This post only makes sense in the context of being written in the late 90s...
If you have a PC, and don't have a wave-table synth built into your sound card, then you need to take a look at the UltraSound line of sound cards from Advanced Gravis.
They are not perfect sound cards, but in many ways they are the best out there. If price rates high on your list, then you will really like the UltraSound (aka GUS). I have seen the GUS-ACE for $80 mail order, and it is a kick ass card. Half a meg of ram, (can be upgraded to 1 meg) and a 6 meg patch set that can be changed and replaced as you like. The PnP has even better specs, but it is more expensive. However, the PnP (the Pro version, stay away from the standard version) supports up to 8 megs of ram on board! It also has a InterWave chipset, and can use a more advanced patch set.
Ok, so you don't understand what all that means? Then the UltraSound may not be the card for you. It can take just a little more understanding of computers than the average sound card, if you are a DOS user. But if all you use is Windows95 programs, then have at it, it's a great sound card for Windows.
But you still haven't talked about how it Really sounds! Ok, in short, it sounds great. Most of the instruments in the Gravis Patches sound great, and because of this the Midi is very nice. If you want to hear for yourself, check out the UltraSound Experience CD from Gravis. I don't know if it is free, or if they charge you shipping and handling, but if you still have an FM-Synth based card, you owe it too yourself to get this CD, and find out all that a wave-table sound card has to offer.
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