# Introduction
This is a reconstructed 16-bit version of the General MIDI patch set that is included with the GSPlayer MIDI plugin. In order to save space on mobile devices of the early 2000s, the original patch set was down-converted to 8 bits. This isn’t really a problem in practice, as the samples are usually mixed in a much higher resolution, however I thought it would be a good idea to reconstruct a higher quality version of this patch set for completeness. Fortunately, the headers of the patches weren’t lost during the 8-bit down conversion, so that provided me with leads as for which patches to hunt down.

# Sources
Most of the patches in this collection are Gravis originals sourced from version 3.59 of the Ultrasound installation disks, and most of the other’s were found on the Gravis Ultrasound BBS. I am glad that someone archived this resource before it went offline! Here is a list of the patches that were replaced.

* Flute: sourced from disk 12 of “ProPats 3.0 by Tom Roscoe” (PP3_12.ZIP). Original filename is FLUTE2.PAT.
* Telephone: Another patch from ProPats, sourced from MAXPT1_3.ZIP.
* English Horn: “English Horn by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_REEDA1.ZIP.
* Bassoon: “Bassoon by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_REEDA1.ZIP.
* Pick Bass: “El. Pick Bass by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Synth Bass 2: sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Slap Bass 2: “Slap Bass 2 by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Fretless Bass: “Fretless Bass by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Fingered Bass: “Real Bass by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Acoustic Bass: sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* Jazz Guitar: “Jazz Guitar by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_GUITR2.ZIP.
* Oboe: “Oboe by Dustin McCartney”, sourced from E_REEDA1.ZIP.
* Baritone Sax: sourced from E_REEDA1.ZIP. Soprano Sax is a duplicate of this.
* Tenor Sax: sourced from E_REEDA1.ZIP. Alto Sax is a duplicate of this.
* Slap Bass 1: a modified Gravis patch with a sample for higher notes removed, sourced from E_GUITR2.ZIP.
* Distortion guitar: sourced from E_GUITR2.ZIP.
* Brass Section: Sampled from Kurzweil, sourced from LINPATS1.ZIP.
* Synth Bass 1: sourced from E_BASS.ZIP.
* French Horn: “Kurzweil French Horn (smaller version)”, sourced from FRENCHRN.ZIP.
* Overdrive Guitar: sourced from E_E_GTRS.ZIP.
* Xylophone: “1994 Jesus Villena”, sourced from PPLT_160.A01.
* Acoustic Piano: original filename is PIANO.PAT.

# Notes
The only patch I was unable to find an original version of is the xylophone, however I found an even better version that is apparently by the same author. Also, the Violin and Viola were swapped around in the GSPlayer set, and this has been replicated here.
Enjoy!
