as follows
1) Linux distro set up to provide relatively low latency (otherwise you'll be hearing sound AFTER you pressed the keys)
2) Install Fluidsynth, Qsynth
On a Debian type system it can be done with something like
apt install fluidsynth qsynth
3) Copy Piano soundfonts or a GM soundfont set to a directory that will hold your samples
4) Run QSynth, set up the MIDI & Audio engines, select the soundfonts
5) Plug in MIDI keyboard, connect to fluidsynth and play
Search here for soundfonts
https://musical-artifacts.com/
Jjazzlab
https://www.jjazzlab.org/en/
Statistics: Posted by asbak — Tue Dec 10, 2024 3:28 pm