The Ultimate MIDI Soundset? Exploring Crisis General MIDI 3.01
: While its woodwinds and classical instruments are highly regarded, some users find its "pop" instruments, like electric guitars, to be less impressive compared to newer, smaller banks like SGM. crisis general midi 301
The demoscene classic "Second Reality" by Future Crew (1993) relies on specific SC-55 reverb values. Play it through a modern software GM player like Apple’s DLSMusicDevice (the QuickTime Music Synthesizer), and the reverb is completely wrong. The mood shifts from cavernous techno to a dry, lifeless ping. This drift is the second crisis: the contract is broken. A GM file is no longer portable. The Ultimate MIDI Soundset