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When playing MIDI songs through the
MIDI port or wave table card, the
Windows MIDI mapper must be
configured for MPU-401 (1-16).
When playing MIDI songs through the
OPL3 FM synthesizer, the Windows MIDI
mapper must be configured for:
SoundExpression FM (1-10), or
SoundExpression FM (13-16), or
SoundExpression FM (1-16).
NOTE: Most MIDI files will play
correctly using the FM (1-10) setting.
This setting uses MIDI channels 1-10.
Some MIDI files may use channels 13-
16. In this case, the song or tune may not
play correctly. If this is the case, select
FM (13-16). The FM (1-16) setting allows
you to play MIDI files that use either
channels 1-10 or 13-16.
NOTE: Some MIDI files contain two
images of the song (dual-authored files).
In this case, the music on channels 1-10
is duplicated on channels 13-16. This
type of MIDI file will not sound
correctly. So, you should select FM (1-10)
instead.
References
Microsoft Windows Multimedia Authoring and Tools
Guide
Microsoft Press
©1991 Microsoft Corporation
ISBN 1-55615-391-0
How MIDI Works
by Dan Walker
©1991 Peter L. Alexander Publishing, Inc.
Appendix E: A Note on the
MIDI Interface
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital
Interface) is a standard for composing
and playing music using electronic
instruments and computers.
The MIDI interface transmits (MIDI-out)
and receives (MIDI-in) MIDI commands
serially at 32.5K baud. Multiple
instruments can be connected in a daisy-
chain fashion to the MIDI interface.
MIDI commands are sent from a MIDI
sequencer (i.e., the computer) to the
attached instruments. Several
instruments can play simultaneously. The
result is similar to a complete band
playing a song.
MIDI songs consist of commands, not
actual digital sounds. Consequently, file
size is greatly reduced when compared,
for example, to a Windows .WAV file.
The SoundExpression can play MIDI
songs in three different ways:
1. Through an instrument attached to the
joystick/MIDI port.
2. Through an attached Wave Blaster
tm
compatible wave table card (see
Appendix D).
3. Through the on-board OPL3 FM
synthesizer.