Real time Synth (F1-F8 Function keys for octave change, Right click for note name). Variable Tempo and Pitch during playback. Real time program and bank modification on any midi channel. Features:įully configurable Midi in and out ports. From version 2.0 Bassmidi output mode enables this feature to anyone.
This veritable synthesizer engine has been part of the core Windows operating System since Windows 98.SoundFont Midi Player is a powerful midi player and real time midi synth combo, specially useful for Soundblaster (Live,Audigy, X-fi) users, who can load soundfonts automatically and real time. It was licensed from Roland in 1996 and based upon a sound set they created in 1991. The only change or update it’s received since then is moving from 32 note polyphony to 64 note polyphony with the arrival of Windows XP in 2001. You can, right now, head over to, download Bohemium Rhapsody ( click here) and listen to the synth play it’s little heart out (if asked how to handle the file select “Windows Media Player”). Into the MIDI file sound quality void leaps VirtualMIDISynth version 2. They’ve been at this a little while but the new version really nails it. VirtualMIDISynth offers the opportunity to replace the Microsoft one with something just as easy but infinitely superior.
SoundFonts are sample based sound libraries that are capable of being much larger, layered and detailed. They’ve also been around for decades, forming part of the Creative Labs Sound Blaster and Emu soundcards, but they’ve continued to grow and develop. There’s now a huge library of sounds out there, not just General MIDI, but specialised and dedicated banks for all sorts of music. VirtualMIDISynth now installs as a multimedia driver, so it’s right there within Windows.
You don’t have to load up a separate application or do any virtual MIDI routing. It appears as a device and all you have to do is select it as the default MIDI player*.
It can run up to 4 virtual devices, each with its own SoundFont configuration. There’s a MIDI mixer to get into track volumes and the muting of parts. It has an integrated MIDI converter to render your MIDI files into MP3. It could revolutionise the playback of MIDI files on your Windows PC. *This is actually more of a pain in the arse than you’d think.
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