I downloaded the S-YXG50 Soft Synth V4 for Windows 2000/XP. I have now
installed the trial version on a Win2000 and a WinXP machine.
Installation is perfect - but it is impossible to playback midi-files
on any of the machines. If I play a midi-file in Windows Media Player,
no sound comes out. If I play it in XGPlayer, I get the error box
(translated from Danish): "This function is not supported. Use
Settings to find out which functions and messages, the driver
supports." When I click OK on the dialog box, I get a Setup-popup with
the headline "MIDI Output Port" where I can select between "YAMAHA XG
SoftSynthesizer" and "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth". If I select
Yamaha, I get the same error again..

Is there anything I can do?

Help is much appreciated!

Regards,
Thomas

"Thomas Huulb?k Andersen" <huulbaek@parlamentet.dk> wrote in message
news:83811409.0402040411.53d579d5@posting.google.com...
> I downloaded the S-YXG50 Soft Synth V4 for Windows 2000/XP. I have now
> installed the trial version on a Win2000 and a WinXP machine.
> Installation is perfect - but it is impossible to playback midi-files
> on any of the machines. If I play a midi-file in Windows Media Player,
> no sound comes out. If I play it in XGPlayer, I get the error box
> (translated from Danish): "This function is not supported. Use
> Settings to find out which functions and messages, the driver
> supports." When I click OK on the dialog box, I get a Setup-popup with
> the headline "MIDI Output Port" where I can select between "YAMAHA XG
> SoftSynthesizer" and "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth". If I select
> Yamaha, I get the same error again..
>
> Is there anything I can do?
>
> Help is much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Thomas

Thomas, I use a Vanbasco   www.vanBasco.com midi player with Yamaha...works
great.

Leo
www.leodean.com

On 4 Feb 2004 04:11:22 -0800, huulbaek@parlamentet.dk (Thomas Huulb?k
Andersen) wrote:

>I downloaded the S-YXG50 Soft Synth V4 for Windows 2000/XP. I have now
>installed the trial version on a Win2000 and a WinXP machine.
>Installation is perfect - but it is impossible to playback midi-files
>on any of the machines. If I play a midi-file in Windows Media Player,
>no sound comes out. If I play it in XGPlayer, I get the error box
>(translated from Danish): "This function is not supported. Use
>Settings to find out which functions and messages, the driver
>supports." When I click OK on the dialog box, I get a Setup-popup with
>the headline "MIDI Output Port" where I can select between "YAMAHA XG
>SoftSynthesizer" and "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth". If I select
>Yamaha, I get the same error again..
>
>Is there anything I can do?
>
>Help is much appreciated!

  I'm guessing it is a sound card driver issue -- what sound card do
you have, does it have WDM drivers, does it support the SYXG sampling
rate?


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"Leo Dean" <ldeanjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ZamdnVxhYOKv5rzd4p2dnA@adelphia.com>...
> 
> Thomas, I use a Vanbasco   www.vanBasco.com midi player with Yamaha...works
> great.
> 
> Leo
> www.leodean.com

Leo,

I tried that too (it's actually for a karaoke night on Friday!) - it
displays the exact same error...

-Thomas

Jeffery S. Jones <jeffsj@execpc.com> wrote in message news:<k6g320hm8i34kohrc0r19ri3nmled4991j@4ax.com>...
> 
>   I'm guessing it is a sound card driver issue -- what sound card do
> you have, does it have WDM drivers, does it support the SYXG sampling
> rate?

Yes, that would be my guess too - although I know nothing about WDM
etc., I'm pretty sure the sound cards should be supported. The two
computers have Soundblaster 16 and a SigmaTel onboard audio. Now I
tried it on a third Win2000 (the error: "Undefined external error")
with AC97 chipset. I'm beginning to think it has something specific to
do with Danish Windows versions - since I haven't been able to find
anyone else haveing the problems!

Also, it works perfectly well in Win98...

-Thomas

On 5 Feb 2004 03:10:31 -0800, huulbaek@parlamentet.dk (Thomas Huulb?k
Andersen) wrote:

>Jeffery S. Jones <jeffsj@execpc.com> wrote in message news:<k6g320hm8i34kohrc0r19ri3nmled4991j@4ax.com>...
>> 
>>   I'm guessing it is a sound card driver issue -- what sound card do
>> you have, does it have WDM drivers, does it support the SYXG sampling
>> rate?
>
>Yes, that would be my guess too - although I know nothing about WDM
>etc., I'm pretty sure the sound cards should be supported. The two
>computers have Soundblaster 16 and a SigmaTel onboard audio. Now I
>tried it on a third Win2000 (the error: "Undefined external error")
>with AC97 chipset. I'm beginning to think it has something specific to
>do with Danish Windows versions - since I haven't been able to find
>anyone else haveing the problems!

  That could make sense -- a file name issue or something like that?

>Also, it works perfectly well in Win98...

  Which suggests an OS problem.  Still could be drivers, but the SB16
*is* supported by Microsoft's own driver set, so I doubt it.

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Did you install the trial version.  If so, it times out in late 2002.
Set your system date back to 2001 and restart the midi application.

I am very pleased with the audio quality of the Yamaha XG Synthesizer.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find a way to buy a license to unlock the
trial.