There’s also a MT-32 emulator on Github (thanks Grauw). The LoopMIDI driver to reroute programs that want to open hardware MIDI ports under Windows to your installed software synthesizers (e.g. Roland Sound Canvas vSTI obtainable as test or buy for 115 euro. Youtube video with the MIDI Player and S-YXG50 together:ģ.

Soundfont MIDI Player as better alternative for playing MIDI files You’ll also need a 5 pin din midi coupler to connect the MIDI-PAC cable to the pc midi cable, that can be bought for about $2.5, also at Aliexpress.Ģ. Aliexpress sells them for around $5 including shipping. The vST MIDI-driver can be downloaded from ‘Mudlord’s Lair’.Īn USB to MIDI cable can be ordered from different sites. It’s wrapped in a vSTi (plug-in software standard for audio editing programs). To get it to work as a global MIDI device under Windows, you need to install a vST MIDI-driver. Basically it’s the software version of the MU-50 MIDI Sound Module. This shareware synthesizer was released by Yamaha in 2003 and supports XG and Roland GS extensions. It’s soundfont (sample based synthesis) based.Īnother option is to install the S-YXG50 software synthesizer. Coolsoft’s has also made available the Virtual Midi Synth, that can be downloaded from Coolsoft’s forum and it will add a new MIDI playback device under Windows. Then there are several ways to install a better software synthesizer. It can be downloaded from after registering for that forum. There’s a default MIDI playback device installed in Windows, but the quality is low and it lacks a lot of professional features.įor Windows 8 and up, you need to install Coolsoft’s MIDI-Mapper. You’ll need a midi mapper to install alternative playback devices for playing MIDI. First of all, Microsoft removed support for extra midi mappers since Windows 8. There are ways to use your Windows PC as the MIDI playback device. If you have your Windows PC next to your MSX setup this tip we got might be for you.

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