Simple Question (hopefully)

lankydave · Aug 20, 2004, 10:31 AM

Hi,
I recently got my Creative EMU10K1 soundcard working properly using the KX driver from the KX forum. Unfortunately I cannot now hear midi files, ie files like sound.mid It won't play (or I can't hear) midi files on my PC or from the Internet.
Would you please point me in the right direction to correct this. The card used to play midi files before I installed the driver.
Thanks a lot
Dave

Lex Nahumury · Aug 20, 2004, 10:36 AM

How about; Loading a SoundFont first..!!!

/LeMury

Tiger M · Aug 20, 2004, 11:21 AM

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How about; Loading a SoundFont first..!!!

cruel and ruthless!

Lex Nahumury · Aug 20, 2004, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiger M

cruel and ruthless!

but effective.. (I hope..

)

/LeMury

lankydave · Aug 20, 2004, 04:10 PM

I'm sorry, I should have said I was a newbie. I don't know what a sound font is !
Does it have a default one ? Where can I get one from please ?
Thanks for your patience

mkk · Aug 20, 2004, 04:18 PM

No worries. A soundfont is a package of samples of the instruments that a MIDI synth (in this case your soundcard) uses when playing a file. One such is needed to be loaded but there is none in the kX package. Chances are high that you have one in your Windows installation though, likely in "WINDOWS\system32\drivers". You can search for *.sf2 files by using the Windows file search. Then load it through the kX mixer interface. There are some higher quality soundfonts on some soundfont websites, but they tend to be pretty big.

http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/help/soundfonts.htm

lankydave · Aug 20, 2004, 05:09 PM

Thanks mkk, I'm half a step nearer. I have no sf2 files on my PC unfortunately, they must be incorporated into the drivers which previously ran the soundcard. Hens teeth abound on the internet but sf2 files are rarer. I can load them due to your helpful pointing to the help file but I can't find one. Any ideas where one can be had, I've been looking for 2mbgmgs.sf2 soundfont which is mentioned a lot but not offered anywhere I can see yet.
Thanks

lankydave · Aug 20, 2004, 05:57 PM

Well....
I downloaded a creative Vienna studio soundfont called voiperpn.sf2
This gave funny popping noises when I played midi's. However it worked fine when I changed the midi device to the MS table (or similar) Is this OK ?, at least I get sound out now.
Dave

Lex Nahumury · Aug 20, 2004, 06:06 PM

Tons of free SFs here: http://www.hammersound.net/
The standard 'GM 2mb and 4mb Creative SF' is on your Creative CD.
Also, check the SoundFont section on this forum for more info.

/LeMury

Lex Nahumury · Aug 20, 2004, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lankydave

Well....
I downloaded a creative Vienna studio soundfont called voiperpn.sf2
This gave funny popping noises when I played midi's. However it worked fine when I changed the midi device to the MS table (or similar) Is this OK ?, at least I get sound out now.
Dave

1.Vienna is the standard SF editor to make/edit your own SF files.

2. No, the MS Synth is a 'Soft GM Synth' which doesn't use SoundFonts.
It sounds crap and taxes your cpu.

3. Get a decent GM SoundFont ( see; previous link/this forum/Google???? )
load it into kX, and your set.

/LeMury

Tiger M · Aug 20, 2004, 11:14 PM

Check your original Creative cd. You got 3 of them there, be sure to load the 8mb...

lankydave · Aug 22, 2004, 07:09 AM

Thanks guys, at least I learnt a little about soundfonts