MIDI standards

standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages

[[File:Soundfont Comparison (Updated).wav|thumb|Playing a single MIDI file while switching between several SoundFont files available on the Internet.SoundFont files used in the chronological order: • SONiVOX EAS GM Wavetable (Legacy Android Soundset)* [1 MB]• RLNDGM.sf2 (Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth)* [3 MB]• FluidR3 GM.sf2 [141 MB]• SGM-V2.01.sf2 [235 MB]• Orpheus_1.047.sf2* [1.18 GB]• ChoriumRevA.sf2 (Modified) [56 MB]• ColomboGMGS2 SoundFont v14.5 [245 MB] *Marked soundfonts fall back to play "Muted Guitar" at Bank 0. whereas the MIDI file addresses "Muted Distortion Guitar" at Bank 1 (SC-

Roland MT-32 Multi-Timbre Sound Module

General MIDI standard

Yamaha extension to the General MIDI standard