Original midi files (music) aren't playing

[Cru102]

I recently installed EQTitanium on a new PC (Win8) to play on p1999. I had played previously on others (all Win7) without issue.

This time, the classic tracks (loading screen, cities, merchant, etc.) don't play when they're supposed to, or at all for that matter. All other sound effects work normally.

I have already ensured that music/volume is turned on in both the options menu and the eqclient.ini file (though I understand these change to reflect one another). I have tried reinstalling twice (in both Program Files and User directories) and have reset multiple times.

The more recent music (eqtheme.mp3, etc.) plays normally when kept in the directory. When I remove these files per the guidebook, the original music does not replace it. Others, such as the merchant and city tracks, don't play regardless.

I've done several searches and can't find any solutions to the problem on the forums or elsewhere.

Can anyone suggest how I might troubleshoot this?