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 6.3

1. Added main volume mute option to all mixer modes.

2. Added Delay before 1st Note (HW fix) option to compatibility settings.

3. Added special UI switch handling for S-YXG50 and derivative VSTi plugins.

4. Added 'Draw Notes in Red on Piano' and 'Dont Clear Piano on Pause' options to Main menu -> Appearance.

5. Added DisableHardwareSF2 option to prevent AWE32 SFMan32 driver bug.

6. Added new BassMidi.dll without SSE requirement and fix for user effects cannot be applied to drum channels regression.

7. Added new versions of Bass_VST, Munt VSTi, OPL3 VSTi, WinMM Multiport VSTi plugins.

8. Added new version of mod2midi with some conversion related fixes/optimizations.

9. Win10 HighDPI related optimizations (gdiScaling option is switched on).

10. Optimized MIDI file seek (forward/rewind).

11. Player is minimized when Esc key is pressed but Esc to Quit compatibility option is disabled.

12. Pressing F1 key brings up FAQ/Help file.

13. Warning message about only 1000 playlist items are saved when player exits.

14. Corresponding drum definition is automatically selected for custom patch definitions.

15. Fixed XG SysEx bulk part dump SysEx message handling that address parts 17-32.

16. Other minor fixes and enhancements.

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.