Mute Check Box for MIDI Is Unavailable in Volume ControlID: Q173967
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After you install DirectX 5.0, the Mute check box under MIDI in the Volume Control tool may be unavailable.
This behavior can occur if you are using a sound card with a Mixer chip. These chips are found on some models of Creative Technology Ltd. sound cards.
To mute musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) playback, in the Volume Control tool, move the Volume slider under MIDI all the way down.
The Mixer chip used on some Creative Technology Ltd. sound cards does not
allow the MIDI volume to be muted. The Mute check box under MIDI is
available when you use older drivers for these sound cards, but the
drivers actually implement a virtual MIDI playback mute by turning the
MIDI volume down to zero. With these sound cards, if MIDI playback is
muted, and you attempt to record a MIDI file, no sound is recorded.
However, it is possible to mute the playback volume of other devices (for
example CD Audio) without affecting the volume of the recording from those
devices.
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Keywords : kbsound win95 winmidi windrvr win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Last Reviewed: January 29, 1999