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VirtualMIDISynth is a software MIDI synthesizer implemented as a Windows multimedia user driver, accessible as a standard MIDI Out device.

It works on Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 (both x86 and x64), and is based on the great BASS library from un4seen.

Brief intro

If you are a MIDI/karaoke fan like me, you know that MIDI play quality on Windows systems was not really good out of the box. The bundled "Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth" MIDI Out device is just... ehm... simple: poor samples, mono sound, no effects (reverb, chorus) support.

On 32bits systems some better alternatives exist, like the well-known YAMAHA XG SoftSynthetizer S-YXG50 and Cakewalk-sfz+ (both unsupported now).

Upgrading to an x64 system was a pain for me: S-YXG50 doesn't work at all, Cakewalk-sfz+ was unusable.

Screenshot 1

One day Ian Luck (un4seen) added to his BASSMidi library a great feature: the possibility to render a live MIDI stream, including SysEx messages. I quickly realized that, if only I could intercept that MIDI stream and drive it through Ian's library, well, we would have got a great MIDI Synth.

The challenge was to create a good quality synth and keep the end user away from complicated virtual MIDI chains (ever tried VanBasco -> MIDI Yoke/LoopBe1 -> SynthFont chain ?).

User only needs a new virtual MIDI Out device, select it as output on his preferred player settings and... start playing, nothing more.

Here we are, VirtualMIDISynth is the answer: an user mode multimedia x86/x64 driver that works on XP / Vista / 7 (both x86 and x64), implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device.

Main features

  • User mode multimedia driver, no reboots, no BSOD
  • Directly accessible as MIDI Out device, no need for virtual MIDI cables (like MIDI Yoke, LoopBe1)
  • MIDI mixer to set track mute/volume, accessible through systray icon while playing
  • Compact size (setup is ~750 KBytes)
  • No DLL cluttering, everything is self contained in System32/SysWOW64 subfolder
  • Clean installer, won't affect other MIDI devices
  • Efficient RAM usage (allows using large SoundFonts, > 1GByte)
  • Virtually unlimited polyphony (limited only by CPU)
  • Load up to 30 SoundFonts and chain them
  • Load all of your soundfonts into list and enable/disable them at your will
  • Configure MIDI Mapper default device (this feature is already available in XP, but missing in Vista / 7)
  • Multilanguage dialogs (see here for supported langs).
    If you like to provide a translation for your native language please get in touch)

What now?

Well, having a better MIDI experience is easy as 1-2-3:

  • Download VirtualMIDISynth following the link you find at the bottom of this page and install it (you need administrative privileges)
  • Download a SoundFont (you'll find a list of free high quality files below) and add it to VirtualMIDISynt
  • Run your favourite MIDI application and configure it to use VirtualMIDISynt or, better, set VirtualMIDISynt as your default MIDI Out device (see screenshot below)
  • Donate to CoolSoft ;)
    oops, this step was not mandatory, anyway... thanks for doing it!

Maxime Abbey wrote a really detailed documentation on how to setup and configure VirtualMIDISynth; you can find it here.

FAQ

Why are you still playing MIDI files? Have you ever heard of MP3?
Well, first because MIDIs are cool and compact; in a few megabytes you can store thousands songs.
Second, I love Karaoke; VanBasco is one of my preferred MIDI/KAR players.
Third, with MIDI you can silent some tracks, change tempo and pitch easily.

I tried playing a MIDI file on my PC, and it sucks!
I agree, that's why I wrote VirtualMIDISynth!
MIDI only contains "instructions" on what should be played: instruments, notes, their length, power and so on. It's up to the synthesizer to generate sound from these "commands".
The bundled Windows synthesizer, "Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth", is the worst.Screenshot 1

Which players work with VirtualMIDISynt?
VirtualMIDISynt works with Windows Mediaplayer and MPlayer classic. Since these players cannot change their MIDI out device, you must set VirtualMIDISynt as your default device.
I suggest you to try VanBasco player, which is one of the best MIDI/KAR players around.

How much does it cost?
VirtualMIDISynt is freeware, you can use it as you like.

Why are you releasing it for free?
Because the greatest part of MIDI synthesis is done by BASS libraries from un4seen; I only wrapped them in a Windows driver and gave them an easy to use interface.

That's great, how can I thank you?
Send me a comment and tell about this software to your friends / forums / social networks.
You could also support its development with a donation.

