• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ System\ sbmx.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file sbmx.exe is a SoundMAX MPU401 MIDI device emulator for x86 VM DOS games/apps.

MPU is the term for MIDI Processing Unit. The MPU-401 is an important but already an obsolete standard for MIDI interfaces for personal computers. The hardware MPU-401 interface is the primary interface for communicating MIDI data to and from the host personal computer.

The process sbmx.exe mimics the behavior of Analog Devices SoundMAX MPU401 MIDI interface for x86 virtual machine DOS games. This program provides a virtual hardware platform, which can be used by the user to test applications on virtual devices. The sbmx.exe process serves as a substitute for SoundMAX MPU401 MIDI device. It imitates the features of Analog Devices SoundMAX MPU401 MIDI audio controller. The sbmx.exe process includes a virtual 64-byte FIFO for communicating to the host bus. It enables the use of a MPU401 MIDI device on a VM DOS based game.

The process sbmx.exe takes up minimal amount of disk space with 70 kilobytes or 71680 bytes. The sbmx.exe process is designed to connect to a PC running DOS. This process sets up the DOS environment for games. The sbmx.exe process makes a MIDI music to play correctly on virtual machine DOS games.

The process sbmx.exe was built to run in common graphical user interface across Windows 95 and Windows 98 platforms. The product vendor and version information are not specified in the sbmx.exe file header.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.