ROM Hack Mario Kart DS Soundfont Instruments?

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I already have the soundfont for this game, it's just that I'm looking for the names for certain instruments (particularly Rainbow Road's instruments). So far, I believe that it uses "Synth Bass 1", and "Rock Organ (Vocal)". Any help?
 
Just google it or rip it, those are the easiest ways, you could use FL Studio and download a midi to find out though.
 
Let me just preface this by saying I don't know the rules of this site since I literally just joined to help out based on my findings, so I'm very sorry if I'm breaking rules here. Do tell me what rule I am breaking if I am. This post was made over 2 years ago, but here's the answer for those just coming here now.

You said you wanted to know the instruments that MKDS uses in Rainbow Road, and through VGMTrans I was able to convert the SBNK into a soundfont and find out what instruments they were.
I've never done this before, and Mario kart ds ROM hacking is still a foreign concept to me despite my day-long efforts, so currently understand how confusing it can be to get this stuff working.

The Instruments
When I got the soundfont, the instruments weren't named. So I've named them based on the sounds the instruments were linked to compared to a soundfont for all the mario kart ds sounds I found online. I can't find the soundfont anymore so I may be able to upload the copy I have somewhere if people want it.

The instruments started with the same thing, "Instr bnk0 num_", with the underscore being the only number that changed, so in case it's important I'll include the "num" number as well.
for example, "0" in the column would've been something like "Instr bnk0 num0" when I first got the soundfont.

For people who don't understand what I'm talking about, soundfonts (at least the program I use: Polyphone for Mac) have different parts to it.
1. The samples for the instruments and details about what note it is, where to loop once the note is held, etc.
2. The instruments that are linked to presets
3. The presets (I don't know what the presets are for)

"num" number | Instrument it is linked to

0---------------------| Synth Sawtooth
1---------------------| Synth Brass 1
6---------------------| String Ensemble 2
10-------------------| Synth Bass 1
15-------------------| Rock Organ Vocal 1
25-------------------| FX4 Atmosphere
29-------------------| Flute
48-------------------| Pan Flute
76-------------------| Nothing 2
127------------------| Drums


1. I wrote down while finding the instrument names exactly this "num15 RockOrganVocal". I have no idea what the "Vocal" means, so I assume it's just the normal Rock Organ instrument. Ignore the "Vocal" unless I'm wrong.
2. I looked through the soundfont I found online and no sounds matched the sound linked to the instrument "Instr bnk0 num0", so maybe stear clear of that one. Unless people know what it is.

Yeah that's pretty much it. Hope I could help!

Edit: After working on Rainbow Road for a bit, I can confirm that "num76" IS used in the game. When you convert the .SSEQ into a midi through VGMTrans and put it in Aria Maestosa, it appears as the instrument "Blown Bottle" and the name thingy calls says "Track: 0x1578009". So there we go.
 
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