8MBGM ENHANCED v1.8

Optimized for:

- Descent 1
- Descent 2
- Monkey Island 1
- Monkey Island 2
- Indiana Jones 3
- Indiana Jones 4

This soundfont should be fit very well also for other games that support the General
MIDI standard.

Homepage:

http://home.arcor.de/hbredel/Soundfonts/Soundfonts-English/soundfonts-english.html

Description:

8MBGM ENHANCED by holbred is based on Merlin 8mbgm_plus13. In comparison with other big
soundfonts, this one sounds best if you play Descent and other games that use the General
MIDI standard. It is considerably better than the CT4MGM.SF2 soundfont that is loaded
when you play MIDI sounds with, for example, an Audigy 2. However, it has still some flaws.
Hence, I improved it with instruments of other soundfonts. I orientated myself on the MIDI sound
of my Terratec Maestro 32/96. This ISA card is able to play MIDI songs in a quality that is
unsurpassed by PCI sound cards in most cases.

The following sound cards are compatible to soundfonts:

Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 
Sound Blaster PCI512 
Sound Blaster Live! series 
Sound Blaster Audigy series 
Sound Blaster Extigy and Audigy 2 NX 
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS notebook 
Sound Blaster X-Fi series 

Instruction:

1. Unpack the RAR-file with an appropriate packing program (e.g. Winrar).
2. Copy 8mbgm_enhanced18.sf2 into the system32 folder of windows.
3. Open soundfont Bank Manager (it is usually in your Creative folder. If it is not there,
   then it is on the installation CD).
4. On the left, next to the soundfont (e.g. 4MB GMGSMT), is the word "Bank".
   Click on it.
5. Highlight the bank you want to replace (e.g. 4MB GMGSMT). Then click
   on "Remove".
6. Click on "Load" and open the 8mbgm_enhanced18.sf2 file. Then click on "OK".

Important notice:

On older Sound Blaster cards (PCI512, SBLive!, Audigy), you load soundfonts with
AudioHQ software.

Tips:

1. In order to receive the most realistic and natural sound impression, you should
   deactivate "CMSS 3D" in your Creative software (e.g. in Surround Mixer)!

2. You obtain the best sound when you activate "Static Caching" in Soundfont Bank Manager
   (click on "MIDI Devices")!

3. If you cannot load the soundfont, check if the cache is not to small adjusted (especially
   with SB Live! cards)!

Download locations for MIDI files of Descent (for comparisons):

http://www.planetDescent.com/site/files/d1/misc/music.asp
http://www.planetDescent.com/site/files/d2/misc/music.asp


The following instruments have been improved:

Version 1.8:

- "Sweep Pad"

Version 1.7:

- "Brightness"
- "Saw Wave"
- "Sweep Pad"
- "Warm Pad"
- "Whistle"

Version 1.6:

- "Brightness"
- "Saw Wave"
- "Sweep Pad"
- "Synth Drum"
- "TR 808"
- "Warm Pad"

Version 1.5:

- "Acoustic Bass"
- "Fingered Bass"
- "Goblin"
- "Harpsichord"
- "Pizzicato"
- "Soundtrack"
- "Taiko Drum"
- "TR 808"

Version 1.4a:

- "Saw Wave"
- "Synth Bass 2"

Version 1.4:

- "Brightness"
- "Distortion Guitar"
- "Echo Drops"
- "Orchestra Hit"
- "Overdrive Guitar"
- "Saw Wave"
- "Steel guitar"
- "Synth Bass 1"
- "Synth Drum"
- "Synth Strings"
- "TR 808"

Version 1.3:

- "Acoustic Bass"
- "Agogo"
- "Crystal"
- "Distortion Guitar"
- "Fingered Bass"
- "French Horns"
- "Goblin"
- "Orchestra Hit"
- "Overdrive Guitar"
- "Pizzicato"
- "Reverse Cymbal"
- "Saw Lead"
- "Sitar"
- "Soundtrack"
- "Steel guitar"
- "Strings"
- "Sweep Pad"
- "Synth Bass 1"
- "Synth Bass 2"
- "Synth Drum"
- "Synth Strings 1"
- "Taiko Drum"

Version 1.2:

- "Accordion"
- "Agogo"
- "Baritone Sax"
- "Bassoon"
- "Bottle Blow"
- "Brass"
- "Clarinet"
- "Dulcimer"
- "Echo Drops"
- "English Horn"
- "Flute"
- "Fret Noise"
- "Halo Pad"
- "Harp"
- "Helicopter"
- "Honky Tonk"
- "Marimba"
- "Melodic Tom"
- "Ocarina"
- "Organ 1"
- "Organ 3"
- "Overdrive Guitar"
- "Pan Flute"
- "Pizzicato"
- "Shakuhachi"
- "Slow Strings"
- "Strings"
- "Synth Drum"
- "Synth Strings"
- "Trombone"
- "Viola"
- "Violin"
- "Whistle"

Version 1.1:

- "Acoustic Piano"
- "Bowed Glass"
- "Distortion Guitar"
- "Echo Drops"
- "Guitar Harmonics"
- "Helicopter"
- "Koto"
- "Overdrive Guitar"
- "Piccolo"
- "Saw Wave"
- "Shamisen"
- "Square Wave"
- "Steel guitar"
- "Synth Bass 1"
- "Synth Brass 2"
- "Vibraphone"
- "Whistle"

Version 1.0:

- "Agogo"
- "Bass&Lead"
- "Bottle Chiff"
- "Bowed Glass"
- "Brass"
- "Coupled Harpsichord"
- "Crystal"
- "Echo Drops"
- "Fret Noise"
- "Guitar Harmonics"
- "Harp"
- "Nylon Guitar"
- "Overdrive Guitar"
- "Pan Flute"
- "Reverse Cymbal"
- "Saw wave"
- "Steel guitar"
- "Synth Brass 1"
- "Synth Drum"
- "Synth. Strings Slow"
- "Vibraphone"
