General MIDI Synth Update

Earlier today I have updated the soundfont that is used by Ardour’s General MIDI Synth.

The upside is that some voices now sound better, the downside is that it existing sessions may sound different. If you have an ear to lend please test (it will be shipped with Ardour 9, once that’s ready):

Kudos to Chris Collins for creating and maintaining the soundfont that we use. He also published a video showcasing some highlights of the long list of changes (previously gmsynth.lv2 used v1.52):

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sounds much better!
cool!

Subtle but significant!