01-14-2019, 04:13 AM
(01-14-2019, 03:15 AM)Michael Willis Wrote: Heh, you make a good point. Mostly I shared it because some people here may be on the lookout for free virtual instruments that sound nice.
Oh I got that, I didn't mean to imply that you were endorsing the use of this soundfont in retrogaming. I was just commenting on the notion of old games "sounding crappy".
(01-14-2019, 03:55 AM)Samulis Wrote: The original sounds are half of the identity of the original music, much as someone composing for a clarinet or trombone in Mozart's time would be shocked if not upset to hear them played on modern equivalents.
Exactly. I realize that MS GS Wavetable synth isn't optimal for playing old games, but it's still likely to be a lot closer to what the music is supposed to sound like than a sound bank with modern high quality samples.
