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Playing MIDI file in C# from memory

How can I play the MIDI file directly from memory (e.g. Resources)? I found this as a solution, but I do not understand how to play the MIDI from resources. Help me with the right WinAPI command please

Solution

  • Ok, i made kind of a temporary solution. Still, it works

    using (var midiStream = new MemoryStream(Resources.myMidi))
        {
            var data = midiStream.ToArray();
            try
            {
                using (var fs = new FileStream("midi.mid", FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.Write))
                {
                    fs.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
                } 
            }
            catch(IOException)
            {}
            string sCommand = "open \"" + Application.StartupPath + "/midi.mid" + "\" alias " + "MIDIapp";
            mciSendString(sCommand, null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
            sCommand = "play " + "MIDIapp";
            mciSendString(sCommand, null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
        }