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dinapoli:
Hello,
Does anyone know why my midi files play correctly in my Genos but the drums play with a different instrument in VANBASCO?

overover:
Hi dinapoli,

Have you properly connected the Genos via (USB-)MIDI to the computer on which the vanBasco player is running?


Best regards,
Chris

dinapoli:
Thank you Chris,
The Genos is not connected to the computer.
The files are on a portable drive and I play them with Vanbasco.  The files play well in yamaha keyboards.
I guess the question is more about the Vanbasco player.
The Vanbascol player is a very popular midi player, in the past many on this forum suggested it.

overover:

--- Quote from: dinapoli on September 14, 2021, 07:18:24 PM ---Thank you Chris,
The Genos is not connected to the computer.
The files are on a portable drive and I play them with Vanbasco.  The files play well in yamaha keyboards.
I guess the question is more about the Vanbasco player.
The Vanbascol player is a very popular midi player, in the past many on this forum suggested it.

--- End quote ---

Hi dinaoli,

If you want the MIDI files played on the computer (e.g. in vanBasco) to sound exactly as they are played directly on the Genos, you have to connect the Genos to the computer via (USB-) MIDI (and of course in vanBasco as the MIDI output device choose). The simplest option here is the USB-MIDI connection (USB type AB cable from the USB-to-host socket of the Genos to the computer). In addition, the Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver must be installed on the PC.

By default, a MIDI file played in vanBasco is played back via the "Microsoft GS Software Synth". However, this is not compatible with Yamaha XG and is generally only suitable for playing / previewing MIDI files for musicians to a very limited extent.

One way to get a reasonably acceptable playback sound for MIDI files without a keyboard connected to the PC is to install the "Coolsoft VirtualMIDISynth" including one or more XG/GM/GS compatible .sf2 Soundfonts (all available free of charge):
>>> https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth

I currently have 11 different .sf2 Soundfonts installed in the Coolsoft Synth, between which I can switch as required. ALL these Soundfonts produce (in connection with e.g. vanBasco, MixMaster, Midifile Optimizer, PSRUTI or several DAWs) a much better "MIDI file sound" than the Microsoft software synth, but all 11 soundfonts mentioned sound DIFFERENT. There is no sound font that contains all the Voices of e.g. Genos or Tyros5. At the latest when S.Art or Mega voices or Revo Drums are used in MIDI files, it becomes critical. But also in all other cases the sound will differ more or less strongly from the sound generated by the keyboard's tone generation.

P.S.
I always use the vanBasco Player for live performances, but always with the Genos or Tyros5 connected to the PC (notebook/netbook) used via USB-MIDI.

To quickly listen to MIDI files at home, the sound via vanBasco plus a suitable Soundfont is sufficient, as described. In order to edit MIDI files, the keyboard must be connected to the PC in any case. (Unless you would adapt all your MIDI files to a certain Soundfont. Then these versions of the nasty but played on the Genos/Tyros would sound "different" again ... :) )


Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Chris

dinapoli:
Thank you Chris,
I was not talking about to let the files sound the same as when played on the Genos.  I know it's impossible
I was trying to say the Vanbasco player plays some drums on channel 10 with a guitar sound even if it lists it as STANDARD.  Only some files the others are played correctly.
I also started using the Kanto player it plays the sound correctly.
Lately I started using some karaoke MP4.  Some songs sound just like the original without the vocalist!

I'll try a new sound font.

I never connected the Genos to a computer, I use a laptop to display lyrics and chords and music.

Thank you
Gino

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