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Extra Tools

7.05 - xmp-midi
by Rich Nagel, 2012-08-14 14:53:00

(This is still a work in-progress...)

XMPlay MIDI Plugin

You can enjoy high-quality MIDI format music playback of your collection of MIDI files after installing the SoundFont compatable XMPlay MIDI Plugin. The XMPlay MIDI Plugin features:

Full multiple (as well as "stacked") SoundFont support for MIDI playback. Refer to the Freeware SoundFonts section below for a list of high-quality freeware SoundFonts that can be used with the XMPlay MIDI Plugin.
Ability to load custom SoundFonts for specific MIDI files (based upon MIDI file and SoundFont filename).
Supports playback of KAR/MID/MIDI/MUS/RMI/XMI MIDI file formats.
Display of embedded MIDI karaoke lyrics.
Display of all embedded MIDI comments, instruments, and markers.
Unlimited polyphony.
Supports 32-channel MIDI files.
Supports sinc interpolation for SoundFont MIDI synthesis.
Includes a 32-channel MIDI mixer.
Support for all common General MIDI (GM), General Standard (GS), and Yamaha Extended MIDI (XG) MIDI controllers, funtions, and System Exclusive messages (including Reverb and Chorus). Refer to the XMPlay MIDI Plugin MIDI Implementation Chart below for a complete list of MIDI controllers, functions, and System Exclusive messages that the XMPlay MIDI Plugin supports.
The XMPlay MIDI Plugin ZIP archive filesize is less than 32kb, and is an extremely small download.
The XMPlay MIDI Plugin is constantly being updated and supported by the author with new features, options, and bug fixes.
The best sounding SoundFont compatible software synthesizer, hands down... with the closest sounding MIDI playback to real E-mu SoundFont hardware available!

The SoundFont compatable XMPlay MIDI Plugin supports GM, GM2, GS, and XG reset System Exclusive messages; as well as the drum channel enabling features of GS and XG when switched into those modes.

The XMPlay MIDI Plugin also supports GS and XG reverb preset control messages (e.g. "Hall 1", "Plate", "Tunnel", etc...) for adjusting reverb time, reverb delay, reverb low-pass cut-off, reverb high-pass cut-off, and reverb level; as well as chorus preset control messages (e.g. "Chorus 1", "Celeste 1", "Flanger 1", etc...) for adjusting chrorus delay, chorus depth, chorus rate, chorus feedback, chorus level, and chorus to reverb send level.

Refer to the XMPlay MIDI Plugin MIDI Implementation Chart below for a complete list of MIDI controllers, functions, and System Exclusive messages that the XMPlay MIDI Plugin supports.

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Plugin DLL Location

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Options and Stuff Button

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Options and Stuff Panel

XMPlay MIDI Plugin SoundFont Configuration Panel

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Add SoundFont Dialog Box

XMPlay MIDI Plugin SoundFont Information Panel

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Mixer Panel

XMPlay MIDI Plugin SoundFont Samples Panel

XMPlay MIDI Plugin Lyrics_and Karaoke Panel

Freeware SoundFonts

The following is a list of high-quality General MIDI compatible freeware SoundFonts that can be used with the XMPlay MIDI Plugin (* = Useful for emulating various MIDI modules and sound cards):

"General MIDI" AWE32 ROM Dump SoundFont, by E-mu Systems (1.1 megabytes) *
http://heretics-hexens.ucoz.com/1mgm.sf2
http://connect.creativelabs.com/developer/SoundFont/SoundFont Librarian.zip (SFLib10c.zip)

"GS Sound Set (GM.dls)" Sound Canvas SoundFont, by Roland (3.5 megabytes) *
http://soundfonts.homemusician.net/collections_soundfonts/roland_gs_soundset.html

"Gravis Ultrasound Classic Patch Set v1.6b" Gravis Ultrasound SoundFont, by Arek Rak (5.9 megabytes) *
http://www.rarek.ceron.pl/gus.htm

"8MBGM E-mu Rev B (EmuAPS8.sf2/8MBGM.sf2)" SoundFont, by E-mu Systems (7.6 megabytes)
http://www.helpdrivers.com/sound/E-MU/Audio_Production_Studio_8mb_E-MU_GM_SoundFont_Bank/

"Roland SC-55 v1.1 (GM.dls)" Sound Canvas SoundFont, by DJ Tony (9.9 megabytes) *
http://www.mediafire.com/?a6qn1tc811b2ce1

"Chorium Revision A" SoundFont, by Open World (28.9 megabytes)
http://www.un4seen.com/download.php?extra/ChoriumRevA.rar

"General User GS" SoundFont, by Chris Collins (31.3 megabytes)
http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php

"¥Weeds¥ General MIDI SoundFont v3.0" SoundFont, by Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel (54.9 megabytes)
http://www.richnagel.net/#soundfonts
http://www.un4seen.com/download.php?extra/WeedsGM3.zip

"OPL-3 FM 128M" Sound Blaster 16 FM Synthesis SoundFont, by Zandro Reveille (135 megabytes) *
http://woolyss.com/chipmusic/chipmusic-soundfonts/OPL-3_FM_128M.zip
ftp://fm:fm@atomu.ath.cx:6872/OPL-3 FM 128M.sfpack

