On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 10:45:38 -0700, Russell Hanaghan wrote > ... > I'm bummed at another level...A decent midi GM soft synth is about > the only real thing keeping me from going Linux only with my live audio > stuff. A bit off-topic, but there IS/ARE decent GM softsynths out there, albeit commercial, provided you use something like fluidsynth/QSynth. Both EMU and Sonic Implants sell GM sounfont sets that are quite useable. And both companies sell other sets that are not GM compatible, but are very useable in their context. I've used and still use soundfonts from both these companies in QSynth, and am able to get quite a bit accomplished. Load multiple fluid/qsynth instances and that's just that many more sounds available to you. If you're looking for free, though, there are still a couple of GM sets (fluid and PC51f come to mind, although I've never tried fluid) that people have had good luck with. R. ==
