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<h1>GM 2006</h1> <h2>General MIDI soundlibrary (SF2 + VSampler)</h2>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" ><tr> <td valign="top"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="pics/GM/cover+.jpg?PHPSESSID=502c5a6f4a23ad54b8235bfb606a6c6b"> <img border="0" src="pics/GM/cover-.png" hspace="0" align="left" width="208" height="200"></a>The <b>Papelmedia GM 2006</b> soundlibrary contains 128 carefully balanced instruments based on the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI">General MIDI</a> standard as well as 15 different drumkits. Included are wonderful solo- and ensemble-strings, authentic acoustic- and e-guitars, woodwinds, brass, organs, flutes, several piano flavours, lush acoustic- and electro-drums, synthesizer-sounds, sound effects, ethnic sounds as well as male and female solo voices. As a bonus the CD contains some additional orchestra-instruments and singing voices. For the detailed content list and many valuable tips check the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maz-sound.com/downloads/GM/GM_2006.pdf"> PDF manual</a>.</p> <p> Thanks to the open file formats (see below) you're free to use the excellent individual instruments for your own non-GM compositions or to add them to your own soundbanks. </p> <p> The well-balanced composition of acoustic and electronic instruments provides for an impressive playback of MIDI files of all sorts of music styles. Check for yourself: send us your GM-compatible MIDI file <a href="mailto:maz@maz-sound.com?subject=GM Testsong">by eMail</a> and we'll return an MP3 of the 1st minute of your song using <b>Papelmedia GM 2006</b>!<br clear="all"> </p> <table border="0" id="table1" bgcolor="#FFFFD5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td><font color="#444444">Listen to this </font> <a href="downloads/GM/papelmedia-demo.m3u?PHPSESSID=502c5a6f4a23ad54b8235bfb606a6c6b"> <font color="#444444"> <img border="0" src="pics/mp3-logo2.gif" width="24" height="24" align="absbottom"></font></a><font color="#444444"> </font> <a href="downloads/GM/papelmedia-demo.m3u?PHPSESSID=502c5a6f4a23ad54b8235bfb606a6c6b"><font color="#063E75">MP3 demo</font></a><font color="#444444"> and experience the sonic quality and variety of <b>Papelmedia GM 2006</b> in compact 30 seconds! The demo will play 3 seconds of 10 songs. If you </font><a href="mailto:maz@maz-sound.com?subject=GM song list"> <font color="#063E75">send us</font></a><font color="#444444"> a list with at least 8 correctly recognized songs (either title or interpreter or name of the belonging movie) <b>you'll get a 20% discount on your purchase of the CD.</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p> At the end of extensive listening tests we decided for <b>Papelmedia GM 2006</b>, because in opposition to other GM sets it does <b>not just</b> contain excellent individual sounds but <b>at the same time</b> it's as well-balanced as conventional GM modules. We didn't find any other GM soundlibrary which was amongst the best sounding sets for almost any song we tested, not just for some of them.</p> <p> The CD contains the soundset in two formats:</p> <ul> <li><b>Soundfont .SF2 </b>(the source format): optimized for Creative SB Live / Audigy / X-Fi soundcards, also supported by almost any sampler software (see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maz-sound.com/downloads/GM/GM_2006.pdf"> PDF manual</a>)</li> <li><b>VSampler .VS3</b>: every instrument has been manually optimized in order to exactly match all details of the SF2 playback through an Audigy and make it open to VSamplers extended possibilities (see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maz-sound.com/downloads/GM/GM_2006.pdf"> PDF manual</a>)</li> </ul> <p> Please check the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maz-sound.com/downloads/GM/GM_2006.pdf"> PDF manual</a> for system requirements and the pros and cons of both file formats.</p> <p><b>Size:</b> about 190 MB, consisting of >1500 individual samples<br><b> Released:</b> December 2005<br> <b>Author of SF2 version:</b> Simon Tristan Papel of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.papelmedia.de">Papelmedia</a><b><br>Author of VS3 adaption:</b> Matthias 'maz' Ziegs of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maz-sound.com">MAZ Sound Tools</a></p> </td></tr></table>