your yamaha xg do work under xp, I use it myself tought it's dated 1998. otherwize, there's a roland VSC88 softsynth, but it's also discontinued in any case, no way to get it legally. -------------------- Arnaud de Bonald - Paris France - WeBlog http://www.echo-on.org Skype Netcava ----- Original Message --------------- Subject: [ddots-l] Softsynths for MIDI playback in Windows From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:00:07 -0400 To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Hi all, > I'm looking for a good softsynth for Windows. This isn't my main >production machine, which is already running XP. I recently upgraded another >machine, and am now running XP Pro. I was running 98SE, and was using the >Yamaha SYXG50 softsynth for general Windows MIDI playback. I've heard Yamaha >has since discontinued this synth, and I doubt my copy, purchased several >years ago, would work under XP. What have people been using as a softsynth >to just play back MIDI under Windows, E.G. not in Sonar? I know Windows >comes with a GS Wavetable synth, but I've never really fallen in love with >it. I wish I could keep using SYXG, but if it ain't available, it ain't >available. Thanks for any help. >Jayson >** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >** and in the Subject line type >** unsubscribe >** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >** immediately-following link:- >** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >** or send a message, to >** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- fa ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq