G'day Dusty,
mate, I think you need a third alternative on your poll: "not sure", or maybe "partly". Please read what follows as a reflection of my personal requirements and taste and not as a serious criticism of your patch selections. I am well aware that personal taste is an important consideration and I have no wish to offend you.

I have a test piece I use that shows up the instrumentation I mostly use and it was OK until the 'bone started - then it was: "WHAT?". With that synth patch replacing the 'bone this soundfont has limited usefulness for me. Sorry mate, but brass is my primary requirement (I play a 'bone and am a little fussy about it as a result).

  • Whatever that 057 patch is supposed to be, it ain't a 'bone.
  • The trumpet at patch 056 has poor attack but the sustain after the attack isn't too bad with a nice (if very slightly heavy) vibrato. I'd prefer it if it were a little "brighter" though. The trumpet at patch 030 sounds a little closer but I miss the vibrato. Being at patch 030 causes the sf to be not GM which can create problems if one is unaware of it.
  • The tuba is quite OK.
  • The muted trumpet (patch 059) sounds like most synthesized muted trumpets... Usable but not quite right. The one at patch 031 sounds the same - why have 2 that sound the same when the 2nd contributes to a departure from the GM set?
  • The Horn patch sounds like there is more than one horn (maybe 3 or 4?) and they don't all start at the same time...
  • The Brass Section sounds like all brass section patches - not right on it's own but seems to work within the orchestration
  • The other patches that reflect my particular instrumentation needs are mostly pretty good: Acoustic Piano, flute, bass guitar (patches 32 to 35), drum kit and vocals. The vocal patch is a little different to what I'm used to but seems to work pretty well in the mix.

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