Folks,

I have a few MIDI files that use multiple MIDI ports to allow the usage of more than 16 MIDI channels (e.g. 2 MIDI ports = 32 MIDI channels; 16 MIDI channels on each MIDI port).

Does anyone know of a MIDI player (preferably freeware) that normally supports this when using standard MIDI devices? I have a Sound Blaster live, which supports two hardware MIDI ports ("Synth A" and "Synth B"), as well as the usual SBLive Software Sythnesizer, but have yet to find a simple MIDI player that could access more than one MIDI port (for the MIDI files that support it).

How about a plugin for the WinDoZe Media Player, anyone heard of something like this (WMP - like most simple MIDI player utilities - only supports MIDI playback through the current active MIDI device, in the Windows' "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties" control panel applet)?

I own an extremely old version of the (long-since gone) WinJammer MIDI sequencer, which includes the "WinJammer Player" that supports this, but the WJ Player has a few issues with Windows XP. (as many of you know) I also use my old version of Cakewalk Pro v3.01, and it too can use multiple MIDI ports, but I'm looking for a simple MIDI player utility that would support this.

In other words, which ever MIDI player (or WMP plugin) that supports this would need a MIDI device setup screen/menu of sorts, where you could select the MIDI devices for port 1/2/3/etc...