MIDI Preview using GM kit or other sounds.

[cabletone]

Currently when one previews a MIDI clip in the file browser, the MIDI clips play back with a short sine wave tone ("MidiPreHear.aif") as the instrument.

In many instances, especially drums, this preview sound is useless.

It is important for me to preview MIDI files with a GM kit (or other appropriate sound.)

[Pipotron4000]

May be an integration of a small GM set ?

There are free ones and very small (some MB only)

Most GM midi files integrate the right program number, so it will auto select the right sound

[Milk]

How right you are !
This sound makes the feature really unusable for me.
Couldn't Live use OSX's integrated GM set ? I suppose there's one inside Windows too...
Anyway, anything to make realistic MIDI sound clips would be much appreciated.

[miekwave]

Currently when one previews a MIDI clip in the file browser, the MIDI clips play back with a short sine wave tone ("MidiPreHear.aif") as the instrument.

In many instances, especially drums, this preview sound is useless.

It is important for me to preview MIDI files with a GM kit (or other appropriate sound.)

It's 2013, is this solved yet, I must preview using a piano, string ensemble, bass guitar or drum kit tones.

[dburton]

+1 Bump! Further, it'd be super helpful if the midi file preview can play the sounds based on the instrument loaded on whatever midi track is currently selected.

[scpedicini]

+1 Bump. Really need an easier way to set the MIDI Preview sound - right now the default is this incredibly "clicky" sounding sine wave.