If you go the soundfont route you might also look at using a software
based soundfont player, like VSampler (see maz-sound.com). Then you
don't need MIDI or soundfont support in the sound card.

--Peter

mark wrote:
I'm using some software called power tabs which plays back MIDI on my PC. It
sounds like crap, what peice of hardware do I need to get better midi
sounds, a sound module?