--> See more FAQs here.

License

VirtualMIDISynth is freeware, use it as you like.
Donations are welcome.

SoundFonts

Here you'll find a list of some free and quality SoundFonts available on the net.
Please let me know if I miss something or if some link dies...

Some fonts are compressed with sfArk or sfPack.
This page contains links to decompressors: http://woolyss.com/chipmusic-soundfonts.php#compressors

FREE

DONATION

Troubleshooting

If you're experiencing problems using VirtualMIDISynth, here's a list of common issues already solved.
Please check all of them before contacting me.

References

Links to sites that talk about us:

Version history 

v.1.8.1 - 2013-04-22

  • NEW: Added Portuguese (Portugal) language (thanks to Gonçalo Ferreira)
  • FIX: Fixed a bug with DosBox (and maybe other MIDI Clients) that caused crashes and hangs during play
    (many thanks to "drivetheory": sending me saved games and instructions on how to reproduce the bug was a great help, really appreciated)

v.1.8.0 - 2013-03-30

  • NEW: Added Windows Media Player default MIDI device setting (see here for details)
  • NEW: Vietnamese language (thanks to MyNa VN)
  • NEW: Danish language (thanks to Heine Svendsen)
  • NEW: Czech language (thanks to Vaclav Muller)
  • NEW: Improved update checker messages
  • FIX: Clicking on hotkey balloon error will now open the configurator shortcut keys tab
  • FIX: Hotkey balloon error will now show the shortcut that can't be created

v.1.7.0 - 2013-02-07

  • NEW: Polish language (thanks to SuperGod)
  • NEW: Indonesian language (thanks to Latiful)
  • NEW: Swedish language (thanks to Magnus Johansson)
  • NEW: Added support for GM/GM2/GS/XG instrument names, now correctly shown on MIDI Mixer
  • NEW: Added an activity indicator on each MIDI channel, useful to quickly see which channel is actually playing
  • NEW: MIDI Mixer can now be moved by clicking (and dragging) anywhere on it
  • NEW: Added support for MIDI running status bit (some players call it "redundant MIDI data")
  • FIX: Fixed a small memory leak in Mixer drawing functions

v.1.6.3 - 2013-01-10

  • NEW: German language (thanks to Markus Stein)

v.1.6.2 - 2012-11-24

  • NEW: Japanese language (thanks to yukinodsyouid)

v.1.6.1 - 2012-11-01

  • NEW: Russian language (thanks to Boris Petrov)
  • NEW: French language (thanks to Aziz Lallouche)
  • NEW: Spanish language (thanks to Pedro López-Cabanillas)
  • FIX: Fixed BASS initialization in case of already initialized BASS library
  • FIX: Language files are now UTF-8
  • FIX: Better language file memory management
  • FIX: Soundfont listbox doesn't enable Apply button on checkboxes state changes

v.1.6.0 - 2012-10-21
VirtualMIDISynth is now multilanguage, English and Italian for now.
Dialogs and messages can be easily translated into other languages. If you like to help
in translating VirtualMIDISynth into your native language please get in touch at
http://coolsoft.altervista.com/contact

  • NEW: Multilanguage setup, UI dialogs and messages
  • NEW: Option to select language into configurator
  • NEW: Configurator Soundfont chain list items now have a checkbox to allow disabling them while keeping on the list
  • FIX: Increased soundfont list count limit to 30 elements
  • FIX: Increased configurator dialog width to better accomodate translated strings
  • FIX: Added accelerator keys to dialogs

v.1.5.0 - 2012-09-29
Most of VirtualMIDISynth features can now be controlled by PC keyboard.

  • NEW: MIDI Mixer keyboard shortcuts:
    (selected channel has its number underlined)
    LEFT/RIGHT => move selection to left/right
    0          => select master channel
    1..9       => select channel 1...9
    CTRL+0..6  => select channel 10...16
    UP/DOWN    => increase/decrease channel volume
    HOME/END   => quick set volume to max/min
    M          => toggle mute state
  • NEW: VirtualMIDISynth keyboard shortcuts:
    CTRL+ALT+M       => show/hide MIDI Mixer
    CTRL+ALT+SPACE => MIDI panic (note off to all MIDI channels)
  • NEW: Increased max notes limit to 500
  • NEW: Updated BASS library to version 2.4.9.0
  • NEW: Updated BASSMIDI library to version 2.4.7.9
  • FIX: Optimized MIDI Mixer memory usage

v.1.4.0 - 2012-07-20
Lot of new features and fixes in this (long waited) first release of the 1.4.x series.

