MIDI silence

wlwojtas · May 16, 2004, 06:32 PM

Heyah,

I'm getting an unkind thing: when I try to play any MID file, I'm just hearing some pretty silence... :/ I've tried various configs of kX'es and various players, too. Same thing for any, WMP, WinAmp etc. I checked up with kX Analizator and Peak graph, both are dead, they show nothing. I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted. I tried many option in WinAmp plugins and all the things I could, but I just don't know what it's all about... Oh, the volume level is adjusted properly in mixer's window... Anyone could help me...?

Lex Nahumury · May 16, 2004, 06:42 PM

>> I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted.

You do have to load a (GM) SoundFont firts to hear kX's Synth MIDI playback..!!

/LeMury

Tiger M · May 16, 2004, 06:53 PM

You should have a GM soundfont in the CD that came with your souncard... it has a .sf2 extension.
Open Kx SoundFont and load it there... then play the midi file.

wlwojtas · May 16, 2004, 06:59 PM

heh, I'm just unfamiliar with them... ok I'll check out the CD, BTW: same reason for silence with audio CD? Except WMP, it plays anyway.

I got them, which is the best choice? 2, 4 or 8 MB?

Tiger M · May 16, 2004, 08:06 PM

If WMP plays cds then in general everything should be fine... check the other software that you're playing cds with.

All three fonts present on the Creative cd are of low quality, but the best is the 8mb one, because it's got the best quality samples...

I'd suggest you check the Kx getting started guide. The link is in the beginning of the General discussion section of the Kx forum.

wlwojtas · May 16, 2004, 08:13 PM

Um, I've noticed, thah Windows Media PLayer, of which I'm talking about, plays the music from audio CDs even if the CD-ROM audio cabble isn't connected to SB. Then I guess it's got its own way to play it...

**dj_stick** · May 16, 2004, 10:28 PM

it plays audio digitally
the digital audio is sent via the IDE cable, it is higher quality this way

wlwojtas · May 17, 2004, 03:31 PM

That explains why it plays the music anyway... but, still, I got no sound through the audio cabble. A matter of soundfont again? Nad second thing bound to CD - sometimes a little square window occurs above the systray with SPDIF written in it... I'm not using anything on that digital input... But that's BTW, the most important - why there is no sound by audio wire...?

germanjulian · May 17, 2004, 04:05 PM

I head same problem

**dj_stick** · May 17, 2004, 09:40 PM

alright SFs have nothing to do with audio streams from the HDD or CD Drive, in the AC-97 panel you have to enable and unmute the CD audio fader, and i think windows has to be set to play/record in analogue mode

wlwojtas · May 19, 2004, 10:02 PM

okey, thanks ya all, it seems to be working now

thanks again, see you

gerberhenri · Jul 9, 2004, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wlwojtas
Heyah,

I'm getting an unkind thing: when I try to play any MID file, I'm just hearing some pretty silence... :/ I've tried various configs of kX'es and various players, too. Same thing for any, WMP, WinAmp etc. I checked up with kX Analizator and Peak graph, both are dead, they show nothing. I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted. I tried many option in WinAmp plugins and all the things I could, but I just don't know what it's all about... Oh, the volume level is adjusted properly in mixer's window... Anyone could help me...?

hola, hablas español?

gerberhenri · Jul 9, 2004, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wlwojtas
Heyah,

I'm getting an unkind thing: when I try to play any MID file, I'm just hearing some pretty silence... :/ I've tried various configs of kX'es and various players, too. Same thing for any, WMP, WinAmp etc. I checked up with kX Analizator and Peak graph, both are dead, they show nothing. I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted. I tried many option in WinAmp plugins and all the things I could, but I just don't know what it's all about... Oh, the volume level is adjusted properly in mixer's window... Anyone could help me...?

HOLA [COLOR=red]HOLA[/COLOR]

May 16, 2004, 06:32 PM	#1
wlwojtas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	MIDI silence Heyah, I'm getting an unkind thing: when I try to play any MID file, I'm just hearing some pretty silence... :/ I've tried various configs of kX'es and various players, too. Same thing for any, WMP, WinAmp etc. I checked up with kX Analizator and Peak graph, both are dead, they show nothing. I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted. I tried many option in WinAmp plugins and all the things I could, but I just don't know what it's all about... Oh, the volume level is adjusted properly in mixer's window... Anyone could help me...? __________________ Spec: PIII 500, 392 MB RAM, w2ksp4 w/ IE 6.0sp1, SB Live! Value, GF2MX400-64MB, 20 GB Seagate

May 16, 2004, 06:53 PM	#3
Tiger M kX user Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 851 Rep Power: 0	You should have a GM soundfont in the CD that came with your souncard... it has a .sf2 extension. Open Kx SoundFont and load it there... then play the midi file. __________________ Miss you, Steve...

May 16, 2004, 06:59 PM	Thread Starter #4
wlwojtas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	heh, I'm just unfamiliar with them... ok I'll check out the CD, BTW: same reason for silence with audio CD? Except WMP, it plays anyway. I got them, which is the best choice? 2, 4 or 8 MB? __________________ Spec: PIII 500, 392 MB RAM, w2ksp4 w/ IE 6.0sp1, SB Live! Value, GF2MX400-64MB, 20 GB Seagate Last edited by wlwojtas; May 16, 2004 at 07:04 PM.

May 16, 2004, 08:06 PM	#5
Tiger M kX user Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 851 Rep Power: 0	If WMP plays cds then in general everything should be fine... check the other software that you're playing cds with. All three fonts present on the Creative cd are of low quality, but the best is the 8mb one, because it's got the best quality samples... I'd suggest you check the Kx getting started guide. The link is in the beginning of the General discussion section of the Kx forum. __________________ Miss you, Steve...

May 16, 2004, 08:13 PM	Thread Starter #6
wlwojtas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Um, I've noticed, thah Windows Media PLayer, of which I'm talking about, plays the music from audio CDs even if the CD-ROM audio cabble isn't connected to SB. Then I guess it's got its own way to play it... __________________ Spec: PIII 500, 392 MB RAM, w2ksp4 w/ IE 6.0sp1, SB Live! Value, GF2MX400-64MB, 20 GB Seagate

May 16, 2004, 06:42 PM	#2
Lex Nahumury DH Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,932 Rep Power: 64	>> I haven't got any soundfonts or such a thing, all options defaulted. You do have to load a (GM) SoundFont firts to hear kX's Synth MIDI playback..!! /LeMury

May 17, 2004, 03:31 PM	Thread Starter #8
wlwojtas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	That explains why it plays the music anyway... but, still, I got no sound through the audio cabble. A matter of soundfont again? Nad second thing bound to CD - sometimes a little square window occurs above the systray with SPDIF written in it... I'm not using anything on that digital input... But that's BTW, the most important - why there is no sound by audio wire...? __________________ Spec: PIII 500, 392 MB RAM, w2ksp4 w/ IE 6.0sp1, SB Live! Value, GF2MX400-64MB, 20 GB Seagate Last edited by wlwojtas; May 17, 2004 at 04:38 PM.

May 17, 2004, 04:05 PM	#9
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	I head same problem __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

May 19, 2004, 10:02 PM	Thread Starter #11
wlwojtas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	okey, thanks ya all, it seems to be working now thanks again, see you __________________ Spec: PIII 500, 392 MB RAM, w2ksp4 w/ IE 6.0sp1, SB Live! Value, GF2MX400-64MB, 20 GB Seagate