MIDI Files

[PIT]

I'm confused with my game MIDI files.
Sometimes they won't play.
It is named MUSIC1 and my game says PlayMusic(1);
but it still wont play
Does anyone else have this problem?
And could someone help me?

[Ishmael]

Where did you put the file? Are you sure the filename is 'music1.mid' and not just 'music1'? Made sure you haven't disabled the midi device in the game setup?

[Gilbert]

Or even, make sure that it's not called music1.mid.mid, which can be a common mistake for people keeping the stupid "hide known extensions" option checked in explorer.

[Joe]

Or maybe your computer MIDI volume is set to "0"

More details here

[PIT]

As I said:

Sometimes they won't play.

emphisis on 'Sometimes'

[m0ds]

PlayMusic(1);

Some tips:
- You may need to make sure you music file is called music01.mid, music02 - the "0" could be important
- You need to make sure your filename is all in lower case
- You need to make sure there isn't an MP3 of the same name (i.e. music1.mp3)
- You'll need to make sure the file extension (mid) is in LOWERCASE and NOT in uppercase. Music1.MID could cause problems, whereas Music1.mid will not

The fact you're emphasising "sometimes" means it's a problem related to your machine. I don't think anyone else has these problems, I certainly never have and I've used MIDI in AGS games for years.

[PIT]

I tried all those tactics, and it still won't play.
All my volumes are turned up all the way, my speakers are at ther max, (every little sound hurts my ears) and still the won't work.

What does this mean?:

Made sure you haven't disabled the midi device in the game setup?

[Khris]

About that "sometimes":

Do you mean that sometimes 1 will play, sometimes not?
Or do you mean that e.g. 2 plays fine, but 1 doesn't?

IIRC, somebody else has experienced this; the solution was a corrupted midi-file.

[PIT]

Yeah Sometime 1 will play sometimes not.
My midi file is not corrupt, it plays in Quicktime and Windoes Media Player.