Is there a piece of software for Windows 98 that allows me to redirect MIDI data to a serial port? Similar to how SBEMU and SoftMPU does it for DOS.
The Shadow Warrior Mod that makes weapons O.P., plus adds more ammo: My First Shadow Warrior mod.
Roland has a serial MIDI driver:
Kamerat wrote on 2025-01-10, 08:05:Roland has a serial MIDI driver:
Thanks! It actually works for Windows apps. DOS Games still have an issue when running from Windows. (No music at all comes out)
The Shadow Warrior Mod that makes weapons O.P., plus adds more ammo: My First Shadow Warrior mod.
comteck123 wrote on 2025-01-10, 09:09:Kamerat wrote on 2025-01-10, 08:05:Roland has a serial MIDI driver:
Thanks! It actually works for Windows apps. DOS Games still have an issue when running from Windows. (No music at all comes out)
Have you tried VDMSound? There is a Windows 9x port of it, which might help with emulating MPU-401 MIDI interfaces in DOS sessions running under Windows.
digger wrote on 2025-01-10, 09:23:comteck123 wrote on 2025-01-10, 09:09:Kamerat wrote on 2025-01-10, 08:05:Roland has a serial MIDI driver:
Thanks! It actually works for Windows apps. DOS Games still have an issue when running from Windows. (No music at all comes out)
Have you tried VDMSound? There is a Windows 9x port of it, which might help with emulating MPU-401 MIDI interfaces in DOS sessions running under Windows.
I've read that VDMSound for 9x is unstable, is it still the case?
The Shadow Warrior Mod that makes weapons O.P., plus adds more ammo: My First Shadow Warrior mod.
comteck123 wrote on 2025-01-11, 14:21:I've read that VDMSound for 9x is unstable, is it still the case?
Could be. I've never tried it myself. I just suggested it because I thought it could be a potential solution.
The Vogons topic about the Win9x port of VDMSound, created over two decades ago, still sees the occasional response, I see. 🙂
what are you trying to accomplish exactly? there are roland and yamaha serial drivers for win9x as well as a java serial midi bridge and midi-ox. what is the workflow that you want?
i also use vdmsound under win9x to pipe midi data from dos sessions to the windows midi mapper. you can even convert back & forth between mt-32 and gm instrument maps. i have no idea how stable vdmsound is in general, but if you disable all sb, fm, joystick etc... modules and only run mpu-401 emulation it is rock stable under win9x.
