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  @section Intro
  libgig is a C++ library for accessing audio-sample based instrument files,
- as they are shipped for various software samplers and hardware sampler devices.
+ as they are shipped for various software samplers, hardware sampler devices
+ and synthesizer keyboards.
  This C++ library was originally created to access Gigasampler files, but in the
  meantime grew to much more than that. At the moment libgig consists of the
- following major parts:
+ following four major parts:
    - @b 1. @ref gig classes: These provide convenient access to
      @b Gigasampler / @b GigaStudio files (for all known format version, that is
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 following major parts:
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 following major parts:
      Besides the fact that libgig supports all aspects of the original
      Gigasampler / GigaStudio format, it now also provides some own extensions of
      that original format. Most notably libgig provides an extension to save
-     real-time instrument scripts with .gig files. Those custom extensions are
+     @ref gig::Script "real-time instrument scripts" with .gig files.
+     Those custom extensions are
      however currently only supported by the graphical instrument editor
-     application @b gigedit and by @b LinuxSampler, they will obviously not work
+     application @b gigedit and by @b LinuxSampler, those extensions will
-     with the original GigaStudio software.
+     obviously not work with the original GigaStudio software.
-   - @b 2. @ref Korg classes: These provide support for loading sample based
+   - @b 2. @ref sf2 classes: These provide support for loading and modifying
-     instrument files for KORG's synthesizer keyboard models <i>Kronos</i>,
+     @b SoundFont version 2 files. Even though being an older format, the
+     SoundFont format is still one of the most popular sample based instrument
+     file formats and is widely supported by a variety of hardware and software.
+   - @b 3. @ref Korg classes: These provide support for loading sample based
+     instrument files of KORG's synthesizer keyboard models <i>Kronos</i>,
      <i>M3</i>, <i>Oasys</i>, <i>Triton</i> and <i>Trinity</i>. There is
      currently no support for modifying KORG files yet.
-   - @b 3. @b AKAI classes: These provide support for loading sample based disks
+   - @b 4. @b AKAI classes: These provide support for loading sample based disks
      (CDROMs, hard disks, ZIP disks) and disk image files of AKAI's hardware
      sampler series <i>S1000</i>, <i>S01</i>, <i>S2000</i> and <i>S3000</i>.<br>
      <br>
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 following major parts:
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 following major parts:
      sounds.
  Besides the mentioned major parts above, libgig also provides the following
- other components:
+ two other components:
-   - @b 4. @ref DLS classes: Provide convenient methods to access
+   - @b 5. @ref DLS classes: Provide convenient methods to access
      @b DLS (<i>Downloadable Sounds</i>) Level 1 and 2 files. The DLS file format
      has been designed as open file format to be adopted by various keyboard
      manufacturers for their sounds. However it never really made it to a broad
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 other components:
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 other components:
      Gigasampler / GigaStudio file format was designed as extension on top of the
      DLS file format (with quite some radical modifications though).
-   - @b 5. @ref RIFF classes: Provide convenient methods to parse and access
+   - @b 6. @ref RIFF classes: Provide convenient methods to parse and access
-     arbitrary RIFF files. The <i>Resource Interchange File Format</i>
+     arbitrary RIFF files. The <i>"Resource Interchange File Format"</i>
      provides universal data containers ordered in a tree-like structure
      and can be compared to XML, but with the difference that RIFF is
      binary encoded.<br>
      <br>
-     The DLS file format, the gig file format and KORG's file format are all
+     The DLS file format, the gig file format, the sf2 file format and KORG's
-     based on RIFF on lowest level of their file format. And consequently all
+     file format are all based on RIFF on lowest level of their file format. And
-     those classes mentioned above are using the RIFF classes for that purpose.
+     consequently all those classes mentioned above are using the RIFF classes
+     for that purpose.
  @section License
  Most parts of libgig and its tools are released under the terms of the
  <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GNU General Public License (GPL)</a>.
- This applies to the @ref gig classes, @ref Korg classes, @ref DLS classes,
+ This applies to the @ref gig classes, @ref sf2 classes, @ref Korg classes, @ref DLS classes,
- @ref RIFF classes and all their tools and example programs. We may offer you a
+ @ref RIFF classes and all of their tools and example programs. We may offer you a
  commercial license for using libgig in commercial products. If you are
  interested in a commercial license,
  <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">contact us!</a>
- The @b AKAI classes and its tools / demo programs are released under the terms
+ The @b AKAI classes and their tools / example programs are released under the terms
  of the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)</a>.
  If you have any questions regarding license aspects,

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