How to use QuickTime

To play back using QuickTime

PrintMusic can link into QuickTime, making higher quality sounds available for speaker playback. To use QuickTime playback, you’ll need to do the following in PrintMusic.

• From the MIDI menu, choose Internal Speaker Playback. A check appear beside this item in the menu. Now you’re ready to set up your instrument sounds
• From the Window menu, choose Instrument List. If necessary, change the available “Instruments” to correspond with the General MIDI Table. For more information, see General MIDI table. Templates and tutorials have been set up for General MIDI. Choose the General MIDI Instruments that you want to use.

Note: If the General MIDI Instrument you choose isn’t an available sound in the QuickTime Musical Instruments file, QuickTime will substitute a similar instrument sound.

Part of General MIDI is a standardized listing of sounds or patches. This standard was developed so that when you play the same MIDI file on different MIDI setups, you’ll hear roughly the same result. Many MIDI instruments, though not all, support General MIDI.

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