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A soundfont editor for quickly designing musical instruments. More than a simple editor, Polyphone has been designed to efficiently deal with big sets of instruments involving a large amount of data. Supports sf2, sf3, sfz or sfArk (all versions). Oh, and it is free! http://polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/
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A soundfont editor for quickly designing musical instruments. More than a simple editor, Polyphone has been designed to efficiently deal with big sets of instruments involving a large amount of data. Supports sf2, sf3, sfz or sfArk (all versions). Oh, and it is free! http://polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/  
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Also Viena soundfont editor http://www.synthfont.com/VienaSetup.exe1 from the SynthFont site http://www.synthfont.com
    
How much time does it take for a preset of instrument to load? (for fast changes in live perfomance)
 
How much time does it take for a preset of instrument to load? (for fast changes in live perfomance)
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Regarding compression, SFZ don't use compression. It uses standard wav files for samples. The SFZ file itself is an XML description of how to use the wav files. AFAIK SF2 and GIG doesn't compress sound. It pack the samples inside, with the meta-info about how to use the samples.
 
Regarding compression, SFZ don't use compression. It uses standard wav files for samples. The SFZ file itself is an XML description of how to use the wav files. AFAIK SF2 and GIG doesn't compress sound. It pack the samples inside, with the meta-info about how to use the samples.
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=Links to soundfonts=
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=Soundfont Collection Links=
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* Bandshed http://www.bandshed.net/sounds/sfz/
 
* Collection of soundfonts for Zynthian https://mega.nz/#F!xCggCSpY!syE7iSgevf2PnLjXXSQxiw
 
* Collection of soundfonts for Zynthian https://mega.nz/#F!xCggCSpY!syE7iSgevf2PnLjXXSQxiw
   
* Lots of links http://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html
 
* Lots of links http://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html
 
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* Massive musical sounds archive https://musical-artifacts.com
 
* Harpsichord http://sonimusicae.free.fr/blanchet1-en.html
 
* Harpsichord http://sonimusicae.free.fr/blanchet1-en.html
   
* Mellotron https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcxegv7mh0y4y4a/Mellotron.rar?dl=0
 
* Mellotron https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcxegv7mh0y4y4a/Mellotron.rar?dl=0
   
* Mellotron http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/vintage/TaijiguyGigaTron.tar.bz2
 
* Mellotron http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/vintage/TaijiguyGigaTron.tar.bz2
   
* Steinway piano https://sites.google.com/site/soundfonts4u/
 
* Steinway piano https://sites.google.com/site/soundfonts4u/
   
* http://klemxxiii.free.fr/
 
* http://klemxxiii.free.fr/
 
* https://nobudgetorchestra.net/download/
 
* https://nobudgetorchestra.net/download/
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* http://x42-plugins.com/x42/x42-avldrums
 
* http://x42-plugins.com/x42/x42-avldrums
 
* https://archive.org/details/Soundfonts
 
* https://archive.org/details/Soundfonts
   
* Dyno piano https://mega.nz/#!n0AWVJ6D
 
* Dyno piano https://mega.nz/#!n0AWVJ6D
   
* Electric guitar https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BynobAjwxQZXaGZfMTQzWWhVbG8
 
* Electric guitar https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BynobAjwxQZXaGZfMTQzWWhVbG8
 
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* http://www.synthfont.com
 
* Orchestral http://www.mediafire.com/download/yjh86m63ulqnqqx/Grand+Orchestra+v1%28Beta%29.rar
 
* Orchestral http://www.mediafire.com/download/yjh86m63ulqnqqx/Grand+Orchestra+v1%28Beta%29.rar
 
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* Michael Picher Collection https://www.michaelpichermusic.com/virtual-instruments
These years I've researched few iconic sample libraries from vintage samplers like Fairlight CMI, Kurzweil, Casio FZ, Ensoniq Mirage, Roland. All straight from disk, converted to Commodore Amiga suitable format (8bit).
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* Patch Arena http://patcharena.com/downloads/index.php?subcat=168
 
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* RK Hive Collection http://rkhive.com/
Note: They're older than 25 years, but some of these samples still can be copyrighted. You might not use these for commercial purposes, intended for studying, teaching, research and historic interest (FAIR USE).
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* FLT Studio https://www.flstudiomusic.com/category/soundfont
 
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* AngelFire Collection http://www.angelfire.com/goth/TOX/tti.html
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxJms1Iu8GIicktfWHh2U2s2V2s74
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* CompiFont http://pphidden.wixsite.com/compifont
 
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* Aria Engine http://ariaengine.com/free-sfz-sounds/
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* Free Sample Packs https://free-sample-packs.com/tag/sfz/
* Copyright Disclaimer (Fair Use Statement) (Dec. 11, 2016)
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* Big Cat Lists http://bigcatlists.blogspot.com/2014/05/totally-free-instrument-by-type.html
* Fairlight CMI Library (SF2) (Dec. 11, 2016) -> CHORAL/ARR3 Used in Art of Noise's "Moments in love"
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* LinuxSampler List https://linuxsampler.org/instruments.html
* EMAX II Library (SF2) (Dec. 12, 2016) -> SHAKUHACHI Used in Enigma's "Sadeness"
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* Music Production HQ http://musicproductionhq.com/free-sample-libraries/
* AKAI MPC Volume I (Dec. 12, 2016)
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* Cymatics List https://cymatics.fm/blog/soundfonts/
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* These years I've researched few iconic sample libraries from vintage samplers like Fairlight CMI, Kurzweil, Casio FZ, Ensoniq Mirage, Roland. All straight from disk, converted to Commodore Amiga suitable format (8bit). Note: They're older than 25 years, but some of these samples still can be copyrighted. You might not use these for commercial purposes, intended for studying, teaching, research and historic interest (FAIR USE). https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxJms1Iu8GIicktfWHh2U2s2V2s74
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**CONTENTS:
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*** Copyright Disclaimer (Fair Use Statement) (Dec. 11, 2016)
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*** Fairlight CMI Library (SF2) (Dec. 11, 2016) -> CHORAL/ARR3 Used in Art of Noise's "Moments in love"
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*** EMAX II Library (SF2) (Dec. 12, 2016) -> SHAKUHACHI Used in Enigma's "Sadeness"
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*** AKAI MPC Volume I (Dec. 12, 2016)

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