I do not maintain or follow this thread anymore. I have no idea anymore why I started this thread in first place, but if you find it interesting, carry on reading. My apologies for bad formatting as this was one of my first big posts on the forums.
THIS POST GOES ABOUT MEGAMIDI.EXE
YOU CAN FIND GSPLAY.EXE A FEW POSTS BELOW. OPENCUBICPLAYER TOO.
I found a program called MEGAMIDI and it runs MIDI files in DOS (I'm not sure if it really does run in DOS, but it sure does in DOSBox) (But anyway, I recommend using this kind of files in DOSBox, because DOSBox fully supports old DOS games, commands, etc.) (And, DOSBox runs on Mac and Linux too)
Its kinda Synthesia-ish, but its really awesome as DOS-program. (Click on it to see all of it, or scroll) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR PEOPLE WITH LESS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DOS, DOSBOX OR RUNNING THIS PROGRAM PROPERLY
If you have any problems, questions or suggestions, post (please PM, so there will be less confusion in this topic) me and I'll help you. I haven't made those programs. Since it looks like everyone is downloading (or not) proplerly, all the hyperlinks I posted in this topic I will not control for linkrot. PM me if you found one.
How to use (Only if you run DOSBox on Windows. For Mac and Linux, see somewhere near bottom my post) Part 1
Note: In my example I will run the file from Desktop\MEGAMIDI. If on your computer Windows is not installed in "C:\", f.e. in "D:\", replace "C" with the driveletter your Windows is installed on. My username is SLC. Yours, is most-likely different. So replace "SLC" with your computer-username. I hope that you are at least using Windows 2000 or higher. Remember, its a Win32 Installer.
First of all, download and install DOSBox and MEGAMIDI (see download links at bottom of my post by Resources)
Unzip megam166.zip to a logical place, like C:\ or Desktop. In my example, I will use Desktop\MEGAMIDI (So the folder is called MEGAMIDI and its placed on my Desktop) because it will get messy on my desktop.
Place the MIDI or MIDI files you want in the folder MEGAMIDI. Do this before you run DOSBox.
Tip: MEGAMIDI is created for DOS. So please keep the filename of the MIDI below 8 characters. So, f.e., "Bohemian Rhapsody.mid" gets "BohRhaps.mid" And dont use spaces.
Now, go open DOSBox. It should start with something like "Z:\" Type:
Code: Select all
mount C C:\
Code: Select all
C:
Code: Select all
cd C:\Users\SLC\Desktop\MEGAMIDI
Part 2:
Now comes the fun part. (Replace BohRhaps.mid with your MIDI file. After typing the filename, place ".mid" after it) Type (if you want to use normal background):
Code: Select all
MEGAMID.EXE BohRhaps.mid
Code: Select all
MEGAMID.EXE BohRhaps.mid /WC: BACK
How to use on Mac
Download and install DOSBox, download and zip it to a logical place.
Unzip megam166.zip to a logical place, like C:\ or Desktop. In my example, I will use Desktop\MEGAMIDI (So the folder is called MEGAMIDI and its placed on my Desktop)
Place the MIDI or MIDI files you want in the folder MEGAMIDI. Do this before you run DOSBox.
Tip: MEGAMIDI is created for DOS. So please keep the filename of the MIDI below 8 characters. So, f.e., "Bohemian Rhapsody.mid" gets "BohRhaps.mid" And dont use spaces.
Now, mount the drive you need to access your desktop. For Mac, create a folder in your Home folder called "C". mount ~ as C:\. So, type:
Code: Select all
mount C ~/C
Code: Select all
cd MEGAMIDI
How to use on Linux
For Ubuntu, you may want to refer to the DOSBox Wiki-page: MOUNT. See recources.
Resources:
DOSBox: Homepage
DOSBox: Download Page
DOSBox Wiki: Mounting: Linux
Download MEGAMIDI (Direct Link, should work)
Download MEGAMIDI (Download page)