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Question about LAPC-I and windows MIDI playback...

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First post, by keropi

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... just to be sure 100% , I have this question regarding midi playback on the LAPC-I...
when playing a standar midi file in windows, that sounds great on a DB60XG, is it normal (since it is a GM file) to sound crap on the LAPC-I ?
I am sure it is normal, but does not hurt to ask!
I am asking this because I wanna be sure the machine works OK, I had to try 3-4 mobos before I get a fully working 98se setup... (I believe after years of storage my old mobos slowly die, that's why some stuff like mouse ports don't work)

Reply 1 of 4, by ChrisR3tro

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Since, the LAPC-I does not support the General MIDI standard, it is perfectly normal that any General MIDI file sounds like crap. :-)

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Reply 3 of 4, by jthieme

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Roland had a utility that remapped the mt32/lapc to emulate general midi.
Scroll down and download the MT-32 to GM utility here:

http://www.queststudios.com/roland/utilities.html

Edit: You will also want to download the MT-32 reset utility so you can reset the LAPC back to defaults without rebooting.

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