MidiGlass Player

Sound can heavily be processed and manipulated through dedicated computer applications. Depending on the task, audio files can end up on your PC under a variety of formats, including MIDI, which usually comes from external device recording. Dedicated to this particular type, MidiGlass Player wants to help preview, with a few playback options.

With no installation in your way, the application can be launched right after download. Moreover, it’s flexible enough to be easily carried around on a thumb drive to use on other computers as well. As such, there’s no need to worry about the health status of the target PC, because registry entries are not modified in the process.

Truth be told, the visual design feels a little outdated, with elements, buttons, and textures which don’t really seem to blend together. In spite of this, the general layout is not difficult to comprehend from the first few seconds in. Playback controls make it possible to start, stop, or pause, and skip through content using a dedicated slider. Speed can also be adjusted up to twice the original.

Although an audio player, the application can only process MID files. Only one file can be loaded at a time, but you can navigate through all MID files inside the selected folder using dedicated controls. With a file opened, a small list shows all instruments used, but there are no related options, possibility to change them, or at least adjust volume.

Playback is clean, with two set of controls. One set is found in the title bar so you can resize the main window to a minimal display, but this needs to be done by manually adjusting the window size, with no control to quickly switch. MID files can be shared as email attachments, with a dedicated option bringing up your default email client.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that MidiGlass Player is a little underprepared, or simply outdated by modern alternatives. The visual design is rather rough, and navigation doesn’t really feel that comfortable. There are no editing options, or volume adjusters for instruments, only serving for straightforward playback of MIDI files.