This "Midimap.Cfg" file may be used to play the Miracle Piano connected via MIDI cables to a PC running Windows 3.1.

This "MIDIMap.Cfg" was created on a 386/33DX system using a Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 connected to a Miracle Piano via a MV MIDI-Mate Kit.

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Run Windows Control Panel and open the MIDI Mapper program.

Select the setup name for the Extended MIDI configuration that is currently on your system.

Press the Edit Button and make a note of the Port Name that is currently being shown in this setup configuration.  (Note: You might also want to note the setup name and port name information for the setup configuration of your current sound card.)

Close the MIDI Mapper and Control Panel.

Make a backup copy of the current "Midimap.Cfg" file that is in your Windows\System directory.

Copy the "Midimap.Cfg" that is with this "Readme.Txt" file to your Windows\System directory.

Open Control Panel and MIDI Mapper.

Press the Edit Button for the setup of the Miracle Piano and change the Port Name to the MIDI Output device that is currently on your system.

Close and save this setup.  Close and save MIDI Mapper.  Close Control Panel.

Run Media Player, select Device, select MIDI Sequencer, and play the "Canyon.mid" file.  The song should play correctly on the Miracle Piano.

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The Miracle Piano does not conform to either Base MIDI (Channels 1-16), General MIDI (Channels 13-16), or Extended MIDI (Channels 1-10).  Nor does the Instrument Patch list conform to the general list of 128 MIDI Melody or Percussion instruments.

The Miracle Piano uses 8 Channels.  With Channel 8 being used for Percussion instruments.  General MIDI uses channel 16 while Extended MIDI uses channel 10.

In creating this "MIDIMap.Cfg" file, I modeled the setup configuration on the Extended MIDI format.  Channels 1-7 are used for melody instruments.  Channel 10 is rerouted to channel 8 for percussion instruments.  Channels 8 & 9 are not used.

Note: I had considered rerouting  channel 9 to 7 and channel 8 to 6, but did not because I was not sure what the impact on sound quality would be by having two channels on one. ie. channel 7 would be shared by 9 & 7 and channel 6 would be shared by 8 & 6.

I created two Patch Maps.  One for melody instruments and one for percussion instruments.  I had to approximate as best I could the instrument patch list as the instrument names on the Miracle Piano patch list and the instrument names on the Microsoft Patch list are not quite the same.  I had contacted Software Toolworks who makes the Miracle Piano and requested a list of comparable patch names, but they were unable to provide me with one.

I also created a Key Map for the Percussion Path Map in order to aproximate the percussion keys on the Miracle Piano.

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This "MIDIMap.Cfg" file is the result of many hours of trial & error and work in developing a workable Windows 3.1 configuration file for the Miracle Piano.  If it works for you and you continue to use it on your system, contributions in the amount of $10.00 would be appreciated.

Remit payment to:

Thomas Cain
207-B Richmond Dr.
Millbrae, Ca. 94030

Thank you.