MIDI playback quality in Windows and "as inteded

Hi,?since the days of Windows 95 and OPL3 playback on SB6, AWE32, ect. I'm confronted with the problem that MIDI files, from games for example, sound differend in Windows (MediaPlayer, ect.) than they sound in the game itself or in pure DOS 6 environment with a Soundblaster playback program. Is there a way to playback the old MIDI files with hardware OPL3 and Windows as they where inteded to?Thanks!

WKjun wrote:
Hi,since the days of Windows 95 and OPL3 playback on SB6, AWE32, ect. I'm confronted with the problem that MIDI files, from games for example, sound differend in Windows (MediaPlayer, ect.) than they sound in the game itself or in pure DOS 6 environment with a Soundblaster playback program. Is there a way to playback the old MIDI files with hardware OPL3 and Windows as they where inteded to?Thanks!
Have you tried all different MIDI playback devices (HW/SW Synths) you have listed there to select from (Windows Audio settings)?
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