Re: question about winamp and .mid files:
- From: "Nancy Shipman" <nancyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 18:34:05 -0700
It does make sense, but could you please tell me where to find the synth
config???
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reg Webb" <reg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: question about winamp and .mid files:
> Hi Nancy
>
> At the risk of telling you what you already know, .MID files aren't
> sound files; there just control information for synthesisers. So, if
> you don't have any software synthesisers installed on your system,
> either bundled with a sound card or otherwise, you won't hear anything.
> If you take a look at the configuration dialogue for the MIDI input plug
> in, you should find a combo box for the sound device. You might have to
> left click this with your screen reader's mouse to get focus on it. If
> you don't have a sound card with synths, you might have Microsoft Wave
> Table or whatever it's called. Do you hear any Windows sounds for
> example? If you do, then you can play your MIDI files if you select
> that synth to play them with.
>
> I hope that makes some kind of sense.
>
>
> Reg
>
>
>
>
>
> In message <000601c440c1$255e2850$9ef79118@new>, Duyahn Walker
> <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >Try to play the same files using another player.
> >
> >Deon Walker
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Nancy Shipman" <nancyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:22 AM
> >Subject: Re: question about winamp and .mid files:
> >
> >
> >> Yes, I can hear Jaws while playing other Winamp files, so I know it
works,
> >> like I say, it worked before, and it's only been recently that I
> >discovered
> >> it doesn't work any more, so that's why I'm puzzled.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 5:18 AM
> >> Subject: Re: question about winamp and .mid files:
> >>
> >>
> >> > Have you tried to play a cd using Winamp and JFW? Try that and see if
it
> >> > plays. If it doesn't, you have what's called, a single channel sound
> >card.
> >> > This means that Winamp will come up, but you will only hear JFW
talking.
> >> If
> >> > you have a multi-channel sound card, you would hear JFW, and the
files
> >> that
> >> > you are trying to play in Winamp. Most of your onboard audio sound
cards
> >> are
> >> > multi-channel. Some of them are just single channel sound cards.
> >> >
> >> > Hope this helps!
> >> >
> >> > Deon Walker
> >> >
> >> > E-mail and Windows messenger: themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Yahoo messenger: themusicman_2004
> >> > AOL instant messenger: MKnightJones
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Nancy Shipman" <nancyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:05 AM
> >> > Subject: question about winamp and .mid files:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Hi. My name is Nancy, and I'm new to this list. Thank you all for
> >> letting
> >> > me join.
> >> > > My question is; I am using JFW version 5.0, and Windows 98, with
only
> >> > onboard audio, no sound card, and Winamp 503a. I used to be able to
> >play
> >> > mid files through Winamp when I had 2.81, but for some reason
recently,
> >> even
> >> > that version wasn't playing my .mid files, even when I selected .mid
in
> >> the
> >> > file types under the Winamp preferences. So I switched to Winamp
> >version
> >> > 503a, and selected all file types there too, and my .mid files still
> >won't
> >> > play.
> >> > > Someone had mentioned to me that I should have someone sighted look
in
> >> > byos for me to make sure the settings were all set to allow .mid
files,
> >> but
> >> > when I had my husband look, he said there was nothing that even had
to
> >do
> >> > with .mid, and he thinks that's because I don't have a sound card.
> >> > > Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I can do to get my .mid fi
les
> >> to
> >> > play???
> >> > > I'd appreciate any input you guys might have.
> >> > > Thanks.
> >> > > Nancy
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