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I also noticed a cut note in the lead from Flying Battery Zone Act 1.

In the Act 1 boss theme, three of the sustained notes in the opening chords are cut short. Unfortunately, I noticed some oversights in the General MIDI version of the soundtrack (and to a lesser degree, in the FM Synthesizer version). The General MIDI version of the soundtrack makes use of GM and GS features to add enhancements to the songs, such as full instrument panning (instead of just center and hard left/right), additional percussion like cymbals, and different drum kits (if the MIDI synthesizer has GS-compatible drum kits). With the Fat Man patches, some of the FM instruments are similar to the ones heard on Mega Drive, such as the lead synth in the Robotnik/Act 2 Boss theme.

Yamaha OP元 GM emulator VSTi with the Fat Man patches works well for the FM Synthesizer version of the soundtrack, while Yamaha S-YXG50 (in GS mode) and Roland Sound Canvas VA are good for the General MIDI version, although SCVA is not free.įor the most part, these official MIDI arrangements are faithful to the Mega Drive songs. I am using Falcosoft SoundFont MIDI Player to listen to the MIDIs.

I have been a longtime fan of Sonic & Knuckles Collection (I still have the original CD), and I am glad to have all the MIDIs perfectly extracted for general listening. Correction regarding the description: Tracks 1 through 56 are the FM Synthesizer versions, while 57 and beyond (to 112) are the General MIDI/wavetable synthesizer versions.