Maxpatches  v. 1.3   - makes your GUS sound like SCC-1 ;)
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Update from 1.2; NOT a full install version! There's list of the
replacements at the end of this document.

Changes from last version:

- An update version; not all patches included. If you don't already
  have files maxpats1.zip, maxpats2.zip, maxpats3.zip download and
  install them before installing this update.

- Some brass and reed instruments and doo.pat changed, also some
  modified percussion patches changed and a couple new ones.

- You can use Maxpats with MegaEm v 3.0x if you replace all the
  Tomtom-drums (they get corrupted for some reaseon) and
  helicptr.pat
  metbell.pat
  synbass1.pat
  woodblk1.pat
  fngrbass.pat with the original ones. (This setup works also with
  ultramid when using the -c option).

- Fixed a spelling error: Lead 2 (Sawwawe) removed from list
  Lead 8 (Bass + Lead) added. Actually sawwave.pat was accidentally
  included; the sawwave.pat in v 1.2 is the original Gravis patch.
  Sorry. <g>


Disclaimer:

I'm in no way responsible for any damage occurring from the use of these
patches; use them at your own risk.

How to contact me:

E-mail: sniiran@freenet.hut.fi
        
Mail:   Samuli Niiranen
        Honkatie 33
        FIN-20540 Turku, Finland

All comments and suggestions are welcome! Also, please let
me know if an instrument's PERCEIVED volume or volume envelope
attack time is too high or too low compared to SCC1 (the de facto
standard in GM)

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Version history
---------------
 v 1.0
 - initial release

 v 1.1
 - I had by accident left out all the patches with first letter h out <g>
 - New trumpet+brass section patch

 v 1.2
 - First public distribution version.
 - Changed many of the percussion patches. (Used more SCC-1 patches)

 v 1.3
 - First update version; not all patches included
 - Maxpats can now be altered to make it work with most non-patchcacheing
   apps

Melodic Bank


sound    Instr.     General MIDI       patch name    orig.  repl. compared
group    number         name                         size   size
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pianos     0     Acoustic Grand Piano   acpiano      65.3k  92k   Larger
           2     Electric Grand Piano   synpiano     11.5k  71k   !
           3     Honky-Tonk Piano       honky        128k   92k   Smaller
           4     Rhodes Piano           epiano1      15.0k  20k   L
           5     Chorused Piano         epiano2      44.2k  27k   S
           
Chromatic  8     Celesta                celeste      20.2k  20k   =
Percussion 10    Music Box              musicbox     31.0k  6k    S
           13    Xylophone              xylophon     19.0k  4k    S
           15    Dulcimer               santur       43.8k  43.8k =

Organ      16    Hammond Organ          homeorg       2.0k  2.3k  L
           18    Rock Organ             rockorg      60.8k  56k   S

Guitar     24    Acoustic Guitar(nylon) nyguitar     39.2k  39.2k =
           25    Acoustic Guitar(steel) acguitar     52.6k  70.0k L
           26    Electric(jazz)         jazzgtr      55.9k  21.9l S
           27    Electric(clean)        cleangtr     46.0k  13.6k S
           28    Electric(muted)        mutegtr      34.5k  33.5k S
           29    Overdriven Guitar      odguitar     25.8k  30.0k L
           30    Distortion Guitar      distgtr      38.2k  51.0k L

Bass       32    Acoustic Bass          acbass       11.0k  20.7k L
           33    Electric(finger)       fngrbass     19.8k  34.4k L
           35    Fretless Bass          fretless      5.6k  22.0k L
           36    Slap Bass 1            slapbas1     56.1k  38.0k S
           37    Slap Bass 2            slapbas2     41.5k  28.7k S
           38    Synth Bass 1           synbass1     12.6k  30.8k L
           39    Synth Bass 2           synbass2      6.1k   6.1k =

Strings &
Orchestral 46    Orchestral Harp        harp         23.9k  23.4k S

Ensemble   50    Synth Strings 1        synstr1      62.8k  30.5k S
           52    Choir Aahs             choir        45.3k  71.3k L
           53    Voice Oohs             Doo          17.3k  22.0k L NEW

Brass      56    Trumpet                hitbrass     13.6k  13.3k S NEW
           57    Trombone               trombone     26.0k  26.0k =
           58    Tuba                   tuba         11.9k  36.0k L
           59    Muted Trumpet          mutetrum     19.0k  19.0k = NEW
           61    Brass Section          hitbrass     63.3k  63.3k = NEW
           63    Synth Brass 2          synbras2     60.6k  32.1k S

