PLAYING TUNES FROM ABC2Win

The newest version of ABC2Win (the beta) works with any of three music players. ABC2Win can launch the player you choose and pass the current tune or several tunes so they will be played on your computer.

Available Players -- Using version 2.2 of ABC2Win with an abc tune player.

You may wish to download one or more of the players from this list.  Other players may work as well but have not been tested for compatibility.

• ABCPlay -- Freeware Midi player by Bernard Chenery. 
  
• ABCMus -- Shareware Midi player by Henrik Norbeck. 
• PlayQABC -- Freeware player using the long-obsolete, internal PC speaker. This player was a companion program to the original ABC2Win. Note: some computers have no internal speaker or it is not connected to the motherboard.
  

Specifying the Player in ABC2Win

After you have downloaded and installed the player you will use, please verify the player operation by running it. You may have to specify the midi device for playback or other options.

When the player is running ok, close it.

Finally, enter the player information into ABC2Win following these steps:

• Start ABC2Win.
• Verify that you are on the Select Tunes window.
• Choose Options
• From the menu click on Set Folder for Tune Files, File Size, and Playback Options.
• In the Options window click the Browse button for the Player Program -- Folder and File Name.
• Locate the player program you installed previously. (The default location will be under in the C:\program files\ folder.)
• Click on OK when the program name is shown in the file box. (Program names are abcplay.exe, abcmus.exe or playqabc.exe.)
• Click OK to close the Options window and save the player information.

Thanks for your help,
Jim

Updated this page, April 19, 2006