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It allows composers to use the exact percussion and synth leads from the 1993 hardware.

Sega of America replaced nearly the entire score with a rock-heavy soundtrack by Spencer Nilsen, fearing the original sounded "too techno" for American audiences. 🎹 Why a "Soundfont" Matters sonic cd soundfont

: Most general MIDI players add interpolation by default – disable it to keep the gritty character. It allows composers to use the exact percussion

There isn't one single "official" file released by SEGA. Instead, the community has "ripped" or "sampled" the instruments from the game data and compiled them into .sf2 files. sonic cd soundfont