Configuring the Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router (VMR) |
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After installing the Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router (VMR), a new MIDI device is created with the name Sonic Foundry MIDI Router. If you want to install additional devices for MIDI routing (the VMR supports up to four), you must configure the VMR.
When only one routing device is used, the name of the driver is displayed as Sonic Foundry MIDI Router. When multiple ports are used, each port is labeled starting with a number (1 - the number of ports) to identify each connection.
If
you have a large number of MIDI devices in your system, or a
multi-port MIDI board such as an eight-port MIDI interface, you may
have problems installing additional VMR MIDI interface ports. Windows
will crash on startup if more than 11 MIDI devices are installed.
If you have trouble with MIDI devices causing system errors after
installing the VMR, you should reduce the number of ports in use by
the VMR, remove the VMR, or reduce the number of MIDI devices in your system.
Click the Start button, choose Settings, and choose Control Panel from the submenu.
Double-click the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel window. The Multimedia Properties window is displayed.
Click the Devices tab.
Expand the MIDI Devices and Instruments list by double-clicking it.
Click the Sonic Foundry MIDI Router device and click Properties. The Sonic Foundry MIDI Router Properties window is displayed.
In the General page of the Properties window, click the Settings button. The Configure Sonic Foundry VMR window is displayed.
Select the number of ports you would like to enable from the Virtual MIDI Routing Ports list.
Click OK in all of the windows.
Restart Windows for the settings to take effect.
Click the Start button, choose Settings, and choose Control Panel from the submenu.
Double-click the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel window. The Multimedia Properties window is displayed.
Click on the Devices tab.
Double-click the MIDI Devices and Instruments icon.
Select the Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router from the list of drivers and click the Properties button.
Click the Settings button in the Properties window.
In the Configure Sonic Foundry VMR window, select the number of ports you would like to enable from the Virtual MIDI Routing Ports list.
Click OK in all of the windows.
Restart Windows for the settings to take effect.
Click the Start button, choose Settings, and choose Control Panel from the submenu.
Double-click the Sounds and Multimedia icon in the Control Panel window. The Sounds and Multimedia Properties window is displayed.
Click the Hardware tab.
Select the Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router from the list of devices and click the Properties button.
Click the Properties tab.
Double-click the MIDI Devices and Instruments icon.
Select the Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router and click the Properties button.
Click the Settings button in the Properties window.
In the Configure Sonic Foundry VMR window, select the number of ports you would like to enable from the Virtual MIDI Routing Ports list.
Click OK in all of the windows.
Restart Windows for the settings to take effect.