The soundfont was sampled using some websites/web apps that offer an animated drumset with different arrangements of key controls to play the kick, hats, snare, toms and cymbals. I'm so slow to adapt these custom maps, so I decided to slap the samples to the classic GM/GS drum map and finally layered the rest of percussion. Not only that but also I added a missing China cymbal from Milton Paredes' Just T4, which kinda fits neat with it.

This was initially sampled by EmperorGriefus. Here, I have added some additional drum kits and drum sounds from SC-88/88pro/8820 plus the set of MT-32 patches the original SC-55 module was supposed to offer at Bank no.127. I made several additional tweaks to lower the file size by noticing actual loop points heard in longer samples. The modulation effects lost in this trimming process are then recovered by doing the math at parameter sections with reference to Roland's ori...

Some of you have expressed interest in obtaining older versions of my soundfont, and luckily, I've come across one! Although it isn't excessively aged, things have undergone significant changes in just a few months. Nothing in this world is flawless, so I invite you to listen to it, make comparisons, journey back in time, and rekindle your cherished memories if they've been missing. The soundfont package includes a FREE CUSTOM LAYOUT for the VanBasco karaoke player, along...