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MIDI UTILITIES AND OTHER GOODIES FOR MIDI-PHILES!

PC Utilities
Midi Players __Midi Applications/Tools
Midi Sequencers__Soft Synths

MAC Utilities
Midi Players _ Applications
Midi Sequencers__

MIDI Players
AWE 32 MIDI Player
Sound Font / MIDI File Player
AWE Midi Player
If you use custom Sound Fonts when creating or playing MIDI files with your Sound Blaster AWE 32/64, PCI 64/128 or "Sound Blaster Live!" Then this player is essential. It automatically loads the associated Sound Font bank into your Sound Blaster and plays the MIDI file. No more hassling with Creative's control panel to load up the right font every time you play the song! It also has a handy memory guage to show how much of your sound card's RAM is being used. There are plenty of MIDI files written especialy for the AWE soundcards and if you've never heard a custom Sound Font/MIDI file on your Sound Blaster you are really missing out. If you don't have one of the Sound Blasters listed above or a sound card that doesn't support sound fonts, then this player acts like a common midi player. Freeware ****

Crescendo Midi/MP3 browser Plug-In Crescendo Player
The free Crescendo player can be used to play any Standard MIDI and MP3 files over the Internet. It has many features such as volume control, easily save MIDI files while they're playing, supports streaming midi it also allows you to select your MIDI playback device without opening your multimedia control panel it has JavaScript Support and many other features. Works with Netscape and Internet Explorer

VanBasco's Midi/Karaoke Player VanBasco's Player
VanBasco's  MIDI and Karaoke file Player is a well thought out player that also supports text playback on midi files with this information. You can easily create playlists and it has many unique features such as the ability to mute individual tracks and an amusing piano keyboard that shows the notes being played. Not just a remote control for the Windows Media Player, like some other players. This one appears to be built from the ground up which probably accounts for the unique functionality and features here. Shareware

MidiPlus
midi/wav/avi player
midi+
MidiPlus has a CD-player-like interface, complete with digital timer and various repeat options. In Open mode it works like the Windows Media Player, opening and playing one file at a time. In List mode you put together lists of multiple MIDI files to play back-to-back, creating as many lists as you want.The program can be minimized on the system tray and can be easily made your default MIDI player with "Drag and Drop" playback ease.

EmuMid
AWE Midi Player/Control Panel
EmuMid is a SB AWE32 MidiPlayer. Some of it's features include: Midi list playing with automatic and random playing options, volume presets, controllable bass, treble, reverb and chorus for all midi files - presetable. Sound font banks are also preselectable for all midi files. Freeware

MIDI Applications


Hubi's Loop Back Device
Virtual MIDI Ports
Hubi's LBD
Ever get tired of that, "The MIDI device is already in use" message? This is one solution. 
"Hubi's LoopBack Device", offers virtual MIDI Ports (up to 4), which act as both an Input and Output MIDI device. All MIDI data sent to the output (a typical sequencer program) is sent to all programs at the input side (eg. a MIDI monitor program). "Hubi's MIDI Cable", which connects Midi-Inputs with Midi Outputs, is useful for quick connections between LoopBack- Ports and Hardware Ports, or to play your Soundcard Synth from an external MIDI keyboard. Essential if you want to run multiple synchronized MIDI applications on the same computer. A GREAT FREEWARE APPLICATION.

NTONYX Style Enhancement
Midi Plug-Ins
NTONYX has created a large number of Style enhancement utilities which perform such things as analying MIDI-sequences, inserting into them changes in controller commands such as Velocity, Volume, Pitch Wheel, Expression and others. The result of the transformation is either simulation of a live musician playing a real instrument, or attaining a new unreal, but very interesting (from a musical point of view), character to the performance. If you create your own midi sequences these tools can add that "human" touch of expression and nuance sometimes lost with quantization.

TSM - The Sequence Manager
File Managment Tool
Scan one directory, or an entire hard drive for music files. Records can be automatically updated, and new ones added. Although TSM was designed to READ specific data from standard midi files, it's also EASY TO USE for managing ANY type of music file; MOD, MP3, KAR, SNG, SEQ, WRK, WAV, etc. In fact, it doesn't matter where your music files are on your system, even if they are scattered all over the place, TSM will keep track of them 4U! Shareware with Free Demo

Midilang 1.7
MIDI effects generator
A shareware MIDI effects program that adds live effects on any midi keyboard linked to a PC. Features effects such as echo, delay, loop in live (i.e. during your play) or as a post-processor on any Standard MIDI (.mid) file. Also allows you to transform any midi file to a totaly new one with deharmonizer and reharmonizer effects and add auto-bass in realtime. 
Many other features.

Soft Synths
WinGroove
Softsynth for windows
A decent sounding, shareware, software synthesizer for playing back GM/GS MIDI files.

Yamaha Mid Plug
Softsynth for windows and Web Browsers
Yamaha MidPlug
A virtual wavetable synth. It's a MIDI plug in for Netscape and Internet Explorer AND a virtual XG synthesizer (the S-YG20) for your WIN95 or WIN3.x system (also avail. for Power Macs)! Using a software based (wavetable) synthesizer it will turn your present soundcard into an XG/GM capable device & make your MIDI files sound better than ever. And best of all...you can get it free. 
Courtesy of Yamaha.


MAC Utilities


Crescendo Midi browser Plug-In ver 2.0 Crescendo 2.0
The free Crescendo player can be used to play any Standard MIDI file (.MID) over the Internet. It has many features such as volume control, easily save MIDI files while they're playing and more. Works with both Netscape and Internet Explorer on your Mac.

Sound App
the Must have audio/MIDI utility for Mac users
SoundApp
SoundApp can play and convert sound files from a variety of computer platforms and in many different formats. It can be used with WWW browsers to play sounds as SoundApp supports many more formats than any browser or other sound players. Handles just about any audio file format on your MAC or PPC including windows .WAV files. Don't leave your Mac without it! Shareware

Yamaha Mid Plug
Softsynth for MAC OS and Web Browsers
Yamaha MidPlug
A virtual wavetable synth. It's a MIDI plug in for Netscape and Internet Explorer AND a virtual XG synthesizer (the S-YG20) for your MAC system. Using a software based (wavetable) synthesizer it will turn your present soundcard into an XG/GM capable device & make your MIDI files sound better than ever. And best of all...you can get it free. 
Courtesy of Yamaha.