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Gesture Modulation with Win32 MIDI (WinMM MIDI 1.0)

Using CoolSoft VirtualMidiSynth with arachosoft soundfont

• https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
• http://www.arachnosoft.com/main/download.php?id=soundfont
• midiOutGetDevCaps():
• Number of MIDI output devices = 2
• MIDI OUT Device 0 MIDIOUTCAPS:
• wMid = 65535
• wPid = 65535
• vDriverVersion = 525
• szPname = VirtualMIDISynth #1
• wTechnology = 7
• wVoices = 500
• wNotes = 500
• wChannelMask (hex) = ffff
• dwSupport = 1

Using Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth

• Included in Windows 10
• midiOutGetDevCaps():
• Number of MIDI output devices = 1
• MIDI OUT Device 0 MIDIOUTCAPS:
• wMid = 1
• wPid = 27
• vDriverVersion = 256
• szPname = Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
• wTechnology = 7
• wVoices = 32
• wNotes = 32
• wChannelMask (hex) = ffff
• dwSupport = 1

Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth Issues

1. Running Status doesn't seem to work (works with VirtualMidiSynth). Turn off USE_RUNNING_STATUS in MidiOut.cpp.

General Issues

1. All Control Change messages (for example pan) are subject to instrument implementation in soundfont; In genearal, you need a real GM hardware synth module for all CCs to work.

TODO

• Try various sound fonts (https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth#soundfonts)
• Try with hardware synth
• Sweeten output with DAW. Possibly record each channel separately and mix/pan in Audacity.
• Create a UWP using C# MIDI (WinRT MIDI)
• Try NAudio C# MIDI library
• Update to MIDI 2.0 when available