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Imagine Band-in-a-Box having a built-in midi soft synth sound module that does not require any programming by the end user, is invisible to the end user, is operating system agnostic and can be customized by PG Music as needed to work within the framework of their programs.

+++ FluidSynth +++ is an open source, real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. FluidSynth itself does not have a graphical user interface, but due to its powerful API, several applications utilize it. FluidSynth has even found its way onto embedded systems and is used in some mobile apps.

Cross platform support (Linux, macOS and Windows to name a few)
SoundFont 2 support
SoundFont 3 support (vorbis-compressed SF2)
Realtime effect control using SoundFont 2.01 modulators
Limited support for Downloadable Sounds (DLS) Level 1 & 2
Playback of MIDI files
Shared library which can be used in other programs
Built in command line shell

It appears from the website the software is updated about twice a year.

+++ HERE +++ is a link to the online documentation.

Could definitely be beneficial. BiaB could work 'straight out of the box', so to speak.

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Wouldn't that be cool. It could be across the board in Biab and the plugin.

I think FluidSynth has been the de facto MIDI SoundFont synthesizer on Linux for quite a few years now. It's certainly the one I go to.
It's been on Linux and Windows since about 2005 and on MacOS since about 2008.

The other obvious similar synth is TiMidity++, which is also OpenSource and cross-platform.

I've long preferred FluidSynth, but that may just be me.

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Another +1

Me too!

To really make a difference in how users perceive midi, embedding the +++ FluidSynth +++ midi soundfont player offers new and experienced Band-in-a-Box users a midi experience different from almost any other program that uses midi, it just works. No user setup, no midi driver to mess with. For users working with midi can be the same as working with audio.

Every good midi player deserves mid patches that will make all midi output sound better. +++ Don Allen's Timbres Of Heaven soundfont +++ is one of the best sounding midi instrument patches available. Timbres Of Heaven is also GM, GS and XG compatible. PG Music can find out more about using the Timbres Of Heaven soundfont near the bottom of the webpage +++ HERE +++.

Timbres Of Heaven Instrument List:

Internal name = Timbres Of Heaven GM_GS_XG_SFX V 3.4 Final.sf2
Version = 2.1
Creation Date = 01/03/2017 02:49 PM
Designer = Don Allen
Copyright = 2016 Don Allen
Comments = Drum Changes, Misc tweaks
Target Engine = E-mu 10K2