* DRIVER *

  • NEW: Added support for 64bit MIDI client applications (on 64bit OS)
  • NEW: Better compatibility with BASS based MIDI clients, like Karafun and Synthesia
  • NEW: Default systray context menu item is now mixer which can be opened by double clicking icon
  • FIX: Increased sound buffer efficiency and better threads management

* CONFIGURATOR *

  • NEW: Rewritten configurator with a new tabbed interface; now it could contain the new options in a more clean GUI
  • NEW: Lot of new settings added:
    • "advanced" settings to reduce CPU requirements disabling some features (like effects, polyphony, ...)
    • output audio device selection
    • automatically open MIDI Mixer while playing
    • raise MIDI player process priority to "High priority"
    • enabling audio hardware mixing
    • audio output buffer size (default 250ms)
  • NEW: Option to preload the whole soundfont file into memory before play (enabled by default). It increases the required memory and adds a small delay at start, but also gives a smoothest play because samples are already available in memory.
  • NEW: Horizontal scrollbar into soundfont list to allow reading long filenames.

* MIXER *

  • NEW: Better loking mixer VUMeter bar, it now appears like a LED stripe
  • NEW: Mixer level meter now shows the running average of output level instead of the instant value, making it more realistic and "analogic"
  • NEW: Increased channel name font size and enabled cleartype drawing

v.1.3.1 - 2011-12-10

  • NEW: Post setup actions are not preselected by default.
    "Show readme.txt" option has been removed and this file is now shown during into setup (while still available through Start menu link).
    "Run configurator" and "Open website" checkboxes are blanked if a SoundFont is already configured.
    Clickthrough users should now be happier during updates.
  • FIX: Fixed updater code causing VirtualMIDISynth device to disappear on some localized WinXP versions.
    (thanks to user "exit" from kvraudio forum who helped pointing out compatibility issues under his localized XP)

v.1.3.0 - 2011-10-25

  • NEW: Added update check feature; you can configure VirtualMIDISynth to automatically check if an updated version is available.
    Default check frequency is 14 days (can be changed with configurator). If an update is available, a balloon notification appears on systray when VirtualMIDISynth is loaded (but no more than once a day).
  • NEW: Mixer window position is now clipped to the nearest screen, avoiding it to open out of screen when switching from dual-screen config to single.
  • NEW: Updated bassmidi.dll to version 2.4.8.
  • FIX: Fixed an important memory leak on Mixer window that causes hosting process memory to continuously increase when the Mixer is shown.
  • FIX: MidiMapper now creates the whole registry path if not exists.
  • FIX: Configurator now checks if another instance is running.

Download

Latest stable version included languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Japanese, Polish, Swedish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Danish, Czech.
If you like to help translating into your native language, please get in touch.

VirtualMIDISynth automatically notifies its updates (if enabled), otherwise you can subscribe here for being notified about them.

CoolSoft_VirtualMIDISynth_1.8.1.exe
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CoolSoft_VirtualMIDISynth_1.8.0.exe
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coolsoft - March 15, 2012 - 20:57

1.4.0-beta7 fixes wrong audio device selection that sometimes cause the driver to become mute.

This will be the latest 1.4 beta, next release will be 1.4.0 final (unlsee someone point out a critical bug).

Mimmo - March 16, 2012 - 17:50

Salve, sto testando il Beta 7. Ho constatato con piacere che il Mixer va in "primo piano" sul desktop all'apertura del brano ma, non memorizza le impostazioni precedenti. Ad esempio se abbasso il livello del ch 4 all'apertura del brano successivo, anche se il cursore risulta abbassato, l'audio di quel canale si sente. Scusandomi per la lungaggine ho creduto oppurtuno segnalare per rendere ancor piu' fantastico questo software. Grazie e complimenti ancora.

Mimmo RIZZI

coolsoft - March 17, 2012 - 12:21

OK, sistemato. Il difetto è presente sin dalla beta5, quando è stata introdotta la nuova feature di apertura automatica del Mixer.
Grazie per la segnalazione.

