Midi Tests
This screen contains 3 simple tests, each activated by clicking the
appropriate button, to see if your Midi setup is working properly.
- Test Single Note on Piano Plays a middle C
using Midi Instrument number 0, which is the accoustic grand piano. This has
a sound which decays naturally, just like a real piano note.
- Test Sustained Organ Chord Plays an Eb chord using a
Church Organ midi instrument sound. This is a sustained sound which
should last a few seconds.
- Stereo Demo This should create a
stereophonic panning effect, starting from the the left speaker, and
gradually moving across to the right. It uses a Midi vibraphone sound, and
plays a single octave ascending scale.
If you hear nothing from these tests, you need to check your Midi
setup.
- Are your audio cables all connected from your sound card or sound module
to your amplifier or speakers?
- Is your Midi cable (or USB cable if applicable) connected between your
computer and your sound module? (When using an external sound module).
- Is your amplifier or your external speaker switched on?
- If you have several Midi devices in your computer setup, have you selected
the desired Midi device from the menu Midi Features - Setup Midi.
- On occasions, Midi equipment may jam, or unexpectedly cease sounding. Try
exiting from the Musical Discovery program, switch your external sound
module off then on again where applicable, and then restarting Musical
Discovery.. When all else fails, switch your computer off then on again.
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