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... Those GM2 Sounds are terrible ,I don't know why anyone would put that junk on a product , ..


You wanna know how I know you haven't really read the thread?

GM sounds can be very good, depends on the synth.
I swear I'm gonna make a GM song some time on a bunch of different synths just to prove the point. (oops Peter has already done that above)
I wrote a classical piece once, for just such a comparison to a friend. *Which* GM synth it was written on (and played on) made a huge difference. Then when it was customized to fit a certain sample set (GM or not) it was an even bigger difference.
Someone made a good analogy recently; MIDI is like a written score. It has all the info, but what each note sounds like is up to the sound source (be it musician or synth)

Again; MIDI has no sound, it's just a spec. So is GM and GM2 .. it can sound like a toy or an orchestra. It would be fun to take that classical piece and try it on the really nice orchestra softsynths, but it's low on budget priority right now.

That said, I agree the realtracks sure are nice and fun to work with.

Last edited by rharv; 01/10/12 05:25 PM.
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