do you have to have a sound blaster product to use sound fonts

Posted on Mar 02, 2004 12:23 am
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Member Since: Mar 02, 2004

is it necessary to have a sound blaster product to use sound fonts ive been using sf2's for quite a while but i wanted to start using a different sound card such as a layla. is it posssible to use sf2?

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dbmasters
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Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 02, 2004 04:28 am

Whether or not you can play sound fonts depends on the application you want to play them in. I use sound font in my Dyad DXi softsynth and I haven't had an SB in over 5 years...matter of fact I just got my "5 year medal" from my "Sound Blaster Anonymous" 12 step group LOL

coolo
Frisco's Most Underrated
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Since: Jan 28, 2003

Mar 02, 2004 11:10 am

if you already have a soundblaster, you can install two soundcards on the same computer. That way you can use your SB for processing soundfonts and your other card for recording. That's what I do (and boy do I use soundfonts).

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Mar 03, 2004 10:53 pm

And yes indeed, there are several player out there now that will use SF2 files. They are software smplers so to speak, liek the Dyad synth dB mentioned.

deeps
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Since: Jan 26, 2004

Mar 08, 2004 11:39 pm

Fruityloops Studio Pro has its own soundfonts plugin that'll allow you to use it...its become the norm now looks like with these SF reader plugins!

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Mar 09, 2004 06:49 pm

Boy, I havent used Fuity in a while. It didnt have that when I used it. That is a plus these days for sure.