1. Yamaha Manual Library Website

User manual for the device Yamaha MU2000. Star wolves 3 demo. Online user manual database.

So I no longer have windows and midi in linux is pretty terrible. I'm basically limited to using timidity or fluidsynth and soundfonts but of course none of them are anywhere near as good as the syxg50 synth/vst for windows. So I was wondering if there was a decent external yamaha module that could act as a good replacment using usb? From what I've read, ALSA should support usb midi devices, at least I hope.

Yamaha Manual Library Website

One thing that's bugging me is that the syxg50 synth appeared to support GS midis but only the highest of the high end yamaha modules advertise support for GS after firmware update. Is there some reason why a free synth would have GS capability but not an external module? Anyway GS is not that important if I can just get good XG and acceptable GM.