Softsynth for Windows XP?

[Early Ehlinger]

I've got a laptop that I'm trying to move my MIDI composing software over
to, but alas it has no synth! I've found plenty of MIDI rendering engines
out there, but what I'd really like is a MIDI output that does a software
synth and sends the resulting sound out the wave output port.

I seem to have the "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth" available, but my
sequencer doesn't list it as an option. Are there any alternatives out
there?

[Early Ehlinger]

D'oh! Two seconds after posting this, I figured out how to get it to show
up. The sequencer supported both the MME and WDM APIS and apparently I had
to force it to use MME to get the MS synth to show up.

"Early Ehlinger" <early@respower.com> wrote in message
news:vdepdtnl6adp76@corp.supernews.com...
> I've got a laptop that I'm trying to move my MIDI composing software over
> to, but alas it has no synth! I've found plenty of MIDI rendering engines
> out there, but what I'd really like is a MIDI output that does a software
> synth and sends the resulting sound out the wave output port.
>
> I seem to have the "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth" available, but my
> sequencer doesn't list it as an option. Are there any alternatives out
> there?
>
>

[JB Seattle]

But the synth is no good for recording, it has a delay that is unacceptable.
To get no audible recording delay you need a laptop running Windows XP. a
DXi softsynth like the Roland VSC-MP1 and heavy CPU power, DDR memory and a
7200rpm hard drive.
JB
"Early Ehlinger" <early@respower.com> wrote in message
news:vdepqgbs4gdd42@corp.supernews.com...
> D'oh! Two seconds after posting this, I figured out how to get it to show
> up. The sequencer supported both the MME and WDM APIS and apparently I
had
> to force it to use MME to get the MS synth to show up.
>
> "Early Ehlinger" <early@respower.com> wrote in message
> news:vdepdtnl6adp76@corp.supernews.com...
> > I've got a laptop that I'm trying to move my MIDI composing software
over
> > to, but alas it has no synth! I've found plenty of MIDI rendering
engines
> > out there, but what I'd really like is a MIDI output that does a
software
> > synth and sends the resulting sound out the wave output port.
> >
> > I seem to have the "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth" available, but my
> > sequencer doesn't list it as an option. Are there any alternatives out
> > there?
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Early Ehlinger]

"JB Seattle" <shnoozle8@hotmail.com> wrote:
> But the synth is no good for recording, it has a delay that is
unacceptable.
> To get no audible recording delay you need a laptop running Windows XP. a
> DXi softsynth like the Roland VSC-MP1 and heavy CPU power, DDR memory and
a
> 7200rpm hard drive.

Thanks!

I don't really care about recording - just composing on-the-go (the
instrument quality on the ms soft synth sucks too). I can always transfer
my .mid files to a desktop to render the .mid to .wav.


--
-- Early Ehlinger CEO, ResPower Inc - Toll-Free : 866-737-7697
-- www.respower.com -- 500+ GHz Supercomputer Starting At USD$0.50/GHz*Hour