Winamp Volume Lowers to like 2% when playing a Midi File

[ant]

... select "DirectMusic / Microsoft Synthesizer (with output)" as the device on the device tab of the midi player plug-in configuration options, along with setting the volume control to "none" on this tab.

I just ran into problem and this solution fixed it. That was annoying. :O Thanks Aminifu.

[franpa]

Yeah, but then you're using the DirectMusic synthesiser :/ I've had this issue before as well and also never properly resolved it (I had to use the work around of using an alternative synthesiser like DirectMusic)

[cj31387]

Reformatted and reinstalled winamp today. What fixes it for me is setting midi plugin to Direct Input / Microsoft Synth and setting the the volume controls to off in that.

[Aminifu]

On my system there is also a midi output volume control that is part of the sound device configuration accessed through the Windows control panel. It is on the Speakers Properties Levels tab.

[Aminifu]

The options available depend on your sound device. It can't hurt anything to try them all and see what results you get with each one.

[cj31387]

Yes on the windows mixer, and what other options should i try in the device options?

[Aminifu]

Have you tried other device options in the midi plug-in? Have you rechecked the Windows volume mixer to see if the max volume allowed for midi is high enough?

There is also volume control in the DirectSound output plug-in. You can try disabling that.

[cj31387]

Yeah I've got both of those off but it still drops the volume to like 40%. Like I said before I turned volume control to off it was way worse but when it is off its better but still like 40%.

[Aminifu]

If you have ReplayGain enabled, you should change the default 6 dB drop of volume for files without ReplayGain tags to 0 dB.

Also select "DirectMusic / Microsoft Synthesizer (with output)" as the device on the device tab of the midi player plug-in configuration options, along with setting the volume control to "none" on this tab.

[cj31387]

Hi, I've had this problem for a while I make a lot of music im a composer, i often save out my electronic tracks as midi also and when i go to play them in winamp it always lowers the windows mixer volume to like 2% its really annoying. I've tried looking at preferences > input > the midi plugin > turning off volume control, that seems to work a little better but it still lowers my winamp volume to like 45%. This only happens with me for midi files.