ENGLISH: Channel volumes were not restored on next play.
This bug was introduced in beta5, when the new feature "Automatically open mixer" was added.
Thanks for pointing it out.
 

Mimmo - March 18, 2012 - 13:05

Ho scaricato la versione Beta 7 ma il problema del "vocal" che non si memorizza al successivo brano credo che sussista ancora. Scusa se lo segnalo ancora ma è solo per testare e contribuire a migliorare il tuo fantastico software.

Buona Giornata
Mimmo RIZZI

coolsoft - March 18, 2012 - 15:11

La mia risposta probabilmente era equivoca: intendevo dire che l'ho sistemato, ma non ancora rilasciato.

Speravo di evitare una Beta8 e passare direttamente al rilascio finale, ma a questo punto preferisco prendermela con calma.
Tra qualche minuto troverai la Beta8 disponibile.

coolsoft - March 18, 2012 - 16:46

This should be the latest beta before 1.4.0 final.

It fixes the bug pointed out by Mimmo:
v.1.4.0-beta8 - 2012-03-18
- FIX: Volume levels not set after driver restart

mix - March 22, 2012 - 12:45

Ciao e complimenti per il programma!Io ho un portatile asus con processore intel i5 480m 2.66ghz,4gb di ram e win 7.Uso vanbasco,ma purtroppo le canzoni non vanno via lisce,ma ogni tanto singhiozzano.Ho disattivato tutto,aggiornato tutto e ho provato tutte le versioni postate,ma aimè sempre lo stesso problema.Il soundfont che mi fà meno difetto è il weedsgm3,invece con gli altri più sono grossi e più è il difetto!Ho provato a guardare le prestazioni della cpu mentre suona,ma lavora al massimo al 4 per cento.grazie e spero ci sia qualche modo per risolvere..

coolsoft - March 22, 2012 - 13:33

Di tutti gli utenti che hanno segnalato saltellamenti, tu sei quello con l'hardware più potente; il tuo sistema è decisamente sufficiente per ottenere una esecuzione fluida.

Io non sono riuscito in alcun modo a riprodurlo.
A pegggiorare le cose c'è il fatto che ho feedback da parte di utenti con macchine molto meno performanti che riescono a suonare senza problemi in modo fluido.

Puoi confermarmi che hai provato la 1.4.0-beta8 e che hai impostato l'uscita MIDI di VanBasco direttamente su CoolSoft VirtualMIDISynth e non su MIDI MAPPER?

mix - March 22, 2012 - 16:51

Grazie per la risposta,comunque ti confermo che ho provato anche l'ultima versione ed ho impostato l'uscita su coolsoft..!
In realtà sono giorni che faccio prove di tutti i generi anche sulle impostazioni di vanbasco, ma nulla!
Anche poco ma il saltellamento lo fa.

Sono anni che uso vanbasco per il karaoke con un expander esterno, ma questo programma che hai creato, a parte la comodità, ha dei suoni decisamente migliori.
Spero che si trovi una soluzione e sono felice di aiutarti a testarlo visto che lo uso tutti i giorni.

coolsoft - March 22, 2012 - 17:59

Vista la tua disponibilità, ti ho mandato una mail in modo che possiamo continuare l'indagine in privato e poi riportare (speriamo...) qui i risultati.

giampy - March 22, 2012 - 19:35

E' proprio lo stesso problema che avevo riscontrato e di cui ho scritto qualche giorno fa.
Se trovate una soluzione, ben lieto di esserne messo a conoscenza. Il programma lo merita.

Grazie!!!

coolsoft - March 22, 2012 - 19:42

Includo anche te nei test, hai una mail... ;)

Gianni_EU - March 22, 2012 - 19:50

Ho letto spesso di problemi relativi a "balbettamenti" anche su macchine performanti.
Siccome io ho provato VMS già dalle prime release, su diverse macchine e con diverse performance e sistemi operativi NON riscontrando MAI nessun tipo di problema del genere mi viene il dubbio che potrebbe essere generato dal player stesso.
L'elemento comune è che ho provato sempre con lo stesso player e cioè con Karall. Siccome credo che sia impossibile per l'autore del software fare un analisi accurata senza avere lo specifico PC disponibile e siccome lo stiamo mandando al manicomio... :) invito coloro che hanno questo tipo di problemi quantomeno a fare una prova con Karall che anche in versione demo esegue il brano almeno per 1 minuto, abbastanza per valutare.
Lo potete scaricare qui: http://www.karmidi.com

Sarebbe già interessante fare questa verifica, permetterebbe all'autore di valutare possibili influenze dello specifico Midi-Driver utilizzato.

