09-03-2023, 01:37 AM
You did not say in your OP that you wanted the MIDI file played back by the system, ie. the "GS Wavetable Synthesizer" or through a MIDI cable into a hardware synthesizer.
Welcome to consequences with using MIDI and Soundfonts. The Soundfont will become part of the EXE file to ensure playback of any MIDI file that could possibly use that Soundfont. The system cannot assume which patch will be used, so it could include a few and throw away the others. This malady happens anywhere else that a Soundfont has to be packed along with other data and the execution of music related to it.
Welcome to consequences with using MIDI and Soundfonts. The Soundfont will become part of the EXE file to ensure playback of any MIDI file that could possibly use that Soundfont. The system cannot assume which patch will be used, so it could include a few and throw away the others. This malady happens anywhere else that a Soundfont has to be packed along with other data and the execution of music related to it.