Reply 20 of 25, by solidus
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Wont reply to all of you individually because there were so many great replies.. but this is finally starting to make sense 😀 Regarding one of the above comments regarding the Windows synth and how it doesnt 'approximate' but just plays whichever instrument the MIDI file tells it to.. does that mean its possible that for example the MIDI tells it to play instrument 1, which was a piano sound on the synth that created it.. but on Windows synth instrument 1 is a car horn type sound? Im assuming windows synth was created in such a way that it matches the instrument numbers on the Roland SC-55? So the only MIDI files that it would play to exact perfection are ones generated by that same synth?
Again thanks again for all of this great info. You guys are so awesome and knowledgeable.
Your confusion has to do with the difference between digital audio, MIDI, and FM.
I think this is the key to my confusion. I didnt fully understand at first that MIDI files were not pre recorded audio files 😀 Then when I did understand that... I didnt understand how a game like Duke or Doom that did not have pre recorded audio files were able to be played back on a modern system accurately. And it seems like the answer is simply that... they arent 😀 Windows synth just plays those MIDI files and it sounds how it sounds