Microsoft Software Synthesizer
I understand that Microsoft has a hidden Microsoft Software Synthesizer, that plays MIDI files on Media Player. Is there a way to connect this driver(?) to Musescore 2?. I connected Musescore to LoopMidi, but connecting the other end of the loop to the synthesizer is not obvious. There must be a control panel or some other visible means, but I cannot find it, neither Google.
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It's dmsynth.dll, but still, I don't find any user interface, or API. Does somebody know?
In reply to It's dmsynth.dll, but still,… by gideonrv
Sadly there are no user controls for the Microsoft Midi Synth.
I down loaded Virtual midi syth (it is free) and all midi files sound much better and there are user controls, you will also meed to download a soundfont file but they are also available from the same site.
Their download link is below
http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
In reply to Sadly there are no user… by jamesdeburghe
Thanks. Once I used this program, but I need now a very GOOD soundfont, where an alto saxophone will sound as a REAL one, no matters how big it is. And when I add it to MuseScore, it can solve my problem.
In reply to Thanks. Once I used this… by gideonrv
The problem isn't going to be the soundfont, it's the nature of how MIDI playback works in MuseScore. You can have the world's best sample of a single long tone starting out with a soft tongue, it's not going to sound remotely like a real saxophone in any other context - short staccato notes that should have sharper attack, slurred passages that should have no attack at all, etc. Get a different soundfont that is perfect for the short staccato notes and it won't sound right in the contexts, etc.
In order to get accurate playback of wind instruments, you need more than good samples, you need the playback engine to support all these various differences in attack. There has been some work towards that goal for MuseScore 3, but still much work to do.
In reply to Sadly there are no user… by jamesdeburghe
@jamesdeburghe or anyone else, How did you get Musescore to work with Virtual Midi Synth (VMS)? Musescore doesn't appear to recognize VMS version 2.5.4. I have tried both Muesscore 2 and 3. Thanks.