[size=12]I'm not sure if this is the correct forum. I think it probably is. I am looking for an "old skool" MIDI synthesizer that PLAYS sounds like the ones that were on systems that had Windows 95, the "latest and greatest Windows" of that time. Basically, I have a couple of games that play MIDI sounds and they sound FREAKY with the new synthesizers. Where would I find MIDI synthesizers like the old ones?[/size]It depends on what sound card or chip you have. Look in device manager or download Everest to see.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html[size=12]Device manager says:

Sound Blaster LIVE! 24-bit
Creative Technology Ltd.

It also handles MIDI and MIXING. Status is enables and functional.

Driver version for my sound card is 5.12.1.512

Is that all you need to know, or is there more?[/size]Thagt should be enough, but there may be other incompatibilities with old games and new hardware. LOTS of variables. What games and what are your hardware specs?The two games I have in mind are

Sim City 2000 (I have 3000, but I play in 2000 as well so I can drive in the cities)

and

Hover! Downloaded because I can't find my 95 disk.

My computer's total specs are

OS: Windows XP SP2
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 Processor
Memory: 1 GB
Video: GeForce 6600
Hard Drive: 200 GB, 189 GB freeThat's a lo of horsepower for those!  

Are you running in Compatibility Mode?I am in 256 colors for Hover! but not for Cim City 2000.

And I got that horsepower for games like Knights of the Old Republic. They're memory eaters. I am playing the old games for the nostalgia, mainly.I understand. I am playing SImCity 3000 and others on a PII-400 with a genuine SB16 ISA card. It rocks!

  So, I was curious, is there a way to revive the old MIDI sounds? Like I said, it just sounds creepy.

You see, I got Hover from here because I found the 95 disk. Of course, broken. The sounds are CREEPY, and no program other than Hover! can open it, so it would be pointless to attach it.Can you convert from the real MIDI files to something else like .wav's?No. The are .muz files, and when I looked up the extension, it said it was a special MIDI extension just for Hover! to use.And since then .muz are special video files for some programs. You may be stuck there. Sorry, no clue.Oh, well. Thanks for giving it a shot. Actually, I'm a little surprised the games even work. But if I have to put up with creepy music, I will. Spooky music for a spooky game?   Naw. It actually isn't bad music in itself, but you know, after hearing what it was like on Win95, and hearing it today, it's the difference that sounds spooky.

Great. I played with the sound settings and now I hear no music. I'll have to re-download.