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At first I've found GM PCM tones peculiar, the more working with them it starting to get a feel for the design that went into it. At first I've found them quiet simple and dull. Then I've realized listening right through them and not actually hear the noises and sound. The only thing noticeable was the Tone name. The waves consisting the GM standard set of tones differed broadly on different devices but there always one sound that hold my attention. That is Rain Drop tone. The Rain Drop is one of the oddest GM tone in the set, An combined Aah, Bell and Portamento Sine sound all together. This sound always sound right no matter how you play it either as one note , two or as chord. I've tried to built a sound similar to it with sampling, It just doesn't sound close to its sonic behavior. Its when I realized there was always more to the Rain Drop tone which really pegged my interest lately. Maybe it can help to examine some of these GM tones to create one own sounds no matter how you stretch short, morph or skew them just sound as good as the GM ones.