Jre 1.7 Midi Soundbank problem

[Pyrodragoon]

I have a problem with the new JRE 1.7.
My game's midi doesn't work anymore.

The Exception occurs here:

1	soundbank = MidiSystem.getSoundbank(new File("Soundbank"));

The Exception is:

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javax.sound.midi.InvalidMidiDataException: cannot get soundbank from stream    at javax.sound.midi.MidiSystem.getSoundbank(MidiSystem.java:599)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.getMidiTools(MPlayer.java:123)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.init(MPlayer.java:103)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.<init>(MPlayer.java:86)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MusicReaderMidiPlayer.init(MusicReaderMidiPlayer.java:67)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MusicReaderMidiPlayer.<init>(MusicReaderMidiPlayer.java:52)    at Game.Main.MainEngine.init(MainEngine.java:65)    at Game.Main.MainEngine.<init>(MainEngine.java:51)    at Game.Main.Main.init(Main.java:66)    at Game.Main.Main.<init>(Main.java:52)    at Start.exe.main(exe.java:39) Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException    at com.sun.media.sound.SoftSynthesizer.loadAllInstruments(SoftSynthesizer.java:791)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.getMidiTools(MPlayer.java:134)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.init(MPlayer.java:103)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MPlayer.<init>(MPlayer.java:86)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MusicReaderMidiPlayer.init(MusicReaderMidiPlayer.java:67)    at Game.Main.Submain.Audio.MusicReaderMidiPlayer.<init>(MusicReaderMidiPlayer.java:52)    at Game.Main.MainEngine.init(MainEngine.java:65)    at Game.Main.MainEngine.<init>(MainEngine.java:51)    at Game.Main.Main.init(Main.java:66)    at Game.Main.Main.<init>(Main.java:52)    at Start.exe.main(exe.java:39)

Does anyone here know a solution to this ?

[Pyrodragoon]

For more information:
I changed nothing in the game.
It works well with 1.6 and not with 1.7.

The soundbankfile I use is the one found at

http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/sound/soundbanks.html

I used the deluxe version:

deluxe [4.92 MB]
A mammoth soundbank with the best quality sound samples.

[nsigma]

Java 7 replaces the proprietary Beatnik synthesizer with the open source Gervill synthesizer from OpenJDK. This requires soundbanks in SoundFont or DLS format.

It's hidden away in the list of incompatibilities between 6 & 7 - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/compatibility-417013.html#incompatibilities

Not sure if they've converted the old soundbanks anywhere.

Best wishes, Neil

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[Pyrodragoon]

Thank you for an answer to my problem, I use the default now which works at least,
that has to be the one you mentioned.
It got my game running again 


I hope I don't find more problems concerning 1.7.