Querying MIDI Output Devices
Before playing a MIDI file, you should use the
midiOutGetDevCaps function to determine the capabilities of the MIDI output device that is
present in the system. This function takes an address of a
MIDIOUTCAPS structure, which it fills with information about the capabilities of the
given device. This information includes the manufacturer and product identifiers, a
product name for the device, and the version number of the device driver
(specified in the
wMid,
wPid,
szPname, and
vDriverVersion members, respectively).
MIDI output devices can be either internal synthesizers or external MIDI
output ports. The
wTechnology member of the
MIDIOUTCAPS structure specifies the technology of the device.
If the device is an internal synthesizer, additional device information is
available in the
wVoices,
wNotes, and
wChannelMask members. The
wVoices member specifies the number of voices that the device supports. Each voice
can have a different sound or timbre. Voices are organized into MIDI channels.
The
wNotes member specifies the
polyphony of the device
that is, the maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously. The
wChannelMask member is a bit representation of the MIDI channels that the device responds
to. For example, if the device responds to the first eight MIDI channels,
wChannelMask is 0x00FF. If the device is an external output port,
wVoices and
wNotes are unused, and
wChannelMask is set to 0xFFFF.
The
dwSupport member of the
MIDIOUTCAPS structure indicates whether the device driver supports volume changes, patch
caching, and streaming. Volume changes are supported only by internal
synthesizer devices. External MIDI output ports do not support volume changes. For
information about changing volume, see
Changing Internal MIDI Synthesizer Volume.
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