User mode multimedia driver, no reboots, no BSOD.It’s a userspace driver, with the possibility of loading different sound fonts. The solution is quite simple: install a third-party virtual midi driver.

I have not yet found references, but it would seem that the wavetable is one the features that have been removed/changed in this latest Windows upgrade. Therefore, the configuration programs for all three drivers above allow to select the default MIDI device driver and store that setting in the corresponding registry setting.After upgrading to Windows 10, I discovered that the softwares I use to write music ( Musescore, for example), are no longer able to carry out the reproduction of the music scores using the GS Wavetable Windows virtual midi interface, that allows software to play midi sequences also without a dedicated hardware. MS deleted the User Interface part for default MIDI device selection from the Sounds Control Panel in Windows Vista, 7 and 8 - however, the windows registry settings still exists.

Oops, the link to the VST MIDI driver didn't survive the move. Its from the same author as the BASS MIDI driver. There is another MIDI driver ( VST MIDI driver ), which uses VST plugins instead of SoundFonts. The two MIDI drivers I mentioned above use SoundFonts. There are many more SoundFonts available, as well as applications to create and edit SoundFonts. When selecting a SoundFont, I would recommend to start with the GeneralUser SoundFont by Christian Collins (see CoolSoft site for the link), because - in my opinion - its sounds are quite well balanced and can be used for classic and contemporary music. I haven't tested Windows 8 yet.ĭriver #2 has a nicer User Interface, but supports just one port (16 MIDI channels).ĭriver #1 is open source and supports two ports (2 x 16 MIDI channels).īoth drivers can be installed and used side-by-side with each other and the standard MS GS Synth. In other words, these two drivers are software replacements for the Wavetable MIDI hardware on earlier soundcards, but without their hardware limitations (number of voices, size of SoundFont).īoth drivers work in Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 and 64 bit). These chips use Soundfonts (SF2 files), that contain the wavetables (audio samples) for the various instruments.

I am using these two MIDI drivers on Windows XP Professional 32 bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit:īoth drivers are installed as MME (MS Multimedia Extension) MIDI drivers, just like the standard MS GS Wavetable Synth.īoth use the BASS audio library, which contains a software synthesizer, that emulates the EMU sound chip of Creative Soundblaster audio cards (and compatible hardware).

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