"psz" wrote:



"diligamus" wrote:

How do I change the MIDI output device in Vista?

I want Windows Media Player to play MIDI files through an external synth.

Similar question, though I'm trying for the built-on synth of my soundcard,
not a true external (No offense, but the Vista Soft-synth is... OK at best)


Ok, got it. This is directly from the Creative Labs forums.

The following are instructions on how to change the midi output device under
windows vista 32/64 Bit.

1: Run dosbox(dosbox.sf.net) and type mixer /listmidi, you should get this
or similar:

0 "Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth"
1 "SB X-Fi synth A [9C00]"
2 "SB X-Fi synth B [9C00]"

* Note: if you have additional midi devices connected to your computer they
will show up in the list.

2: To change the midi output simply change the following text in notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\d evenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device]
"FriendlyName"="Default MidiOut Device"
"CLSID"="{07B65360-C445-11CE-AFDE-00AA006C14F4}"
"FilterData"=hex:02,00,00,00,00,00,80,00,01,00,00, 00,00,00,00,00,30,70,69,33,\
02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 ,00,00,00,30,74,79,33,00,\
00,00,00,38,00,00,00,48,00,00,00,6d,69,64,73,00,00 ,10,00,80,00,00,aa,00,38,\
9b,71,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 ,00
"MidiOutId"=dword:00000000

Simply change: "MidiOutId"=dword:00000000 to "MidiOutId"=dword:00000001 to
use the Creative SoundFont banks for playback.
Save as (any name).reg file and run. Restarting your player or windows may
be required for settings to take effect.
If you dont have dosbox, get it he
http://sourceforge.net/project/downl...irror=optusnet
or you can simply follow the regedt explorer path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\d evenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}
and find all the info yourself.