# Licenses and Attribution

This document contains licensing information for all third-party soundfonts included in Ambient Generator TUI.

## Included Soundfonts

### 1. FluidR3 GM

**License**: MIT License
**Author**: Frank Wen
**Copyright**: Frank Wen
**Size**: 23 MB (compressed SF3)

#### License Text

```
MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
```

#### Usage Terms

- Free for personal and commercial use
- May be distributed without charge
- Must be accompanied by copyright and README files
- For commercial bundling: Software must allow users to load any soundfont they choose

**Source**: https://member.keymusician.com/Member/FluidR3_GM/

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### 2. GeneralUser GS

**License**: GeneralUser GS License v2.0 (Custom Permissive)
**Author**: S. Christian Collins
**Copyright**: S. Christian Collins
**Size**: 7 MB (compressed SF3)

#### License Summary

You may use GeneralUser GS without restriction for your own music creation, private or commercial. This SoundFont bank is provided to the community free of charge. Please feel free to use it in your software projects, and to modify the SoundFont bank or its packaging to suit your needs.

#### Usage Rights

- **Free use** for personal and commercial music creation
- **Full commercial rights** for musical recordings created with GeneralUser GS
- **Modification allowed** of the SoundFont bank and packaging
- **Integration allowed** into software projects

#### Important Notice

GeneralUser GS inherits the usage rights of the samples contained within, all of which allow full use in music production, including the ability to make profit from musical recordings created with GeneralUser GS.

The author acknowledges that because GeneralUser GS originated as a personal project, they cannot be 100% certain of all sample origins, though none came from commercially published SoundFont packages or sample CDs.

**Source**: https://schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php

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### 3. SGM-V2.01 (Shan's GM SoundFont)

**License**: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
**Author**: David Shan
**Copyright**: David Shan 2002-2007
**Size**: 27 MB (compressed SF3)

#### License Summary

SGM-V2.01 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3. This ensures that:

- You are free to use, modify, and distribute this soundfont
- Any derivative works must also be distributed under GPLv3
- Source materials must be made available
- No warranty is provided

#### Key Requirements

When distributing SGM-V2.01 or works containing it:
- Include a copy of the GPLv3 license
- Provide attribution to David Shan
- Make source materials available under the same license
- Document any modifications made

**Full GPLv3 License**: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

**Source**: https://archive.org/details/SGM-V2.01

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## Ambient Generator TUI License

The Ambient Generator TUI software itself (excluding soundfonts) is licensed under the MIT License.

**Copyright**: 2026 Beowulf Audio

See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for the complete MIT License text for the Ambient Generator TUI software.

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## Summary

| Soundfont | License | Commercial Use | Redistribution | Modification |
|-----------|---------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
| FluidR3 GM | MIT | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| GeneralUser GS | Custom Permissive | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| SGM-V2.01 | GPLv3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes (with GPLv3) | ✓ Yes (with GPLv3) |

All included soundfonts are free to use for both personal and commercial purposes.

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*Last updated: January 17, 2026*