Saluti a tutti
Gianni

coolsoft - March 22, 2012 - 20:08

@Gianni_EU: grazie per il supporto morale ;)

In effetti è difficile risolvere un problema se non riesci a riprodurlo, neppure in parte.
Io consiglio sempre VanBasco perchè secondo me è il più leggero e performante; comunque ho provato anche KarAll, K5 e Windows Media Player.

In tutti i casi non ho avuto problemi di sorta, neppure nelle macchine virtuali che uso per testare VMS sugli altri sistemi operativi.
E solitamente le macchine virtuali non vanno proprio d'accordo con le applicazioni multimediali realtime.

PS: le comunicazioni per le prove le facciamo via mail non per "insabbiare" ma perchè vorrei tenere più snella possibile la pagina di VMS ed evitare una lunga serie di messaggi tipo "prova questo", "non va", "allora quest'altro", "si, un po meglio"...
Ho intenzione, a breve, di attivare un forum in modo che tutte le richieste di aiuto siano suddivise (ed ordinate) per thread.

Mimmo - March 25, 2012 - 13:17

Buongiorno,sono sempre io... allora ho scaricato la Beta 8. Tutto perfetto. Nessun "saltellamento" tranne in alcuni casi ma molto sporadici. Il Mixer mantiene la memoria delle tracce messe in "mute". Il tutto con VanBasco. Ora, per contribuire al perfezionamento di questo favoloso sw lo sto testando con Karafun. Ebbene, mentre la versione 1.3 funziona perfettamente la versione 1.4 Beta 8 sebbene mantiene la memoria del mixer e sebbene si setta automaticamente l'output del Coolsoft... non riproduce nulla. Ho provato le varie configurazioni di uscita del karafun ma nulla. Ripeto con la versione 1.3 tutto fila liscio tranne che per le migliorie apportate alla versione 1.4 Beta 8 (Mixer ecc.).

Susandomi per il disturbo ho voluto solo segnalare per apportare il mio contributo.

Cordiali saluti
Mimmo RIZZI

Anonymous - March 26, 2012 - 15:10

Stesso problema di cui sopra

Con la beta 8 1.4 del synth non riproduce nulla con l'ultima versione di karafun, mentre con vanbasco tutto ok.

Comunque complimenti per lo splendido lavoro.

Grazie miell!

coolsoft - March 26, 2012 - 21:41

Beta9 fixes issues with BASS based MIDI clients, like KaraFun.

This was a really bad issue, because KaraFun is BASS based (like VirtualMIDISynth); but KaraFun Player (the latest version at the time of writing is 1.20.86) is still linked to an older BASS library version (2.4.6) while VirtualMIDISynth actually uses the newer 2.4.8.
That said, now it works; but in the future this could lead to worst incompatibilities when, suppose, BASS 3.0 will be released... if VirtualMIDISynth will be upgraded it could not work with not updated clients anymore.

This issue made me think about a 2.x branch of VirtualMIDISynth, with the driver splitted into two components: Driver and SoundServer.
The driver is the only part loaded by the MIDI application, and will not contain any reference to BASS libs.
The SoundServer will be the audio rendering component, it will be an isolated process and will load BASS libraries independently from the MIDI client.

I'll soon release a preview version of 2.x series, just to test if this new architecture is better (and stable) than the current one.

Andrea - March 27, 2012 - 16:03

Purtroppo sto riscontrando sempre inceppamenti e saltellamenti random !!! :o(((
Anche con l'ultima BETA il problema persiste.

Il Notebook, come ti avevo gia scritto x email, non e' scarso...
Non me ne intendo moltissimo, non so se c'entra il bios da aggiornare...o altro... boh!!!

Ho installato W7...Vista e attualmente ho XP SP3 (DirectX 9c)...veramente un mistero, ma a leggere in alto vedo che ce ne sono parecchi con il mio stesso problema !!!
Fiuuuuuuu', quindi c'e' da dedurre che possa essere un problemino in VMS da scovare e risolvere.

