Tried recording it in fraps? The shareware version wouldn't do so good being 30 seconds limited, though.

leileilol wrote:

Tried recording it in fraps? The shareware version wouldn't do so good being 30 seconds limited, though.

Thanks for the suggestion, leileilol 😀

Actually, I had thought about trying FRAPS as well, but I don't think that the problem is with the screen capture utilities that I used (HyperCam and CamStudio). I think that the problem is that since MIDIJam is using DirectMusic, there must be some inconstancies with the timing; compared to my MP3 (which was recorded using the Yamaha S-YXG50 softsynth).

Here's the exact problem:

I got the beginning synced perfectly (mixing my MP3 with the soundless video), but then the audio and video went out of sync about 25% of the way through the mix. I then got it synced properly at the 50% mark, but everything was out of sync at the beginning and the end of the mix.

That led me to think that the problem was playback using DirectMusic vs S-YXG50... meaning there ain't much that I could do about that.

Heh, I emailed the author of MIDIJam asking him about output devices:

Scott Haag wrote:

Yeah, I'm using DirectMusic, and can't find a way to pump it out to any other output. 🙁 Maybe someday I'll try it with a newer version of DirectMusic, and see what that does for it.

so even if you changed the midimapper to use MPU-401, it'll still use the shitty MS/roland soft synth?

TheMAN wrote:

so even if you changed the midimapper to use MPU-401, it'll still use the shitty MS/roland soft synth?

Yep yep, unfortunately MIDIJam TOTALLY ignores what is set in the WinDoZe MIDI Mapper, and is hardwired to use DirectMusic 🙁

Damned shame, as that MIDI player is EXTREMELY cool looking! ...and yes, I play quite a few of "real-world" instruments as well (not just MIDI stuff <grin>), and it follows a lot of the real instruments pretty good; or at least, fairly close 😀

(edit) Man! There has just *GOT* to be some sort of DirectMusic (maybe "DMLoader.dll") hex-edit/hack than can force DirectMusic-played MIDI data to be piped to another MIDI device!

P.S. Just a little screenie collage of some of the pics of MIDIJam from the author's web site 😀

P.P.S. Play the attached MIDI file in MIDIJam... sounds like *CRAP* but looks sooooooo COOL! 😀

looks a lot better than creative keytar

TheMAN wrote:

looks a lot better than creative keytar

Hehe, yet SOOO fun to strum 😀

Anyhow, we SURELY need a hex-edit/hack/edit for DirectMusic to allow changing MIDI devices. Someone somewhere must have done something like that, but good luck with Googling "directmusic hack midi device" 🤣!