[ask] transfered WK 7600 MIDI data to computer it sounds like toy

[Kichi]

so I made a music with my Casio WK 7600 ( its just a newer version of WK 7500 nothing different )
and then I transfer it to my laptop, as MIDI file and open it with MEdia Player Clasic
why it sounds different on laptop

my synth lead sounds like toy on laptop
its like the distortion, harsh effects of the sounds doesn't work when on laptop
do I need sound card for my laptop is why ? plz help guys

 

[happyrat1]

The problem is that your computer's media player is using a plain, vanilla soundfont that shipped with your computer's soundcard.

You should instead try using it with a soundfont capable media player and a custom soundfont. There are a zillion of them on the web available for download and all you need to do is experiment a bit with them to find sounds that you like.

Here's a howto that explains how to set up a proper midi soundfont in Windows.

http://blog.markheadrick.com/2012/10/01/how-to-make-midi-files-sound-better-in-windows-7/


http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth


Personally I run Linux so I have an entirely different MIDI setup.

Anyway, let us know how it works our for ya.

Gary