Some DOOM MUS files sound different than those converted using WinTex (drums start to play a few seconds later). Why ?
WinTex’s converter sucks – it converts single-track MUS to multi-track MIDI (in order to optimize file size) and messes up track start time while doing this. Just run DOOM and compare… Q: I am experiencing very bad delays while starting playback. Why ? A: You are using Microsoft Synthesizer device (or something similar). Use your MIDI hardware instead. If you really have to use this thing, try disabling “always reinitialize port” in DirectMusic tab (it may have some really bad side effects, you have been warned). Q: What’s the difference between ‘Use custom SoundFont bank for all MIDI files’ option and loading given bank statically to memory ? A: When you statically load 8 meg SF2 file, it permanently eats 8 megs of your RAM. Instead, you can clear all banks from memory, reduce allocated memory to about 4 megs and specify that SF2 file under ‘Use custom SoundFont bank for all MIDI files’ – it will keep SoundFont memory free and load referenced instruments when you start playback (and
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