Having trouble downloading MIDI files

[ThistleThorns]

Hi, I hope this is the right place. 

I just started using the online sequencer today, and when I went to download the midi file and replay it using a media player, it sounded very different from how it sounded in the sequencer. Is this a common problem that can be prevented somehow, is it just my media player, do I need to do something with the file to make it sound right? Just trying to identify what the issue is and if it's preventable. I've tried changing a bunch of settings, making different songs, I always seem to get this same issue.

[Frank]

This cannot be prevented. The soundfonts on Online Sequencer are not saved in the midi file, so your computer has to make its best guess. You have two options:
1. Use this program I made: https://onlinesequencer.net/forum/showth...p?tid=3136 It does not store reverb nor delay, but if you can get it working, and you can play/download .ogg files, you should be good.
2. Make your own soundfont and apply it to your midi in some program that can do that. A lot of people do that anyway because they can create better instruments than the ones on this site.