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There are a few things you might look at. If you're using a DAW or a sequencer package, then some (most ?) will allow you to save pieces/phrases/cl...

Just for information, regarding your point 3 - look at a recent message regarding 'Separate channels for Drums'. There are other issues there, and a...

I assume that you are concerned with drums ONLY. Using ALL your channels for drums seems somewhat OTT, but I can see that the way this system operat...

I'm not certain, but I suspect that the problem is Windows 10. You should be able to find info about this thru the web. The specific problem may...

Hello, I'm very sure that your conclusion is correct, i.e. the MT-32 (and my LAPC-I card) predate the standard, however note that the document that...

Hello, For what it's worth, I have a printout of the Midi File format spec from wayback, i.e. version 0.06 dated 1st March 1988, although it does n...

Max, Thank you VERY much for the admission. I don't know what your code looks like, but some of the windows code blocks I've looked at, and tried...

Hello, Using a bit of Google, I find the following link. br /> This seems to be from some years ago, but decoding the strange language (like s...

Hello, You've not said which OS you're working with, or what sort of hardware you're using, or what programming language you're using, but I'm assu...

Hello, My understanding is that the Windows GS Wavetable Synth works fine, even if the actual sounds made are far from ideal, and many advise that ...

Does midi volume (as in 'velocity' work? Have you tried the midi master volume, what does that do? Geoff

Hello, How do you send a Controller Change, or a Program Change? A Note On message would be very similar to those, and NOT to a SysEx message, wh...

I would not suggest that any of the data is 'garbage', merely totally superfluous. I've no idea what the 'sequencer specific' data is, it's not SYS...

Right, I can see the problem, But I cannot comment on why the extra info is there. It might be quite legitimate, although I doubt it. I attach a ...

Firstly, the whole point about SYSEX is that the commands are, or can be, peculiar to each device, so you cannot be certain about the format except as...