Dexed Cart 1.0
by Jacques PrestreauUploaded on Jan 16, 2016 (and last updated on Jan 20, 2016)
Jacques Prestreau (aka BlackWinny) has taken the time to gather all the freely available 6-OP FM patches on the web and consolidate them into one amazing patch collection.
These should work in the amazing free FM synth Dexed, and several other 6-OP FM synths.
More info from Jacques about the collection (available in the read me file):
Dexed_cart version 1.0 by BlackWinny, 2015/01/04 (YYYY/MM/DD)
All these sysex files are (or should be) compatible with Dexed, FM8, and a...
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These files are made available through a mix of different licenses. Read the description, more info links, file contents or contact the author in order to get the full information.
650 Assorted Cabinet Impulses
by UnknownUploaded on Jan 29, 2016 (and last updated on Mar 03, 2017)
Seems to be a collection of various impulse responses files from all around the internet put together by someone named ChipBassChaosMP3.
The site where it was posted is long gone, if someone has info about the original authors of this file please leave a comment.
Freepats Rhodes
by UnknownUploaded on Mar 21, 2017 (and last updated on Mar 21, 2017)
Cool lo-fi rhodes electric piano sound that was previously available at http://freepats.zenvoid.org
Mellotron soundfonts sf2
by unknownUploaded on Oct 06, 2017 (and last updated on Oct 06, 2017)
Mellotron sf2 soundfonts:
MKII Flute
TapeKlik
M400 Woodwind
MKII 3 Violins
MKII Brass
M400 Cello
M400 Cmb Choir
M400 String Section
Gc Brass, Gong
M300A Violins
M300B Violin
Default_Set
Default Windows MIDI Soundfont
by Roland / Microsoft CorporationUploaded on Mar 17, 2019 (and last updated on Mar 18, 2019)
Have you ever wanted the cheesy-sounding MIDI instruments that's been bundled with every Microsoft operating system since 1996? Now you can, no matter what platform you're on! Now you can mix general MIDI instruments with whatever-the-hell else you have in your soundfont folder.gm.dls ripped straight from System32 and converted to sf2.
Licensing Gray Area
These files have an unknown license, were obtained from unkown sources or were compiled from third party material.
Extra considerations:
The following license file can be found in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. Its validity is unknown due to its long-expired copyright. But honestly, so many songs already use the default MIDI anyways just from using MIDI OUT, I highly doubt anyone will chase you down over it.
GMREADME.TXT - Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The GM.DLS file contains the Roland SoundCanvas Sound Set which is protected under the following copyright: Roland GS Sound Set/Microsoft (P) 1996 Roland Corporation U.S. The Roland SoundCanvas Sound Set is licensed under Microsoft's End User License Agreement for use with Microsoft operating system products only. All other uses require a separate written license from Roland.
Mickey's Speedway USA (N64) (.DLS ONLY)
by RarewareUploaded on Aug 24, 2019 (and last updated on Aug 26, 2019)
The following 16 instruments are in this .dls file:
Instr00: The first in-game sound effect
Instr01: Acoustic Bass
Instr02: Clavinet
Instr03: Drums pt. 1
Instr04: Drums pt. 2
Instr05: Tubular Bell
Instr06: Celesta
Instr07: Brass Section
Instr08: Pizzicato Strings
Instr09: Drawbar Organ
Instr0A: Piano
Instr0B: Car Horns (Standard and Cartoon)
Instr0C: Tremolo Strings
Instr0D: Banjo
Instr0E: Flute
Instr0F: Marimba
Instr10: Electric Bass
Instr11: Harmonica
Instr12: Violin
I...
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