Soundfont MIDI Player

SoundFont MIDI Player is a powerful MIDI player/router and real time MIDI synth combo, especially useful for Soundblaster (Live, Audigy, X-fi) users who can load soundfonts automatically and real time. From version 2.0 BassMIDI output mode enables this feature to anyone.

MIDI Player's Online FAQ/How-to

Current development can be followed on Vogons forum

Features:
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• 1. Fully configurable MIDI in and out ports.
• 2. Real time program and bank modification on any MIDI channel.
• 3. Real Time effects on any MIDI channel.
• 4. Mute and solo on any channels.
• 5. Variable Tempo and Pitch during playback.
• 6. Virtual Piano (F1-F8 Function keys for octave change, right click for note name).
• 7. Chord mode for Virtual Piano and MIDI input.
• 8. Send Sysex for Synth (GM, GS, XG, GM2, NX and custom).
• 9. MIDI send and receive over Net.
• 10. Karaoke MIDI file, xmi, rmi, mds, mus, miz file support.
• 11. Module files (mod, xm, s3m, it) playback support via realtime converting.
• 12. Bassmidi output mode.
• 13. Spectrum Analyzer.
• 14. Record to wave, mp3 (or any acm codecs) capability.
• 15 .Real time soundfont and SysEx loading from playlist (same named sf2/syx, or folder.sf2/folder.syx).
• 16. Supports embedded SF2 soundfonts.
• 17. Scale effect settings (transpose notes to different scales).
• 18. Supports Cakewalk/Sonar instrument definition (.ins) files for preset names and capital tone fallback.
• 19. Supports capturing/recording from MIDI input including SysEx messages.
• 20. Supports VST effect/visualization and VSTi instrument plugins.
• 21. Includes MIDI event viewer/debugger for low level debugging/editing purposes.
• 22. Fully supports Windows 9x, XP, 7, 8, 10 moreover Wine.

version 6.2

1. Added support for 32-bit float directsound recording (for external synths).

2. Per channel recording mode added (right click context menu of record button).

3. Added Program number/name display option to Spectrum dialog ->Midi Channels view.

4. Added Reset menu item to tray menu.

5. Added /traysilent command line option.

6. Added 4 more VST effect slots.

7. Added many helper functions to Event debugger's Actions menu (Insert SysEx, loop, port select events).

8. Sending port select events can be explicitly enabled/disabled in compatibility settings.

9. Added detection of more multi port MIDI files that encode port select in track name.

10. Fix for fake multi port MIDI files (only detect file as multi-port if tracks that select port contain note events).

11. Fixed VST forms multi monitor bug.

12. Added Channel Solo on/off and Mute on/off as SysEx commands from MIDI in (F0 66 Cmd[05-08] ChNum[00-0F] F7).

13. Other minor fixes and enhancements.

version 6.1.1

1. New versions of WinMM Multiport VSTi, Munt VSTi and OPL3 GM VSTi.

2. Minor fixes and enhancements.

3. Hopefully fixes Google Safe Browsing false positive alarms.

version 6.1

1. More precise MIDI timing: In case of Bassmidi added the new Async mode option, in case of Bass_VST deltaFrames are implemented, and in case of the player QPC is used instead of timeGetTime when available.

2. Added direct JBridge support. This means that after you have installed JBridge 1.76+ you can use the same plugins either with the x86 or the x64 versions of FSMP. Bridging happens automatically at run-time.

3. Added LCD backgrond color customization (Main menu -> Main display BG color). Munt VSTi and OPL3 VSTi's background and font color are synchronized with the player.

4. Added maximum polyphony (active voices/notes) part to Channels/Spectrum display dialog.

5. Wave and mp3 writes are now buffered and async if OS supports it (Win2000+).

6. Added new advanced memory stats to About dialog.

7. Added GS style Display Letters support.

8. Added support for embedded DLS soundfonts in RMI files (HW Audigy+ only).

9. Added embedded DLS/SF2 info, Aftertouch events filter and customizable Controller filter to Event Viewer/Debugger.

10. Added support for SF3 format soundfonts.

11. More multi port MIDI files are recognized (port number, device name, track name) and can be played back with either internal Bassmidi or with devices that support F5xx messages. (DreamBlaster X2, S-YXG50 XP/Win9x driver etc.).

12. Added new WinMM MultiPort VSTi to support playback of multi port MIDI files on any standard Windows MIDI out ports.