How to play a midi file without Blitz3d looping it?

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Ricky Smith

The best solution is not to use Midi files. The problem with Midis is that you dont know how they are going to sound on any given system - it depends on the users midi device - if its poor then your music sounds poor.
Use wav,mp3 or ogg they will always sound the same on any system that can reproduce 16 bit sound.
You have more control over the sounds with the PlaySound command.
There are a lot of applications that can convert midi to wav - I use Cubasis or Rolands Virtual Soundcanvas.