Question about GeneralUser GS included with mt32-pi

[farvardin]

hello, just a question, with mt32-pi, there is the GeneralUser Soundfont. The changelog says the version is 1.511 (with no date). But on the official soundfont website (http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php) the latest version is 1.471.

Where does this 1.511 comes from? I can't find any other reference to this version, except here.

[dwhinham]

As this is a general question and not a bug report, I have moved it to the Discussions area.

Regarding v1.511 of GeneralUser GS, there is some info in the CHANGELOG:

Update to GeneralUser GS v1.511.
This is a currently-unpublished version from the author, who has made several important fixes to the SoundFont to improve compatibility with FluidSynth v2.1.0+.

The creator (S. Christian Collins) authorized me to include this updated version in mt32-pi. He has told me he intends to overhaul his website and include the new version there eventually, but he has not found time to do so yet.

The v1.511 package can be found here: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ypgJwuHqqXx-jeCXLRFqgBAEemJZnDrj

[farvardin]

Sorry I forgot about the discussions area!

I understand better now, thanks a lot for the explanations.

I hope the creator will eventually release it officially on his website. This soundfont is really awesome, it's also well balanced. It sounds better than several others which are above 500 or 800 Mb...

[dwhinham]

No worries!

I agree, it is an extremely well-made SoundFont especially considering its tiny file size, and it was really nice of the creator to allow it to be included with mt32-pi.