How to play a *.MID file without Garritan or SoftSynth

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Djard
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Finale Version: Finale 26
Operating System: Windows

Post by Djard » Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:33 pm

Can we get Finale to play its stock drum grooves (*.MID files) with the rich sound that they have when played with a media player? When I play back one in Finale, I am limited to Garritan's Fusion drum set or SmartMusic's Standard kit, neither of which sound as rich as when played with Windows Media Player or MPC. The path is to the MID files is...

C:\Program Files\MakeMusic\Finale\26\Plugin Components\Drum Groove\

If a third party VST drum kit plug-in is required, maybe someone can recommend one for rock music. I have a 32-bit plug-in that simulates the awesome Linn drum machine, but it is incompatible with my x64 version of Finale.


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