"Fluid R3 GM" SoundFont, by Frank Wen (148.4 megabytes)
http://soundfonts.homemusician.net/collections_soundfonts/fluid_release_3.html

"Arachno SoundFont v1.0" SoundFont, by Maxime Abbey (155.4 megabytes)
http://www.arachnosoft.com/main/download.php?id=soundfont

"SGM v2.01" SoundFont, by David Shan (247.4 megabytes)
http://www.geocities.jp/shansoundfont

XMPlay MIDI Plugin MIDI Implementation Chart and System Exclusive Messages

The following MIDI implementation chart details the MIDI controllers, functions, and System Exclusive messages that the XMPlay MIDI Plugin supports.

Note that all of the "XGEdit 95" Compatible parameters shown in the image below this chart that are displayed in bright green are standard GM/GS MIDI controllers and System Exclusive messages, while all of the parameters shown in the image displayed in bright yellow are special XG MIDI controllers and System Exclusive messages directly referenced by this chart.

MIDI Implementation Chart

Function		Transmitted	Received	Description / Remarks
Basic Channel		No	Yes	1..16
Note Number		No	Yes	0..127
Velocity		No	Yes	Note On
Aftertouch		No	Yes	Channel
Pitch Bend		No	Yes	-8192..0..+8192
Program Change		No	Yes	0..127
Controller Change	0	No	Yes	Bank Select
	1	No	Yes	Modulation
	5	No	Yes	Portamento Time
	6	No	Yes	Data entry MSB
	7	No	Yes	Volume
	10	No	Yes	Panning
	11	No	Yes	Expression
	38	No	Yes	Data Entry LSB
	64	No	Yes	Sustain Pedal
	65	No	Yes	Portamento
	67	No	Yes	Soft Pedal
	71	No	Yes	Low-Pass Filter Resonance (XGEdit 95 Compatible: RES)
	72	No	Yes	Release Time (XGEdit 95 Compatible: AMP EG)
	73	No	Yes	Attack Time (XGEdit 95 Compatible: AMP EG)
	74	No	Yes	Low-Pass Filter Cutoff (XGEdit 95 Compatible: CUTOFF)
	84	No	Yes	Portamento Control
	91	No	Yes	Reverb Depth
	93	No	Yes	Chorus Depth
	98, 99	No	Yes	NRPN LSB, MSB
	100, 101	No	Yes	RPN LSB, MSB
	120	No	Yes	All Sounds Off
	121	No	Yes	Reset All Controllers
	123	No	Yes	All Notes Off
	126, 127	No	Yes	Polyphonic Mode (0 = Poly, 1 = Mono)
System Exclusive Messages		No	Yes
				GM/GS/XG Mode Reset (refer to Setup Events below)
				Scale Tuning (GS/XG) (refer to Scale Tuning below)
				Instrument/Drums Channel Switch (GS)
				Master Volume (GS)
				Reverb Type (XG) (refer to Reverb Types below)
				Reverb Level (XG) (refer to Reverb Parameters below)
				Reverb Time (XG) (refer to Reverb Parameters below)
				Reverb Initial Delay (XG) (refer to Reverb Parameters below)
				Reverb High-Pass Cutoff (XG) (refer to Reverb Parameters below)
				Reverb Low-Pass Cutoff (XG) (refer to Reverb Parameters below)
				Chorus Type (XG) (refer to Chorus Types below)
				Chorus Level (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)
				Chorus Send to Reverb (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)
				Chorus Modulation Frequency (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)
				Chorus Modulation Depth (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)
				Chorus Feedback Level (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)
				Chorus Modulation Delay Offset (XG) (refer to Chorus Parameters below)

RPN Controllers

RPN	Data entry MSB	Description / Remarks
MSB: 0 LSB: 0	0..127	Pitch Bend Sensitivity (Data entry MSB: 0..127 semitones), Initial Value = 2 (2 semitones)
MSB: 0 LSB: 1	0..64..127	Master Fine Tuning (Data entry MSB: -100..0..+99.99 cents), Initial Value = 64 (0 cent)
MSB: 0 LSB: 2	0..64..127	Master Coarse Tuning (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63), Initial Value = 64 (0 semitones)

NRPN Controllers

NRPN	Data entry MSB	Description / Remarks
MSB: 1 LSB: 32	0..64..127	Cutoff Frequency (relative change) (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63)
MSB: 1 LSB: 33	0..64..127	Resonance Frequency (relative change) (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63)
MSB: 20 LSB: 0..127	0..64..127	Low-Pass Filter Cutoff of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63 semitones)
MSB: 21 LSB: 0..127	0..64..127	Low-Pass Filter Resonance of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63 semitones)
MSB: 24 LSB: 0..127	0..64..127	Coarse tuning (pitch) of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: -64..0..+63 semitones)
MSB: 25 LSB: 0..127	0..64..127	Fine tuning of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: -100..0..+100 semitones)
MSB: 26 LSB: 0..127	0..127	Key volume level of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: zero-normal/full)
MSB: 28 LSB: 0..127	0..64..127	Panpot of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: Left-Center-Right)
MSB: 29 LSB: 0..127	0..127	Reverb send level of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: zero-maximum)
MSB: 30 LSB: 0..127	0..127	Chorus send level of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB: key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB: zero-maximum)

