On Jan 11, 2008 4:11 AM, david < gnome@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

[sent directly to me by Christopher, replying to the list so others can
answer]

Christopher Stamper wrote:
> Why not first try a good pair of studio-quality heaphones with a good
> sound interface... Seriously, it makes a huge difference.

It can make a huge difference, depends on how bad your existing speaker
and sound hardware are.

> SoundFonts are available for free on lots of sites, just google for free
> soundfonts...

Not all soundfonts are created equal.

> Anyone know if sf2midi.com <http://sf2midi.com> has pirated sf's?

Don't know - never heard of it!

> On Jan 10, 2008 4:36 AM, david wrote:
>
> Ken Restivo wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 12:00:42AM -1000, david wrote:
> >> Simon Williams wrote:
>
> Actually, david wrote this part:
>
> >> I've been using and loving the Yamaha audio patches for years.
> >> Someone else on the list mentioned that a lot of the Yamaha audio
> >> sound is due to the licensing of some very sophisticated wave guide
> >> audio patents from MIT or some college like that. I suppose you
> >> could read the patents and figure it out, but ...
> >
> > Wasn't it CCRMA at Stanford?
>
> I think that was it. I don't really recall, I just enjoy the Yamaha
> sound.
>
> Someone on the list provided a link to the site with the information
> about the patents (which belonged to the university, just were licensed
> to Yamaha).

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David
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