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BASSMIDI SoundFont Compatible MIDI Synthesizer Driver

The BASSMIDI MIDI synthesizer driver is a freeware SoundFont based Windows MIDI system driver (created by kode54 and Mudlord) for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. It uses the BASS and BASSMIDI audio libraries by Ian Luck (Un4seen Developments) as the SoundFont synthesizer, and includes a BASSMIDI Driver Configuration Utility, as well as a SoundFont Packer Utility.

The BASSMIDI SoundFont compatible MIDI synthesizer driver features:

Dynamic sample caching (so it's super efficient with RAM usage).
Unlimited polyphony.
Support for compressed SoundFonts.
SoundFont chaining and stacking (using a simple list file "BASSMIDI.SFList").
Global volume slider to set the master BASSMIDI Driver MIDI playback volume.
Supports sinc interpolation for SoundFont MIDI synthesis.
Device selector to select the default Windows MIDI synthesizer device.
Works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, including 64-bit versions.
Extremely low latency (almost zero, depending on CPU speed and operating system, and BASSMIDI Driver version); perfect for real-time performance, as well as MIDI sequencing (with a MIDI sequencer such as Cakewalk Professional v3.01).
The best sounding SoundFont compatible software synthesizer, hands down... with the closest sounding MIDI playback to real E-mu SoundFont hardware available!

Support for SF2Pack SoundFonts (with lossy or lossless compressed samples) with the following encoders:

FLAC
LAME (MP3)
Musepack
Opus
WavPack
Ogg Vorbis

Support for the following MIDI controllers and events:

MIDI note events.
MIDI program events.
Master volume level.
Channel pressure.
Pitch wheel.
Bank change MSB (CC#0).
Modulation (CC#1).
Portamento (CC#65, CC#84, and CC#5).
Volume (CC#7).
Panning (CC#10).
Expression (CC#11).
Sustain pedal (CC#64).
Soft pedal (CC#67).
Low-pass filter resonance (CC#71 or NRPN 121h).
Release time (CC#72 or NRPN 166h).
Attack time (CC#73 or NRPN 163h).
Low-pass filter cut-off (CC#74 or NRPN 120h).
Reverb send level (CC#91).
Chorus send level (CC#93).
Stop all sounds (CC#120).
Reset all controllers (CC#121).
Release all keys (CC#123).
Mono/poly mode (CC#126 and CC#127, respectively).
Pitch wheel range (RPN 0).
Fine tuning (RPN 1).
Coarse tuning (RPN 2).

Support for the following MIDI events (if GS or GM2 mode is activated):

Drum key low-pass filter cut-off (NRPN 14knh).
Drum key low-pass filter resonance (NRPN 15knh).
Drum key coarse tune (NRPN 18knh).
Drum key fine tune (NRPN 19knh).
Drum key volume level (NRPN 1Aknh).
Drum key panning (NRPN 1Cknh).
Drum key reverb send level (NRPN 1Dknh).
Drum key chorus send level (NRPN 1Eknh).

The BASSMIDI SoundFont compatible MIDI synthesizer driver 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 driver 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 BASSMIDI Driver MIDI Implementation Chart for a complete list of MIDI controllers, functions, and System Exclusive messages that the BASSMIDI Driver supports.

Refer to the BASSMIDI Driver Installation and Configuration Instructions for complete installation instructions and usage information for the BASSMIDI Driver.

BASSMIDI Driver Screenshots

Driver Configuration Utility SoundFonts Settings

Driver Configuration Utility Advanced Settings

Windows Sounds and Audio Devices Properties

Windows Legacy Audio Drivers Properties

Cakewalk Professional v3.01 MIDI Device Configuration

NoteWorthy Composer MIDI Device Configuration

Synthesia MIDI Device Configuration

BASSMIDI Driver v1.x and v3.x Low Latency

BASSMIDI Driver v2.x Latency

XGEdit 95 Compatibility

Refer to the BASSMIDI Driver MIDI Implementation Chart for a complete list of XGEdit 95 compatible MIDI controllers, functions, and System Exclusive messages that the BASSMIDI Driver supports.

Note that all of the XGEdit 95 compatible parameters displayed above in bright green are standard GM/GS MIDI controllers and System Exclusive messages, while all of the parameters displayed above in bright yellow are special XG MIDI controllers and System Exclusive messages directly referenced by the BASSMIDI Driver MIDI Implementation Chart.

BASSMIDI Driver Discussion, Downloads, and Internet Links

kode54's BASSMIDI Driver Web Site (Newest Version) | Download BASSMIDI Driver | Download BASSMIDI Driver Source
kode54's BASSMIDI Driver Source Web Site | kode54's BASSMIDI Driver Repository (Previous Versions)
¥Weeds¥ BASSMIDI Driver Repository (Previous Versions) | Download SoundFont for BASSMIDI Driver

BASS Audio Library Web Site | Download BASS Audio Library Update (BASS.dll)
BASSMIDI Audio Library Web Site | Download BASSMIDI Audio Library Update (BASSMIDI.dll)
Download BASS Audio Library Beta "Stuff" Version | Download BASSMIDI Audio Library Beta "Stuff" Version

BASSMIDI Driver MIDI Implementation Chart | BASSMIDI Driver Installation and Configuration Instructions
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