Re: Steinberg's progress report on new notation software

[David Kastrup]

Richard Shann <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:06:36 +0200
> Jan-Peter Voigt <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> If I import some musicXML the virtual instruments sound 
>> much better than the standard midi output of either timidity or 
>> mac-quicktime.
> Isn't this just a question of which soundfont is bundled? We distribute
> Denemo with a samll (5Mb) soundfont not to waste people's bandwidth
> when, if they care, they will use one of the many free sound fonts that
> suit their needs.

I'm afraid to say that the 20+ years old Midi expander I use beats the
pants off the available free sound fonts.  That's not something where
the free software world really has a lot to offer.

-- 
David Kastrup