IPhoto Slideshow won't use my midi files

I have a Roland keyboard that will record to midi files. When I record a song and import it into iTunes, it will play fine. It I try to use it as background music in an iPhoto 09 slideshow, it shows up in the playlist, plays fine when 'tested', but when the slideshow is run, it is silent. I'm a new MAC user (a convert from PCs) and haven't run into any other significant problems until this one. Been working on it for about 3 days and am about to pull out my hair. Any ideas?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. I'm not familiar with midi files but have you tried converting them to mp3s in iTunes and using them?

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