Synth Preview Output menu item is disabled in the Browser

[RobertWS]

In the Browser, when I select a MIDI file to preview nothing happens.

I read you need to select a synthesizer to play the file.  But no synthesizers are displayed.  I thought at least the built in one,  Cakewalk TTS-1, would be there.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

[scook]

Synth Preview Output uses the synths in the project.

[Larry Jones]

What @scook is saying is you have to have at least one synth inserted into your project to play MIDI previews.

[InstrEd]

I've made that mistake before too.

[RobertWS]

Got it.  I also had to make sure the added synth had an output checkbox checked.

Thanks.