Bank:Preset = Program(Instrument)
000:000 = Concert Grand
000:001 = Bright Grand
000:002 = Electric Grand
000:003 = Honky Tonk
000:004 = Don's Rhodes MKV EP
000:005 = Chorused Rhodes EP
000:006 = Don's Harpsichord
000:007 = Don's Clavinet
000:008 = Don's Celesta
000:009 = Glockenspiel
000:010 = Music Box
000:011 = Vibraphone
000:012 = Marimba
000:013 = Xylophone
000:014 = Tubular Bells
000:015 = Dulcimer (Santur)
000:016 = Wave Organ
000:017 = Perc. Organ Chopper
000:018 = Rock Organ
000:019 = Church Organ
000:020 = Reed Organ
000:021 = Accordion
000:022 = HarmonicaVibrato
000:023 = Bandoneon
000:024 = Solo Nylon Guit
000:025 = Steel String Guitar
000:026 = Harmony Rocket
000:027 = Fender Strat
000:028 = Muted Elec. Guitar
000:029 = Ult. Overdriven Gt.
000:030 = Ult. Distortion Gt.
000:031 = Guitar Harmonics
000:032 = Acoustic Bass
000:033 = Bass 305
000:034 = Don's Picked Bass
000:035 = Fretless Bass
000:036 = Don's Slap Bass 1
000:037 = Don's Slap Bass 2
000:038 = Synth Bass 1
000:039 = Synth Bass 2
000:040 = Don's Solo Violin
000:041 = Viola
000:042 = Cello
000:043 = Contrabass
000:044 = Tremolo Strings
000:045 = Pizzicato Section
000:046 = Clavinova Harp
000:047 = Timpani
000:048 = Don's Strings
000:049 = Slow Strings
000:050 = Synth Strings 1
000:051 = Synth Strings 2
000:052 = Choir Aahs
000:053 = Voice Oohs
000:054 = Synth Voice
000:055 = Orchestra Hit
000:056 = Trumpet
000:057 = Roly's Trombone
000:058 = Don's Tuba
000:059 = Don's Muted Trumpet
000:060 = French Horns
000:061 = Brass Section
000:062 = Don's Synth Brass 1
000:063 = Synth Brass 2
000:064 = Soprano Sax
000:065 = Alto Sax
000:066 = Tenor sax
000:067 = Baritone Sax
000:068 = Don's Oboe
000:069 = English Horn
000:070 = Bassoon
000:071 = Clarinet
000:072 = Piccolo
000:073 = Flute V2
000:074 = Recorder
000:075 = Pan Flute
000:076 = Bottle Chiff
000:077 = Don's Shakuhachi
000:078 = Whistle
000:079 = Ocarina (Breathy)
000:080 = Square Lead
000:081 = Saw Wave
000:082 = Synth Calliope
000:083 = Don's Chiffer Lead
000:084 = Charang
000:085 = Solo Synth Voice
000:086 = 5th Saw Wave
000:087 = Bass & Lead
000:088 = Don's Fantasia
000:089 = Warm Strings
000:090 = Poly Synth
000:091 = Space Voice
000:092 = Bowed Glass
000:093 = Metal Pad
000:094 = Halo pad
000:095 = Sweep Pad
000:096 = Don's Ice Rain
000:097 = Soundtrack
000:098 = Crystal
000:099 = Atmosphere
000:100 = Brightness
000:101 = Goblin (Sci-Fi)
000:102 = Echo Drops
000:103 = Don's Star Theme
000:104 = Sitar
000:105 = Don's Banjo
000:106 = Shamisen
000:107 = Koto
000:108 = Kalimba
000:109 = Bagpipes
000:110 = Don's Fiddle
000:111 = Shannai
000:112 = Tinkle Bell
000:113 = Agogo
000:114 = Steel Drums
000:115 = Woodblock
000:116 = Taiko Drum
000:117 = Melodic Tom
000:118 = Synth Drum
000:119 = Reverse Cymbal
000:120 = Guitar String Noise
000:121 = Breath Noise
000:122 = Sea Shore
000:123 = Bird Tweets
000:124 = Telephone
000:125 = Helicopter
000:126 = Don's Applause
000:127 = Gun Shot 357 Magnum
001:001 = Glory Piano
001:005 = Crystal Rhodes EP
001:016 = Fury Organ 101
001:017 = Ice Organ
001:021 = HarmonyPhone
001:022 = Harmonica No Vib
001:024 = Chor. Nylon Guitar
001:025 = Muted Steel Guitar
001:026 = Jazz Amp V2
001:027 = Clean Machine
001:028 = Muted Dist. Guitar
001:030 = Destroyer Guitar
001:033 = Flatwound Bass
001:034 = Jazz Bass
001:036 = Don's Pop Bass 1
001:037 = Don's Pop Bass2
001:038 = Synth Bass 101
001:039 = Synth Bass 201
001:046 = Nylon Harp
001:053 = Soul Oohs
001:057 = Don's Cornet
001:066 = Tenor Sax Soft
001:073 = Don's Flute
001:077 = Don's Shakuhachi :
001:090 = Moog Pad
001:109 = Don's BagPipes
001:120 = Gtr. Cut Noise
001:121 = Fl. Key Click
001:122 = Rain
001:123 = Dog
001:124 = Telephone 2
001:125 = Car-Engine
001:126 = GS Laughs
001:127 = Machine Gun
002:005 = Crystal Dreams
002:024 = Nylon Velo Guitar
002:025 = Don's Rover Guitar
002:026 = Don's Jazz Man Gtr
002:034 = Picked Bass 3