Reed       64    Soprano Sax            sprnosax     14.7k   6.2k S
           65    Alto Sax               altosax      11.7k  11.3k S NEW
           66    Tenor Sax              tenorsax     17.4k  28.5k L
           67    Baritone Sax           barisax      10.2k  10.2k =
           68    Oboe                   oboe          9.3k   8.8k S
           69    English Horn           englhorn     24.7k  24.8k =
           70    Bassoon                bassoon      16.8k  15.0k S
           71    Clarinet               clarinet     19.2k  42.7k L

Pipe       N/A

Synth Lead 80    Lead 1 (square)        sqrwave      30.4k  30.4k = NEW
           84    Lead 5 (Charang)       charang      80.6k  15.5k !
           88    Lead 8 (Bass+Lead)     basslead     53.4k   3.4k ! NEW

Synth Pad  90    Pad 3 (polysynth)      polysyn      60.7k  60.7k =
           93    Pad 6 (metallic)       metalpad     60.9k  60.9k =
           94    Pad 7 (halopad)        halopad      60.3k  60.3k =

Synth SFX  N/A

Ethnic     104   Sitar                  sitar        37.0k  37.0k =

Percussive 115   Woodblock              woodblk       7.7k   8.7k L

SFX        120   Guitar Fret Noise      fx-fret      27.5k  13.2k S NEW
           124   Telephone Ring         telephon      9.2k   4.6k S NEW
           125   Helicopter             helicptr     50.3k  32.9k S

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Percussion Bank

Program
Number       General MIDI         Patch Name        orig.   repl.
                 Name                               size    size
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28           Slap                 slap             12.1k   19.9k  L 
29           Scratch Push         scratch1          9.1k   11.1k  L 
33           Metronome Click      metclick          0.6k    7.1k  L
34           Metronome Bell       metbell           0.6k   48.4k  ! 
35           Acoustic Bass        kick1             9.6k    4.9k  S
36           Bass Drum 1          kick2            10.4k    5.1k  S
38           Acoustic Snare       snare1           17.5k   32.5k  L
39           Handclap             claps            11.8k   18.0k  L 
40           Electric Snare       snare2            8.6k   18.3k  L 
41           Low Floor Tom        tomlo2           19.6k   39.8k  L NEW
42           Closed High Hat      hihatcl           9.5k   14.5k  L
43           High Floor Tom       tomlo1           13.5k   25.8k  L NEW
44           Pedal High Hat       hihatpd           4.0k    5.3k  L
45           Low Tom              tommid2          18.5k   39.8k  L NEW
47           Low-Mid Tom          tommid1          13.5k   25.6k  L NEW
48           Hi-Mid Tom           tomhi2           13.5k   27.9k  L NEW
49           Crash Cymbal 1       cymcrsh1         63.4k   66.0k  L
50           High Tom             tomhi1           13.5k   18.6k  L NEW
51           Ride Cymbal 1        cymride1         35.7k   45.1k  L
54           Tambourine           tamborin         18.3k   20.7k  L NEW
56           Cowbell              cowbell           6.7k   10.8k  L 
57           Crash Cymbal 2       cymcrsh2         62.4k   79.2k  L NEW
59           Ride Cymbal 2        cymride2         35.7k   31.3k  S NEW
60           Hi Bongo             bongohi           7.3k   22.2k  L
61           Low Bongo            bongolo           9.2k   20.6k  L
65           High Timbale         timbaleh         10.9k   18.1k  L 
66           Low Timbale          timbalel         19.8k   20.0k  = 
67           High Agogo           agogohi           7.3k    9.8k  L 
68           Low Agogo            agogolo           7.3k   13.0k  L 
70           Maracas              maracas           9.4k    3.9k  S
71           Short Whistle        whistle1          4.3k    8.4k  L 
73           Short Guiro          guiro1            8.6k    4.3k  S 
75           Claves               clave             5.1k    4.9k  S 
76           High Wood Block      woodblk1          5.1k    7.1k  L
77           Low Wood Block       woodblk2          7.7k   10.3k  L NEW
78           Mute Cuica           cuica1           19.0k   15.3k  S
79           Open Cuica           cuica2           26.1k   19.5k  S
82           Shaker               shaker            6.6k    3.6k  S 
83           Jingle Bell          jingles          34.3k   39.3k  L NEW
84           Bell Tree            beltree          64.1k   66.6k  L NEW
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