Originally Posted By: jcland
I have been using VirtualMidiSynth for years now in BIAB. Here is how I do it and it works 100% of the time for me in both 32bit and 64bit. I also use VirtualMidySynth for my midi sound output in TablEdit. In fact, it will drive both BIAB and TablEdit at the same time.

1. Download VMS and install it.
2. In BIAB go to your midi drive setup and chose VMS. Make sure that you don't check the Use VSTi/DXi Synth box
3. I had to set my latency to around 200 MS

VMS is not a VSTI device at all. VirtualMIDISynth is a software MIDI synthesizer implemented as a Windows multimedia user driver, accessible as a standard MIDI Out device. You can set it up to use 4 audio output devices. I have BIAB using #1 and TablEdit using #2. That way they do not conflict at all.

I think what confuses most people is that they think it is a VSTI device. It is not.

Thank you for pointing this out. I've been using VMS for many years, but was unaware of this configuration option. I just set VMS to allow the max (4 devices).

A big mug of Christmas cheer to you!

To repeat what I mentioned in a different thread on this subject, I use the Arachno soundfont (download link on the VMS download page). I also use the JJazzLab soundfont available on the JJazzLab download page.

JJazzLab v3 now released

I just set JJazzLab to use the VMS #2 device. Never thought of running BiaB and JJazzLab at the same time, but I can now. Since JJazzLab does not use an audio driver, there will be no conflict with BiaB using my ASIO driver.

QUESTION: How did you arrive at 200 mS of latency?

Last edited by TheMaartian; 12/20/21 07:49 PM.
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