Setup Events System Exclusive Messages

Mode	System Exclusive Data	Description / Remarks
GM Mode On	F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7	Enables General MIDI mode
GS Mode Reset	F0 41 10 42 12 40 00 7F 00 41 F7	Resets all General Standard mode parameters
XG Mode On	F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7	Enables Yamaha Extended MIDI mode

GS/XG Scale Tuning System Exclusive Messages

Scale Tuning Key (XGEdit 95 Compatible: TUNE)	System Exclusive Data (Hex)	MIDI Channel (Hex) \| (Decimal)		Cents Offset (Hex) \| (Decimal)
Scale Tuning C	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 41 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning C#	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 42 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning D	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 43 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning D#	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 43 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning E	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 45 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning F	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 46 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning F#	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 47 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning G	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 48 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning G#	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 49 Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning A	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 4A Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning A#	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 4B Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63
Scale Tuning B	F0 43 10 4C 08 Channel 4C Cents F7	00..0F	00..15	00..40..7F	-64..00..+63

XG Reverb Effect Types System Exclusive Messages (MIDI Controller 91)

Effect Type (XGEdit 95 Compatible: EFFECT NAME)	System Exclusive Data	Description / Remarks
Hall 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 01 00 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a hall
Hall 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 01 01 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a hall
Room 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 02 00 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a room
Room 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 02 01 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a room
Room 3	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 02 02 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a room
Stage 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 03 00 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a stage
Stage 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 03 01 F7	Reverb simulating the resonance of a stage
Plate	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 04 00 F7	Reverb simulating a metal-plate reverb unit
White Room	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 10 00 F7	Unique short reverb with a bit of initial delay
Tunnel	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 11 00 F7	Reverb simulating a tunnel (expanding to left and right)
Basement	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 13 00 F7	Reverb simulating a basement (initial delay, followed by reverb with unique resonance)
No Effect	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 00 00 00 F7	Reverb effect deactivated

XG Reverb Effect Parameters System Exclusive Messages (MIDI Controller 91)

Parameter Type (XGEdit 95 Compatible)	System Exclusive Data (Hex)	Range (Hex)	Range (Decimal)
Reverb Level (LEVEL)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 0C 40 F7	00..7F	000..127
Reverb Time (TIME)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 02 12 F7	00..45	000..069
Reverb Initial Delay (I.DEL)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 04 08 F7	00..3F	000..063
Reverb High-Pass Cutoff (HPF)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 05 0D F7	00..34	000..052
Reverb Low-Pass Cutoff (LPF)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 06 31 F7	22..3C	034..060

Note: The example data bytes shown in the chart above are the default parameters for the "Hall 1" reverb effect type (refer to Reverb Types above).

XG Chorus Effect Types System Exclusive Messages (MIDI Controller 93)

Effect Type (XGEdit 95 Compatible: EFFECT NAME)	System Exclusive Data	Description / Remarks
Chorus 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 41 00 F7	Conventional chorus effect that adds natural spaciousness
Chorus 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 41 01 F7	Conventional chorus effect that adds natural spaciousness
Chorus 3	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 41 02 F7	Conventional chorus effect that adds natural spaciousness
Chorus 4	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 41 08 F7	Chorus with stereo input (using MIDI channel panning setting)
Celeste 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 42 00 F7	3-phase LFO that adds modulation and spaciousness
Celeste 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 42 01 F7	3-phase LFO that adds modulation and spaciousness
Celeste 3	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 42 02 F7	3-phase LFO that adds modulation and spaciousness
Celeste 4	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 42 08 F7	Celeste with stereo input (using MIDI channel panning setting)
Flanger 1	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 43 00 F7	Conventional flanger effect that adds a jet-engine effect
Flanger 2	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 43 01 F7	Conventional flanger effect that adds a jet-engine effect
Flanger 3	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 43 08 F7	Conventional flanger effect that adds a jet-engine effect
No Effect	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 20 00 00 F7	Chorus effect deactivated

XG Chorus Effect Parameters System Exclusive Messages (MIDI Controller 93)

Parameter Type (XGEdit 95 Compatible)	System Exclusive Data (Hex)	Range (Hex)	Range (Decimal)
Chorus Level (LEVEL)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 2C 40 F7	00..7F	000..127
Chorus Send to Reverb (ToREV)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 2E 40 F7	00..7F	000..127
Chorus Modulation Frequency (FREQ)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 22 06 F7	00..7F	000..127
Chorus Modulation Depth (DEPTH)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 23 36 F7	00..7F	000..127
Chorus Feedback Level (FB)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 24 4D F7	01..7F	001..127
Chorus Modulation Delay Offset (DELAY)	F0 43 10 4C 02 01 25 6A F7	00..7F	000..127

Note: The example data bytes shown in the chart above are the default parameters for the "Chorus 1" chorus effect type (refer to Chorus Types above).