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Refactoring Zynthians factory soundfont library (view source)
Revision as of 13:54, 5 March 2026
, 5 March→Candidates: List of top contenders per category: grand pianos, Rhodes, steel drum, marimba
Please note that the purpose of this list is:
Please note that the purpose of this list is:
* to collect ideas and as an inspiration for identifying good soundfonts of either category
* to collect ideas and as an inspiration for identifying good samplesets of either category
* to be enhanced, filled and changed by all members
* to be enhanced, filled and changed by all members
* not to limit the number of soundfonts per instrument type. That case just write it into that cell.
* not to limit the number of samplesets per instrument type, just add rows as needed.
For "P/S" category, "P" is for "primary" selections to be loaded by default; "S" is
for "secondary" selections that will be easily loadable by the user.
Licenses:
* PD - public domain but not explicitly licensed at the source, for secondary only.
* Q - questionable or completely undocumented, for secondary only.
* CC license short name
* GNU GPL & variants
* Unlicense - specifically using Github or similar Unlicense option
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Instrument !! source !! license !! editor !! notes
! Instrument !! source !! license !! editor !! P/S !! notes
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Acoustic Pianos
| colspan=6 | Acoustic Pianos
|-
|-
| 01 Grand Piano || Salamander V3 || -
| 01 Grand Piano 1 || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/SalamanderGrandPiano Salamander V3]] || CC BY || jlearman || P
|-
| 01 Grand Piano 2 || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/SplendidGrandPiano Splendid Grand ]] || PD || jlearman || S
|-
|-
| 02 Upright Piano || - || -
| 02 Upright Piano || - || -
| 05 Harpsichord || - || -
| 05 Harpsichord || - || -
|-
|-
| colpan=5 | Electric Pianos
| colpan=6 | Electric Pianos
|-
| 01 EP Rhodes || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/jlearman.jRhodes3c jRhodes3c]] || CC BY-NC-SA || jlearman || P || "aka Stereo Rhodes." Looped samples. I plan to relax the license to CC BY-SA
|-
| 01 EP Rhodes || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/jlearman.jRhodes3d jRhodes3d]] || CC BY-NC || jlearman || P || Unlooped stereo rhodes. I plan some updates.
|-
|-
| 01 EP Rhodes || - || -
| 01 EP Rhodes || current Rhodes sampleset || TBD || jlearman || P
|-
|-
| 02 EP Wurlitzer || - || -
| 02 EP Wurlitzer || - || -
| 07 Sampled Keys || - || -
| 07 Sampled Keys || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Chromatic Percussion
| colspan=6 | Chromatic Percussion
|-
|-
| 01 Celeste || - || -
| 01 Celeste || - || -
| 02 Vibraphone || - || -
| 02 Vibraphone || - || -
|-
|-
| 03 Marimba || - || -
| 03 Marimba || - || -
|-
| 03 Marimba || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/Terkelsen.Marimba Terkelsen Marimba]] || Q || jlearman | S
|-
|-
| 04 Xylophone || - || -
| 04 Xylophone || - || -
| 05 Glockenspiel || - || -
| 05 Glockenspiel || - || -
|-
|-
| 06 Steel Drums || - || -
| 06 Steel Drums || [[https://github.com/sfzinstruments/jlearman.SteelDrum jSteelDrum]] || Unlicense || jlearman || P
|-
|-
| 07 Kalimba || - || -
| 07 Kalimba || - || -
| 14 Timpani || - || -
| 14 Timpani || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Organs & Reed
| colspan=6 | Organs & Reed
|-
|-
| 01 Drawbar Organ || - || -
| 01 Drawbar Organ || - || - || - || - || Why bother? I think we should delete this since we have SetBFree
|-
|-
| 02 Pipe/Church Organ || - || -
| 02 Pipe/Church Organ || - || -
| 09 Duduk || - || -
| 09 Duduk || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Synth
| colspan=5 | Synth || Really, why bother? We have real synths.
|-
|-
| 01 Lead || - || -
| 01 Lead || - || -
| 10 Theremin || - || -
| 10 Theremin || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Guitar
| colspan=6 | Guitar
|-
|-
| 01 Acoustic Guitar || - || -
| 01 Acoustic Guitar || - || -
| 04 Jazz Guitar || - || -
| 04 Jazz Guitar || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Guitarophone
| colspan=6 | Guitarophone
|-
|-
| 01 Mandolin || - || -
| 01 Mandolin || - || -
| 09 Shamisen || - || -
| 09 Shamisen || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Bass
| colspan=6 | Bass
|-
|-
| 01 Upright Bass || - || -
| 01 Upright Bass || - || -
| 03 Electric Bass || - || -
| 03 Electric Bass || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Strings
| colspan=6 | Strings
|-
|-
| 01 Violin || - || -
| 01 Violin || - || -
| 08 Fiddle || - || -
| 08 Fiddle || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Brass
| colspan=6 | Brass
|-
|-
| 02 Flugelhorn || - || -
| 02 Flugelhorn || - || -
| 09 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
| 09 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Woodwinds
| colspan=6 | Woodwinds
|-
|-
| 01 Flute || - || -
| 01 Flute || - || -
| 10 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
| 10 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Reeds
| colspan=6 | Reeds
|-
|-
| 01 Soprano Saxophone || - || -
| 01 Soprano Saxophone || - || -
| 09 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
| 09 Orchestral Ensemble || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Choirs
| colspan=6 | Choirs
|-
|-
| 01 Solo Voice || - || -
| 01 Solo Voice || - || -
| 02 Choir || - || -
| 02 Choir || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Acoustic Drums
| colspan=6 | Acoustic Drums
|-
|-
| 01 Rock || - || -
| 01 Rock || - || -
| 04 Mallet || - || -
| 04 Mallet || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Electronic Drums
| colspan=6 | Electronic Drums
|-
|-
| 01 808 || - || -
| 01 808 || - || -
| 05 … || - || -
| 05 … || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Percussion
| colspan=6 | Percussion
|-
|-
| 01 Hand Percussion || - || -
| 01 Hand Percussion || - || -
| 02 Orchestral Percussion || - || -
| 02 Orchestral Percussion || - || -
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | Miscellanious
| colspan=6 | Miscellanious
|-
|-
| 01 Found Sounds || - || -
| 01 Found Sounds || - || -