>Jean Piche

>Actually, GM can be very useful for a number of things, the first of
>which is transportability. It does address a semi-finite set of timbres
>but for pieces that use these, it is quite simply a blessing not to have
>to remap all programs/patches to fit a particular sound-generating
>device. Csound is a sound-generating device, a highly programmable one.
>Adding GM compatibility to it in no way alters its generality.

GM is evil as anyone whos listenes to a dozen or so GM sequences that don't
translate well between boxes knows.
	A far better effort would be to support DLS 1 which is a
standard that allows samples/multisamples to be packaged with a midi file
similar to a mod file.  That way the music arrives sounding exactly as the
composer intended it. GM is so restritive andm its dead.  DLS1 specs will
be released soon.
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