002:038 = Pulse Bass
002:102 = Echo Pan
002:119 = Gong!!!
002:120 = String Slap
002:121 = Fem. Breaths
002:122 = Don's Thunder
002:123 = Horse-Gallop
002:124 = Door Creaking
002:125 = Car-Stop
002:126 = Screaming
002:127 = Lasergun
003:005 = Soft Chor. Rhodes
003:046 = Yang Qin
003:090 = JP8 Swell Pad
003:122 = Wind
003:123 = Bird 2
003:124 = Door Slam
003:125 = Car-Pass
003:126 = Punch
003:127 = Explosion
004:004 = DX7 Chorused
004:005 = CP-80 Chorused
004:025 = Don's Dobro Guitar
004:027 = Twnagster Clean
004:046 = Muted Nylon Harp
004:122 = Stream
004:123 = Seagulls
004:124 = Scratch
004:125 = Car-Crash
004:126 = Heart Beat
005:122 = Bubble
005:124 = Wind Chimes
005:125 = Siren
005:126 = Footsteps
006:120 = Pick Scrape
006:122 = Rainstick
006:123 = SONAR
006:125 = Train
006:127 = Laser Drum
007:122 = Waterfall
007:125 = Jetplane
008:006 = Coupled Harpsichord
008:014 = Church Bell
008:021 = Organetto Superiore
008:024 = Ukulele
008:025 = 12-String Guitar
008:026 = Waikiki Special
008:027 = Chorused Strat
008:028 = Don's Funk Guitar
008:030 = Feedback Guitar
008:031 = Guitar Feedback
008:034 = Muted Picked Bass
008:036 = Reso Slap Bass
008:037 = FM Slap Bass
008:038 = Synth Bass 3
008:040 = Slow Violin
008:048 = Orchestral Pad
008:050 = Synth Strings 3
008:061 = Brass Section 2
008:062 = Synth Brass 3
008:065 = Hyper Alto Sax
008:068 = Oboe Exp.
008:080 = Sine Wave
008:081 = Dr. Solo
008:105 = Don's Sarod
008:115 = Castanets
008:116 = Concert Bass Drum
008:117 = Melo Tom 2
008:118 = Don's 808 Tom
008:125 = StarShip
009:005 = CrystalPhone
009:014 = Carillon
009:027 = Boss Guitar
009:030 = Feedback Guitar 2
009:036 = Unison Slap Bass
009:037 = FM Slap Bass 2
009:112 = Don's Gender
009:125 = Burst Noise
014:101 = UFO FX
016:000 = Dry Grand
016:001 = Dance Piano
016:005 = Chromophone
016:007 = Super Clavinet
016:018 = B3 Slow Rotor
016:024 = CP Flamenco
016:025 = Mandolin
016:026 = Pedal Steele Guitar
016:027 = Gibson ES-335
016:030 = Power Guitar
017:004 = Don's Wurlitzer EP
018:018 = Rock Organ 2
018:027 = Don's Les Paul
019:027 = Skynyrd LP
024:000 = Dream Piano
024:004 = Don's 60's E. Piano
024:080 = BuzzPad
027:016 = Hybrid Organ
027:080 = Electrum Pad
032:024 = Nylon Guitar 2
032:025 = Steel Guitar 2
032:052 = Choir Aahs 2
033:052 = Choir+ Strings
040:016 = Don's Lanz Organ
040:024 = Don's Lute
064:000 = XG Cutting Noise
064:001 = XG Cut Noise 2
064:003 = XG String Slap
064:005 = XG Pick Scrape
064:016 = XG Flt. Key Click
064:032 = XG Rain
064:033 = XG Thunder
064:034 = XG Wind
064:035 = XG Stream
064:036 = XG Bubbles
064:037 = XG Feed
064:048 = XG Dog Bark
064:049 = XG Horse-Gallop
064:050 = XG Bird 2
064:054 = XG Ghost Laughter
064:055 = XG SFX Maou
064:064 = DTMF Dial Sound
064:065 = XG Door Squeak
064:066 = XG Door Slam
064:067 = XG Scratch Push
064:068 = XG Scratch Pull
064:069 = XG Wind Chimes
064:070 = XG Telephone 2
064:080 = XG Car-Engine
064:081 = XG Car-Stop
064:082 = XG Car-Pass
064:083 = XG Car-Crash
064:084 = XG Siren
064:085 = XG Train
064:086 = XG Jetplane
064:087 = XG StarShip
064:088 = XG Burst Noise
064:089 = XG Coaster
064:090 = XG Submarine
064:096 = XG Laughing
064:097 = XG Scream
064:098 = XG Punch
064:099 = XG Heart Beat
064:100 = XG Footsteps
064:101 = XG Applause 2
064:112 = XG Machine Gun
064:113 = XG Lasergun
064:114 = XG Explosion
064:115 = XG FireWork
126:000 = XG SFX Kit 1
126:001 = XG SFX Kit 2
128:000 = Don's Std Kit
128:001 = Std Kit 2
128:008 = Room Drum Kit
128:016 = Power Drums
128:024 = Electronic Kit
128:025 = TR-808 Elec. Kit
128:026 = TR-909 Elec. Kit
128:027 = Dance Kit
128:032 = Jazz Drum Kit
128:040 = Brush Kit
128:048 = Orchestra Kit
128:050 = Symphony Kit
128:056 = GM2 SFX Kit
128:100 = Don's XG Std Kit
128:101 = XG Room Kit
128:102 = XG Rock Kit
128:103 = XG Electronic Kit
128:104 = XG Analog Kit
128:105 = XG Jazz Kit
128:106 = XG Brush Kit
128:107 = XG Symphony Kit
128:127 = CM-64/32L (SC-55)