Preloading
Patches with Internal MIDI Synthesizers
Some internal
MIDI synthesizer devices cannot keep all of their patches loaded
simultaneously. These devices must preload their patch data.
Windows
provides the following functions to request that a synthesizer preload and
cache specified patches:
|
midiOutCachePatches |
Requests
that an internal MIDI synthesizer device preload and cache specified melodic
patches. |
|
midiOutCacheDrumPatches |
Requests
that an internal MIDI synthesizer device preload and cache specified key-based
percussion patches. |
For
information on how to determine if a particular device supports preloading
patches, see Querying MIDI Output Devices.