Totally new to KX and a little more than confused.

bubbrock316 · Feb 7, 2006, 05:32 AM

Greetings,

I've been reading around the forums for a while now tonight, trying to answer my own question, but I am just not totally sure what I need to do. So I'm sorry if this is a repeat or common thing.

I have an Audigy 2 ZS, which after having problems with the offical Creative drivers, found out about and am currently trying the KX drivers. Everything works fine except for of course, MIDI. Now I've read quite a few posts about soundfonts, how KX doesn't load them by default, and about the download sites to get them from... but I just don't get it.

Admittedly I'm a MIDI novice. I literally just use a program called Noteworthy Composer to work in what has become a tiny hobby of making some low quality MIDI music. I use no external devices or any other programs, so I'm a very basic MIDI user. My problem stems from that I don't really know what I need to do to get MIDI working again. I don't have any Creative CD as I purchased my card OEM. And while I can use the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth, I would prefer not to as it... sounds crappy.

Anyway, since I can use the MS built in MIDI, this isn't a dire situation. It won't make or break my hobby to go back to the Wavetable SW Synth, as it was what I had been hearing for a while using only onboard sound from the motherboard. It was just nice, when I got the Audigy, to have some better MIDI. And I would like to have that, or something or similar quality again.

Again, sorry if this a common question or I am just not getting it.

Thanks.

**dj_stick** · Feb 7, 2006, 05:42 AM

in the kX mixer, click the icon labelled with an "f"

this opens the soundfont panel, click the "+" button to load a soundfont

bubbrock316 · Feb 7, 2006, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

in the kX mixer, click the icon labelled with an "f"

this opens the soundfont panel, click the "+" button to load a soundfont

I get that part, I just don't have any soundfonts to load. That's sort of where I'm confused. All I'm seeing around is individual instruments. Is this the only way soundfonts come? I would just kind of want a single file with the general MIDI sounds.

Maddogg6 · Feb 7, 2006, 05:55 AM

well - there are plenty on the web - there are links to places here

If you installed the CL driver/software - you should find a 2/4/8 MB GM SF in windows (or windows/system - or windows/system32) directory.

PC400 (Personal Copy) is highly rated.

bubbrock316 · Feb 7, 2006, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddogg6

well - there are plenty on the web - there are links to places here

If you installed the CL driver/software - you should find a 2/4/8 MB GM SF in windows (or windows/system - or windows/system32) directory.

PC400 (Personal Copy) is highly rated.

Well, before I came back and read your reply I stumbled upon an SF2 file in the system32 directory (CT4MGM.SF2), loaded it up, and the MIDI sounds I heard when using the Creative drivers seem to be back now. So if I had not come across it by accident, I surely would have after reading your reply.

Thanks to both of you for the help with this. Now if these KX drivers fix the random but thankfully somewhat far-inbetween crashes I've been having while playing audio, I will be a happy man.

trevbushell · Feb 9, 2006, 07:20 PM

dont just stick with the gm soundfonts though, there are some great soundfonts out there!!!

Feb 7, 2006, 05:32 AM	#1
bubbrock316 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Totally new to KX and a little more than confused. Greetings, I've been reading around the forums for a while now tonight, trying to answer my own question, but I am just not totally sure what I need to do. So I'm sorry if this is a repeat or common thing. I have an Audigy 2 ZS, which after having problems with the offical Creative drivers, found out about and am currently trying the KX drivers. Everything works fine except for of course, MIDI. Now I've read quite a few posts about soundfonts, how KX doesn't load them by default, and about the download sites to get them from... but I just don't get it. Admittedly I'm a MIDI novice. I literally just use a program called Noteworthy Composer to work in what has become a tiny hobby of making some low quality MIDI music. I use no external devices or any other programs, so I'm a very basic MIDI user. My problem stems from that I don't really know what I need to do to get MIDI working again. I don't have any Creative CD as I purchased my card OEM. And while I can use the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth, I would prefer not to as it... sounds crappy. Anyway, since I can use the MS built in MIDI, this isn't a dire situation. It won't make or break my hobby to go back to the Wavetable SW Synth, as it was what I had been hearing for a while using only onboard sound from the motherboard. It was just nice, when I got the Audigy, to have some better MIDI. And I would like to have that, or something or similar quality again. Again, sorry if this a common question or I am just not getting it. Thanks.

Feb 9, 2006, 07:20 PM	#6
trevbushell DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: portsmouth, england Posts: 323 Rep Power: 0	dont just stick with the gm soundfonts though, there are some great soundfonts out there!!! __________________ [COLOR=black]http://www.myspace.com/trevbushell[/COLOR]

Feb 7, 2006, 05:55 AM	#4
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	well - there are plenty on the web - there are links to places here If you installed the CL driver/software - you should find a 2/4/8 MB GM SF in windows (or windows/system - or windows/system32) directory. PC400 (Personal Copy) is highly rated.