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Posted on Aug 08, 2005 12:39 pm
whosyourdaddy00
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Member Since: Dec 30, 2004
i've never used them before, but i'm pretty sure i have access to 'em....what are some soundfont compatable soft synths? and .sf2? is that a sequal?
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pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Aug 08, 2005 01:23 pm I open soundfont player in FL studio. The SF player is extra, but they inculde a demo, you can play all you want, with piano roll, or with keyboard / controller, but you just can't save midi data in the file, or export the wav data from FL.
I suppose you could record the audio on another device.
I'm guessing the sf2 is the second generation of sound font technology, they probably added a bunch of stuff, so it sounds more realistic (vague guessing going on there).
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Aug 08, 2005 02:20 pm sf2 is indeed the second generation of soundfont. It's the only one I've ever seen though. Basically everything out there right now is an .sf2.
WYD, you can use soundfonts in the NN-XT sampler in Reason. Just select and open your soundfont file, and it will play like any of the instruments that come with Reason (like stuff in Orkester sound bank, etc.) I still use lots of soundfonts in my music composition.
Aug 08, 2005 02:21 pm PowerFX's Dyad will play SoundFonts as well...and layer them
Aug 08, 2005 04:16 pm cool thanks, i don't think i've ever used them before....i'm guessing it's not as good as a 16/44.1 sample, and way above general midi...
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Aug 08, 2005 07:41 pm you can make a soundfont out of any .wav sample(s) that you want, so indeed most are built on 16 bit samples. Some are indeed also not better than general midi. I have horns and string soundfonts that are heads and tails above some of the orchestra sounds that come with Reason, which I generally think are ok (though the horns are generally pretty thin).
