On Friday 28 Nov 2003 2:23 pm, Joerg Anders wrote: > - strings_hardware.mp3 (67K) > - strings_timidity.mp3 (121K) > - strings_fluid.mp3 (71K) Hmm, yes. The difference is pretty obvious there. Is that the string ensemble patch? I do find that one has quite a bit of attack; I thought you were referring to the solo strings, which have some attack as well but not so much as to make one suspect the code rather than the whim of the soundfont designer. I made my own comparative mp3s, but then I discovered they were actually playing at different pitches from yours and not in an obvious 44.1:48KHz ratio either. So now I'm all confused and have to go and find my tuning fork. Chris