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A curated list of awesome soundfont software, libraries, and resources.
Awesome Soundfont
Information
- drealm.info/sfz - Description.
- drealm.info/sfz/plj-sfz - Unofficial documentation.
- keyboardmag.com - create your own virtual instruments - Create you own Virtual Instruments with SFZ Files.
Software
- linuxsampler - Free, open source pure software audio sampler with professional grade features.
- polyphone - Sf2 and sf editor.
- Open Octave Project - The Open Octave Project exists to provide professional level orchestral midi orchestration tools.
- sfZed - Sfz editor
Resources
- sfz resources - Sfz Format Resources.
- handbook/soundfont - List of soundfonts.
Soundfonts
Editors
| Program | Price | License | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyphone | free | GPLv3 | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Swami (Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments) | free | GPLv2 | Linux, Mac OS X |
| sfZed | free | Windows | |
| Viena (with one n), by Kenneth Rundt | free | Windows | |
| Vienna (with two ns), by Creative | free | Windows | |
| Soundfaction | non-free | Windows | |
| Polyphontics | non-free | Mac OS X | |
| ChickenSys Constructor | non-free | Windows, Mac OS X | |
| CDXtract | non-free | Windows, Mac OS X | |
| Soundfont Librarian: This librarian is a tool to manage, edit, and customize SoundFont banks. You can load several banks each in their own Windows, then simply drag-and-drop presets from one bank into another, to custom create banks containing just the presets you want in an all new bank. Save your creation back to disk when finished. | |||
| SF2 Splitter: Simple tool that extracts instruments from SoundFont files. | Windows | ||
| Awave Studio | non-free | Windows | |
| SFZ Designer | free | Windows |
Links
- ardour - Record, Edit, and Mix on Linux and OS X.
- rosegardenmusic - Music composition and editing environment based around a MIDI sequencer that features a rich understanding of music notation and includes basic support for digital audio.
- libremusicproduction - Community-driven online resource, focused on promoting musical creation and composition using free and open source software.
- sfzformat – The original rgc:audio sfz page at sfzformat.com maintained for posterity.
- DevXchange – The Cakewalk sfz Format Page, with example downloads.
- ariaengine.com sfz-format – ARIA Engine sfz format overview page.
- plj-sfz – An alternate view of the sfz format by Peter L. Jones. Also includes mappings to various free sfz instruments.
- Definition Samples – Camel Audio Alchemy Player SFZ Page. Includes resources on editors, and links to free sfz instruments.
- amazon.com 1598633147 – Simon Cann’s Cakewalk Synthesizers Book. Features the full sfz 2.0 documentation.
- linuxsampler.org/sfz – sfz Format Support in Linux Sampler
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