Workaround for missing MIDI music in recorded movies? \ VOGONS

Workaround for missing MIDI music in recorded movies?

Topic actions

First post, by Da Easy Mitch

Posted on 2016-02-12, 15:11

Da Easy Mitch Offline

Rank Newbie

Rank: Newbie
Posts: 26
Joined: 2015-10-09, 10:11

I wanted to record the first level of Terminator: Future Shock yesterday but the video contained no music at all. The sound effetcs are all there, but the music is missing completely. I then tried another game, Fatal Racing, and again, no music was recorded.

The Wiki mentions MIDI not emulated through DosBox but getting passed through to the operating system and it's audio hardware.

Is there any workaround for this behaviour or any smart way to record the music in the video directly?

Last edited by Da Easy Mitch on 2016-02-12, 15:18. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 1 of 6, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-02-12, 15:17

clueless1 Offline

Rank l33t

Rank: l33t
Posts: 4712
Joined: 2015-12-22, 17:43
Location: Midwest US

What OS are you using and what software did you use to record? Also, what MIDI device do you have?

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.
OPL3 FM vs. Roland MT-32 vs. General MIDI DOS Game Comparison
Let's benchmark our systems with cache disabled
DOS PCI Graphics Card Benchmarks

Reply 2 of 6, by Da Easy Mitch

Posted on 2016-02-12, 15:21

Da Easy Mitch Offline

Rank Newbie

Rank: Newbie
Posts: 26
Joined: 2015-10-09, 10:11

Windows 10 x64, DosBox, tried it on a pc with Realtek chipset and on one with IDT/TSI audio chip.

Reply 3 of 6, by Dominus

Posted on 2016-02-12, 15:59

Dominus Offline

Rank DOSBox Moderator

Rank: DOSBox Moderator
Posts: 9224
Joined: 2002-10-03, 09:54
Location: Ludwigsburg

The only way to go recording midi and video in one is to use another screen recorder than Dosbox' built in one

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 4 of 6, by lightmaster

Posted on 2016-02-12, 16:52

lightmaster Offline

Rank Oldbie

Rank: Oldbie
Posts: 627
Joined: 2005-10-01, 12:09
Location: Sol III

What screen recorder do you recommend Dominus??

Reply 5 of 6, by Dominus

Posted on 2016-02-12, 17:45

Dominus Offline

Rank DOSBox Moderator

Rank: DOSBox Moderator
Posts: 9224
Joined: 2002-10-03, 09:54
Location: Ludwigsburg

Quicktime

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 6 of 6, by Enis

Posted on Yesterday, 17:41

Enis Offline

Rank Newbie

Rank: Newbie
Posts: 20
Joined: 2025-04-14, 12:45

I had this same issue recording old game footage; the MIDI tracks were missing when I just used built-in recorders. What actually worked for me was switching to an external screen recorder separate from what comes with emulators. I also learned it helps to set your audio input specifically to "Stereo Mix" if your system has it, so it grabs all live audio including the MIDI.

When I wanted everything captured in sync, I used software I found on movavi that lets you select audio sources and handles both video and all sound tracks easily. Worth checking out if you keep running into this MIDI problem.

Go to top of page Go to top of page

Back to DOSBox Games/Apps