Re: [fluid-dev] Papelmedia closing down soon

[Julien Claassen]

Hey Crypto!
  I just listened to all the demos from the site. I must admit, I'm 
disappointed. After the advertisement on their website I expected more. I 
partly know better sounds in SF2 format, even in the free domain. Partly they 
get close to the quality of my Roland XP, but mostly they stay below that 
level of quality. I read something about 2GB and something about 1.2GB of 
material. But frankly, I didn't see why they need so much storage.
  It does sound harsh, when I read the criticism. OK: I guess in comparison to 
fluid Revision 3 and the like, they have a slightly better and most important 
constant quality. But they can't compare to what's available in GigaSampler 
format and not even to the most popular synths. I thought they would beat the 
hardware synth, with the advantage of sheer sampling-accuracy, which they can 
do with computer based sound formats.
  Still if you don't have a hardware synth or have to rely on freely available 
soundfonts, this opportunity might be a real bargain!
  Kindest regards
        Julien

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