diff --git a/src/sfizz/Config.h b/src/sfizz/Config.h
index 52029fbe..b9e62514 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Config.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Config.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #endif
 #define _SILENCE_CXX17_OLD_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING
 #endif
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ namespace config {
        modulated filter. The lower, the more CPU resources are consumed.
     */
     constexpr int filterControlInterval { 16 };
+    /**
+       Default metadata for MIDIName documents
+     */
+    const absl::string_view midnamManufacturer { "The Sfizz authors" };
+    const absl::string_view midnamModel { "Sfizz" };
 } // namespace config
 
 // Enable or disable SIMD accelerators by default
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Synth.cpp b/src/sfizz/Synth.cpp
index ce59e159..8e17b7e2 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Synth.cpp
@@ -581,13 +581,10 @@ int sfz::Synth::getNumCurves() const noexcept
 std::string sfz::Synth::exportMidnam(absl::string_view model) const
 {
     pugi::xml_document doc;
-
-    // TODO: perhaps define this somewhere, or use some metadata from the SFZ
-    const char *manufacturer = "Paul Ferrand";
-    const char *defaultModel = "Sfizz";
+    absl::string_view manufacturer = config::midnamManufacturer;
 
     if (model.empty())
-        model = defaultModel;
+        model = config::midnamModel;
 
     doc.append_child(pugi::node_doctype).set_value(
         "MIDINameDocument PUBLIC"
@@ -603,7 +600,7 @@ std::string sfz::Synth::exportMidnam(absl::string_view model) const
 
     pugi::xml_node device = root.append_child("MasterDeviceNames");
     device.append_child("Manufacturer")
-        .append_child(pugi::node_pcdata).set_value(manufacturer);
+        .append_child(pugi::node_pcdata).set_value(std::string(manufacturer).c_str());
     device.append_child("Model")
         .append_child(pugi::node_pcdata).set_value(std::string(model).c_str());