Thursday, 15 May 2008

Composer->FAQ  [ Editing | Play & Sound | Import & Export | Printing | Troubleshooting | Misc | Search]

This problem is usually caused by some other software on the system altering the system mixer volume settings. Newer versions of Microsoft's Media Player will cause this. Other audio players are also commonly guilty of this behavior.

You can fix this by reviewing all of the mixer volume settings in your PC's volume/mixer control. There are usually two separate volume sliders: one for the system, and one for the MIDI application. Both can have a large impact on play back volume.

On Windows XP and earlier systems, you can open your system's volume/mixer control by doing the following:

• Press the Windows Start button
  
• Select Run
  
• Enter "Sndvol32.exe" and press Enter
  

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