Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Dedicated sound cards for
From:    Mindsurfer
Date:    Wed Jan 07, 2026 01:35

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  Re: Dedicated sound cards for
  By: Nightfox to Mindsurfer on Tue Jan 06 2026 14:52:59

 Ni>>> If you open up a MIDI file and play it (i.e., with a program like VLC),
 Ni>>> chances are it will be using a software synthesizer built into Windows.

 Mi>> Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,
 Mi>> but it might be a bit far fedched to call it a synth. I think it is more
 Mi>> like a sample player / rompler following the GM/GS Midi Standard.

 Ni> I think synth/synthesizer is the standard term for it though..  I was just
 Ni> using the terminology I've heard for it. :)

it's its official name "Wavetable Synth". You did nothingwrong with calling it synth. Thats not what i meant. I just mean a synth in my mind has oscilators, waveforms, filters and alotof sound bending parameters.

Maybe it was also a marketing decision of microsoft to call it synth, cause synths are cool! ;)

Mindsurfer

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