When you open a page which contains MIDI files or Audio files, the files specified by the server will be transmitted and played back. Even in pages which do not specifically support MIDPLUG, any MIDI file which is attached in the form of "xxx.mid" or "xxx.wav (for example)" will cause MIDPLUG to automatically be started up to play the file.

1:Play button

Click this button to begin playback (of the MIDI file).
During playback, the button will remain pressed in, and the button indicator will light green.
If the EMBED option is "AUTOSTART=TRUE", the button will be pressed automatically.

2:Pause button

Click this button to pause playback of the song.
If you click the pause button once again or click the playback button, the song will resume from where it was paused.

3:Stop button

Click this button to stop playback (of the MIDI file) and return to the beginning of the song.

4:Volume up button

The volume will increase each time you click this button.
While the volume is being increased, the button indicator will light green.
When the maximum volume is reached, the button indicator will disappear.

5:Volume down

The volume will decrease each time you click this button.z
While the volume is being decreased, the button indicator will light green.When the minimum volume is reached, the button indicator will disappear.

6:Display

This shows the name of the MIDI file being played back.
The maximum number of characters that can be displayed is "8 characters" + ". (period)" + "three characters".

A right-click accesses a popup menu.
The contents and function of the menu are as follows.

- Same function as the Play button. - Same function as the Stop button. - Same function as the Pause button. - Same function as the Volume Up button. - Same function as the Volume Down button. - Speeds up the tempo of the song. - Returns the song to the original tempo. - Slows down the tempo of the song. - Raises the key of the song a semitone. - Returns the song to its original key. - Lowers the key of the song a semitone. - Display all MIDI drivers available, and check the selected one. This can be changed only while song playback is stopped. By default, "YAMAHA SGMP Driver" is selected. - The "YAMAHA SGMP Driver" control panel will open. - Initializes the state of the tone generator in panic situations. - Set the buffer size for stream. - Link to http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/ - Displays the copyright notice dialog box.

The nemu list above is shown when playing MIDI files. When playing audio files, only "Stream..", "Information.." and "About.." are shown.

MIDPLUG has "stream playback" functionality which allows playback to begin before a MIDI/digital audio file has been completely downloaded. Stream playback is possible for MIDI files which were saved in Format 0 and digital audio files. If the MIDI file was saved in Format 1, the normal playback method will automatically be selected. With a setting of "High speed," the buffer size will be small, meaning that only a short interval will elapse before playback begins. However if your phone line is congested, pauses or interruptions may occur in the sound. As the setting is decreased toward "Low speed," there will be fewer interruptions in the sound, but a longer interval will elapse before playback begins, in comparison with "High speed." With a setting of "Off," the stream playback function will be turned off.

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