XG for free in xp? and legal? YES.

[zaphod77]

http://www.wiki-mirror.us/wiki/Software_synthesizer

looks like microsoft happens to have the synthesizer in a windows update package.

DOwnload extract the cab, add hardware, have isk, browse to the directory.

INstall, switch ffpc to xg midi.

[willis936]

I thought this game gave the option to install the yamaha xg midi package.
I tried to tell the difference between them in the config but if there was one it was very moot or maybe it just wasn't properly installed.

Can you upload a youtube vid of some back to back musics from ffvii (general midi vs xg)?

[zaphod77]

unless you bought the platinum collection version,  the one that comes with it does NOT work with XP.

however, the cab file i linked DOES.

The configurator is not a very good test of the difference. start a game. the bombing mission is a good example tune.

The GM version and the awe versions have a simple reverse cymbal.  The XG has a very cool swirling wooshing noise.

[willis936]

Okay so I've downloaded the 4mb woundtable but this is the first time I've ever manually applied an update to windows so do I move the contents of the extracted cab to a specific location or just drop the entire cab somewhere in sys32?

Also, the biggest difference I notice on the config test is that the XG midi that came with the game does not have any drums (at least for this test).

[zaphod77]

SIgh.

extract cab to directory outside of windows.

control panel
add new hardware
choose a driver
other devices
have disk
browse to the extracted folder.
select the softsynth.

[Auraplatonic]

Not to sound like a downer, but do you really even need the synthesizer?   I mean unless you want those midi quality files on your pc...I don't think you can make them sound much better.

[willis936]

I'm running windows 7 x64 and I could see how this could be the issue, but I get to the last step where I choose the syth's .inf and I get an error message.

[Landarma]

Not to sound like a downer, but do you really even need the synthesizer?   I mean unless you want those midi quality files on your pc...I don't think you can make them sound much better.

Sounds better(Define what is 'MIDI quality').  Though S-YXG100 does not work under Windows 2k/XP/Vista/7....  S-YXG50 4.x works under Windows 2k/XP, but not Vista/7.  (I once read about making Roland Virtual Sound Canvas work under Windows Vista/7 somewhere, but also I heard S-YXG50 wasn't working under Vista/7 at all..)