Ma non ci sono programmini che creano una "radiografia" (in un file di testo)  dell'hardware installato sul mio PC...piu' che altro da poter risalire ad eventuali incompatibilita' o altro...;o)

Saluti e buon lavoro (in ogni caso sei un Genio).
Andrea

coolsoft - March 28, 2012 - 00:48

Here we are, I've just built a working preview of what should be the next 2.x series of VirtualMIDISynth.

CoolSoft_VirtualMIDISynth_2.0.0_alpha1
NOTE: download link below is not available anymore.

I'll release here "unofficially" (within this comment) because it's really incomplete and unstable.
I just want to be clear: it won't hurt your system but don't use it on live stage!
Consider it as a "technology preview".

Well, as I said in previous comment I'm testing a new architecture for VirtualMIDISynth; I'd like to separate the driver and the sound engine.
I'm not interested about its stability and usability, the only things I'm going to test is if this is the right way to follow.
Please try it and tell me if it works better/like/worst than 1.x versions...

Waiting for your feedback

coolsoft - March 29, 2012 - 12:00

Hardware mixing is now disabled by default and software mixing is used instead.
This should help users experiencing stuttering with "buggy" audio drivers.

Anonymous - March 28, 2012 - 22:50

It's a real nice program! I mean really, but it seems to make my laptop crash, not BSOD, but it keeps restarting Windows explorer, and I can't open up Microsoft Office programs for some reason...

coolsoft - March 29, 2012 - 09:18

VirtualMIDISynth is not related to Windows Explorer (I mean explorer.exe, not Internet explorer iexplore.exe).
Additionally, the blacklisting feature of VirtualMIDISynth prevents it being loaded from explorer.exe, so that's strange.

Do you have any error message, or does Event Viewer contain anything relevant?
Have you tried to uninstall  VirtualMIDISynth?
If yes, did Windows Explorer issue disappear?

nightfly68 - March 29, 2012 - 12:16

I'm both testing the 2.0 and 1.4.10

thanks...

Andrea (Tarlucc... - March 29, 2012 - 14:09

Grazie,

anche se nn ho capito bene cosa hai modificato nella Beta10 (per colpa della mia ignoranza e non certo Tua).

Ti faccio sapere ;o)

Andrea

 

SynthLover - March 31, 2012 - 14:38

Hi,

    I was testing your product on Synthesia (www.synthesiagame.com) but it does not play any sound while playing the midi files. I tried ur versions 1.3.1, 1.4(latest) and 2.0 alpha. However everytime i hear  no sound. But in the main window in Keyboard setup of synthesia, i can hear the sound while selecting coolsoft virtual synth.Please help find a solution for my problem.

Thanks.

coolsoft - March 31, 2012 - 15:22

@SynthLover: I just released beta11. It also fixes the bug you noticed. Please test it and give feedback.

v.1.4.0-beta11 released
- NEW: New "reset to default values" button in Advanced options tab.
- FIX: Hardware mixing is back to enabled by default.
- FIX: Additional output buffer default value is 200ms (best value to avoid stuttering, thanks to Milo Roncarolo for his help in debugging this long aged issue).
Please reset advanced settings before proceeding.
- FIX: Fixed MIDI_RESET message handling to make Synthesia work correctly.

SynthLover - March 31, 2012 - 15:42

Thanks for your quick reply,

 And yes its working now. thanks a lot. i have also requested other forum users to submit their test results.

Thanks

SynthLover - March 31, 2012 - 16:07

Hi there, 

 Your beta 11 works perfectly but sometimes it just holds the same note for a few seconds instead of playing according to the synthesia's notes and then returns to normal again. it only happens in track heavy midis( like 10-12 tracks). i hope its something u can fix. i use the sgm 2.01 soundfont by the way.

Thanks

coolsoft - March 31, 2012 - 23:43

Could you please try to increase the Additional output buffer length (default is 200ms but it strictly depends on your hardware and drivers).
You'll find this setting into Configurator, "Advanced" tab.

Please tell me what's the length that fixes your issue.

coolsoft - March 31, 2012 - 23:48

I just found a bug that prevents installing version 1.4.0-beta11 on clean systems (with no previuos versions already installed).
Setup is now fixed; if you're experiencing this issue please download setup again.

Nothing has changed but the setup procedure, so if you already installed it there's no need to re-download it again.

Sorry for that ;)

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