>>> Hmm. In a brief browse around my OSX machine, it seems it doesn't install a GM virtual MIDI device; when I try to play a .mid, I have to download the Quicktime 7 player. <<< Hmmm. Maybe the OSX GM Synth is part of Quicktime... and perhaps Quicktime is typically installed on most Macs, or is automatically installed when Garageband and/or iTunes is installed? I can check with Apple on that, but I don't users typically need to consciously install the synth... >>> I don't know if Windows installs a virtual device or not? <<< As far as I know, every installation of Windows since 1995 includes the gm.dls sound file and exposes that as "Microsoft GS Synthesizer" through the MIDI API. - TWReceived on Thursday, 2 February 2012 00:47:08 GMT
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