It can easily be replaced by the DLS synth which sounds a little better, but far from good.Īfter googling General MIDI I learned that it is 'out of fashion' and that I should not have given away my old Yamaha TG-100 GM module :) I also realized that SoundFonts could provide a possible solution. The Mac version unfortunately uses Apple's horrible built in QT Synth for the basic set of GM sounds. This turned out to be more complicated than I expected. The first thing I wanted to do in Synfire was to create a set of general MIDI sounds that could be used as a starting point for learning the program. Not me, instead I buy and explore music software. Some people buy lots of clothes and shoes, go on holiday to foreign countries, go to restaurants, smoke, eat lots of candy, spend a fortune on their appearance, and spend countless hours playing computer games. So why did I buy Synfire? Well, mainly because of my insatiable musical curiosity, and learning the program will be an interesting challenge and hopefully quite entertaining. I can't read music and I don't know music theory and I really can't play any instruments. I am a Synfire newbie and a somewhat unlikely user.
