Playing MIDI Files Using Media Vision Drivers

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If you have installed the audio driver named "Pro AudioSpectrum Wave/MIDI/Aux" (formerly available from the Microsoft Windows Driver Library [WDL]), you should create a custom MIDI map to play MIDI files using the Media Vision MIDI drivers.

Since the Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum sound card is Ad Lib compatible, the Ad Lib driver that ships with Microsoft Windows version 3.1 can be installed and the Ad Lib MIDI map within the MIDI Mapper can be selected.

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Creating a Media Vision MIDI Map

1. Run Control Panel.

2. Run the MIDI Mapper. If the MIDI Mapper is not present, the Pro AudioSpectrum drivers need to be reinstalled.

3. Under Show, select the Setups option button.

4. Choose the New button to create a new MIDI map.

5. Type "Media Vision" (without the quotation marks) in the Name box, and "Pro AudioSpectrum" (without the quotation marks) in the Description box. Choose the OK button to accept the box contents. These settings do not affect the MIDI map; they are just descriptive.

6. Using the mouse or the TAB key, select the Port Name box for source channel 13.

7. Hold down the ALT key and press the DOWN ARROW key to view the list box for the Port Name cell.

8. Select Media Vision FM Synth, then press ALT+DOWN ARROW to accept this choice.

9. Repeat steps 6-8 for source channels 14, 15, and 16.

10. Verify that the Port Name boxes for source channels 13-16 all contain "Media Vision FM Synth," then press the ENTER key to accept the changes.

11. Choose the Yes button to save the changes to the MIDI map.

12. In the MIDI Mapper dialog box, select the Setups option button under Show. The Name box should read "Media Vision."

13. Choose the Close button or press ALT+F4.

SYSTEM.INI Contents Using Media Vision WDL Drivers

After the WDL drivers "Pro AudioSpectrum Wave/MIDI/Aux" are installed, the SYSTEM.INI file should contain the following (for a sound card set up with DMA channel #1 and IRQ 7):

   [boot]
   sound.drv=mmsound.drv
   drivers=mmsystem.dll

   [mci]
   WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
   Sequencer=mciseq.drv
   CDAudio=mcicda.drv

   [drivers]
   timer=timer.drv
   midimapper=midimap.drv
   Wave=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI=mvproaud.drv
   Aux=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI1=mvfm.drv
   Mixer=mvmixer.drv

   [mvproaud.drv]
   dma=1
   irq=7

Using the Windows 3.1 Ad Lib Driver

After the WDL drivers "Pro AudioSpectrum Wave/MIDI/Aux" are installed, the Ad Lib driver supplied with Windows 3.1 can be installed.

1. Run Control Panel.

2. Choose the Drivers icon.

3. Choose the Add button.

4. Select Ad Lib from the list of drivers, and choose the OK button.

5. Restart the system to load the Ad Lib driver.

6. After Windows 3.1 has been restarted, run Control Panel.

7. Choose the MIDI Mapper icon.

8. Under Show, select the Setups option button.

9. Press ALT+A to move to the Names box.

10. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to change the contents of the Name and Description boxes until the Name box contains "Ad Lib" and the Description reads "Base-level setup."

11. Choose the Close button to save this change and exit the MIDI Mapper.

SYSTEM.INI File Settings Using WDL Drivers with Windows 3.1 Ad Lib Driver

After the WDL drivers "Pro AudioSpectrum Wave/MIDI/Aux" and the Windows 3.1 Ad Lib driver are installed, the SYSTEM.INI file should contain the following (for a sound card set up with DMA channel #1 and IRQ 7):

   [boot]
   sound.drv=mmsound.drv
   drivers=mmsystem.dll

   [386Enh]
   device=vadlibd.386

   [mci]
   WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
   Sequencer=mciseq.drv
   CDAudio=mcicda.drv

   [drivers]
   timer=timer.drv
   midimapper=midimap.drv
   Wave=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI=mvproaud.drv
   Aux=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI1=mvfm.drv
   Mixer=mvmixer.drv
   MIDI2=msadlib.drv

   [mvproaud.drv]
   dma=1
   irq=7