What are soundfonts and how are they used

[Rock Star 87]

what is a soundfont and how is it used? also, can i use my current arrangement with a new sound font. is it normal or why is my soundfont menu grayed out in pro audio 9? once i get one, how do i load it into pro audio.

[James Argo]

Use search button, would ya?

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=60335


Jaymz

[James Argo]

AND THIS ONE !!!!!

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...hreadid=77416&


Jaymz

[James Argo]

Grey'd out? Here...

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=84816


Jaymz

[Rock Star 87]

this all confuses me. so does MIDI, but oh well. i'll just get what i want on MIDI, and then record each track to audio. once i do that, i'll mix it down accordingly. thanks for trying to help, i guess i'm just too much of a newb to catch on.

[dachay2tnr]

Originally Posted by Rock Star 87

this all confuses me. so does MIDI, but oh well. i'll just get what i want on MIDI, and then record each track to audio. once i do that, i'll mix it down accordingly. thanks for trying to help, i guess i'm just too much of a newb to catch on.

You do realize that in all likelihood you are using Sound Fonts when you record your MIDI to audio. Probably the general MIDI sound fonts from your sound card.

There are other sound fonts available which "may" be usable by your sound card that have much better sounds than the GM set. It is worth spending some time to learn if you want to increase the quality of your MIDI generated music.

Or better yet, upgrade to Sonar and start using DXi's.

[James Argo]

Originally Posted by dachay2tnr

There are other sound fonts available which "may" be usable by your sound card that have much better sounds than the GM set. It is worth spending some time to learn if you want to increase the quality of your MIDI generated music.

Go http://www.soundfonts.it/

Originally Posted by dachay2tnr

Or better yet, upgrade to Sonar and start using DXi's.

I think once I told him to get SBLive! and ditch the SB32(?), but dachay beats me with his better option


Jaymz

[Rock Star 87]

look james, that post is all fine and well, but i don't have SB live, i have SBPCI. i'm sure if i could get the soundfont menu to work, i would be able to pick up on soundfonts in a second, but i don't need a to download something for a soundcard i don't have.

[moskus]

Rock Star 87, you sound like you really want do work with music.

Then do yourself a favour and get a better soundcard (and preferably a newer sequenser too).

A new sequenser will ship with a big, fat manual for you to read.




James, you posted some good links, but forgot the most important one:
http://home.no.net/magnesiu/cakewalkfaq/