Editing DirectMusic (section)

== History ==
DirectMusic was first released by Microsoft in 1996 as an [[ActiveX]] control called Interactive Music Architecture (IMA).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicmachines.net/faqdm.htm |title=DirectMusic Producer FAQ |access-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070630111649/http://www.musicmachines.net/faqdm.htm |archive-date=2007-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was introduced as part of the 6.1 version of the [[DirectX]] library in February 1999 and is included in all [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems starting with Windows 98 Second Edition. DirectMusic has since been deprecated, and is not available to 64-bit applications in [[Windows Vista]].<ref name="deprecation" /> In [[Windows 7]], native 64-bit support is available for the core DirectMusic API related to timestamped MIDI but not for the performance component.<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee416788(VS.85).aspx#ID4E3CAC DirectX Frequently Asked Questions]</ref>