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===Soundfont Editors===
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/
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/
Also Viena soundfont editor http://www.synthfont.com/VienaSetup.exe1 from the SynthFont site http://www.synthfont.com
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)
===FAQ===
'''How much time does it take for a preset of instrument to load?''' (for fast changes in live perfomance)
This depends on the engine, the preset (how many plugins) and the data itself: If you have a huge SF2 the loading of the fluidsynth takes only a few seconds (perhaps 1-3s?) and loading of a big SF2 takes about 30 seconds? If you use MOD-UI as engine and your pedalboard has 20 plugins this will also take some time to load - especially if you use inside the plugins bigger SF2 soundfonts... you will have to test this by yourself - sorry. Have in mind: normally Zynthian loads all from SD card - this is not as fast as HDD/SSD! Fast live-switching (inside a song) is AFAIK not really working, but you can organize your sounds for being in "standby" and switching between them.
This depends on the engine, the preset (how many plugins) and the data itself: If you have a huge SF2 the loading of the fluidsynth takes only a few seconds (perhaps 1-3s?) and loading of a big SF2 takes about 30 seconds? If you use MOD-UI as engine and your pedalboard has 20 plugins this will also take some time to load - especially if you use inside the plugins bigger SF2 soundfonts... you will have to test this by yourself - sorry. Have in mind: normally Zynthian loads all from SD card - this is not as fast as HDD/SSD! Fast live-switching (inside a song) is AFAIK not really working, but you can organize your sounds for being in "standby" and switching between them.
Anyway, small SFZs loads really fast, so you could try with the normal setup (no MIDI maps) first.
Anyway, small SFZs loads really fast, so you could try with the normal setup (no MIDI maps) first.
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.
=Links to soundfonts=
=Soundfont Collection Links=
* 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
* Massive musical sounds archive https://musical-artifacts.com
* 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/
* 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
* http://www.synthfont.com
* 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
* Michael Picher Collection https://www.michaelpichermusic.com/virtual-instruments
* Patch Arena http://patcharena.com/downloads/index.php?subcat=168
* RK Hive Collection http://rkhive.com/
* FLT Studio https://www.flstudiomusic.com/category/soundfont
* AngelFire Collection http://www.angelfire.com/goth/TOX/tti.html
* CompiFont http://pphidden.wixsite.com/compifont
* Aria Engine http://ariaengine.com/free-sfz-sounds/
* Free Sample Packs https://free-sample-packs.com/tag/sfz/
* Big Cat Lists http://bigcatlists.blogspot.com/2014/05/totally-free-instrument-by-type.html
* LinuxSampler List https://linuxsampler.org/instruments.html
* Music Production HQ http://musicproductionhq.com/free-sample-libraries/
* Cymatics List https://cymatics.fm/blog/soundfonts/
* 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
* 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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