Program Pauses Playing MIDI File with GS Wavetable Synthesizer (191080)
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This article was previously published under Q191080 SYMPTOMS
When a Musical Instrument Device Interface (MIDI) sound is played using
the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth playback device during a video sequence,
the video (and the rest of the program) may pause.
CAUSE
Certain programs open and close the MIDI port repeatedly. Windows 98
includes a high-quality software-based synthesizer that opens a large file
of instrument sounds (Gm.dls). This can take a few moments, and if done
repeatedly can cause delays in program flow.
This is a problem because the 3.4-megabyte Gm.dls file (which houses all
the MIDI samples for the GS Wavetable Synth device) is opened and closed
each time.
RESOLUTION
Change the MIDI device in the Multimedia tool in Control Panel to another
device (such as the FM Synth or MPU-401 device). For information about
changing MIDI devices, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type
MIDI, and then double-click the "MIDI
instruments" topic.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbprb kbsound KB191080 |
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