Soundfont maniacs! Look here!

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Just wanna grab your attention! :D

You see, I have hundreds of MBs worth of soundfonts, and I love them all (most of them, ecpesially GoldDrums :cool: ). As most of you know, it's more than 6 months ago I threw the Shitblaster out of my computer, smashed it on a brick wall and lived happily ever after. Long live Livesynt Pro DXi! :)

Well.... with the Audigy/Live! I could use a program to "preview" the soundfont, so I didn't have to guess which was which, and load them up in Sonar, just to discover it was the wrong sfont.

Now, is there a software-based Soundfontplayer that doesen't require a SB-card?
 
unforunatelly there isn't (yet). I've looked here and there also about how to preview / edit SF without using Creative's card. It can't be done. So you can't do preview / edit SoundFont without them. Using LiveSynth Pro DXi helps you alot playback SF, but it did that in DXi host application (SONAR, etc...). Here's some info...


http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/reviewdetails.asp?ProdReviewID=8

it said there...

...There is one drawback to using the LiveSynth DXi. Without a SoundFont-compatible sound card, you can't edit SoundFonts. I believe LiveUpdate is working on a SoundFont editor of their own to solve this very problem (I'll have more information on this in the near future).
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James
 
Dammit! I was affraid of that. I've been using Livesynth Pro DXi for quite some time now, and I'm waiting for VSampler 3 (it can create Soundfounts :D, right BluesMeister?).

I just figured since there's a standalone player (regular Livesynth Pro), it can't be a long way to "preview" soundfonts... but noooo.
 
SoundFonts & VS3

Hi Moskus,

VSampler 3 (it can create Soundfounts , right BluesMeister?).
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I have absolutely no idea :) With the final released and registered version I've no doubt that it will be possible to save under different formats such as SF2. Since it is a sampler I would say almost certainly YES, you can create SFs. I think VS2.75 can save in SF2 format already.

There is now a SoundFont editor that doesn't require a SB card, I think I read about it on the LiveSynth site perhaps?

VS3 will preview your soundfonts using a virtual keyboard. It's only a matter of dragging the SF into a vacant slot and running your mouse pointer over the virtual keyboard.

--
BluesMeister
 
I think this what you might be looking for...
SoundFaction - Alive . According to the requirements:
Requirements
Pentium or higher
64MB RAM
800x600 Display
A Soundfont compatible device (for auditioning), such as the Audigy, SBLive or other Emu or Creative Labs card with Soundfont support. Alternatively use a soft-synth from LiveUpdate for Cakewalk SONAR
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP
I haven't tried it, but...
Hope this helps...

I have emailed SoundFaction to check. I will post my results...

Vice
 
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But viceversa, moskus asked "is there a software-based Soundfontplayer that doesn't require a SB-card?"
 
AlChuck said:
But viceversa, moskus asked "is there a software-based Soundfontplayer that doesn't require a SB-card?"
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Yeah, I know, that's why I emailed the company. The requirements made it sound that you didn't need the SB-card. At least that's how I read it. It won't be the first time I have been wrong and it won't be the last, I'm sure...

Vice
 
Audio Compositor

You can preview soundfonts without having a soundblaster card in a program called Audio Compositor. I bought it about 3 years ago. It works great. They have made several free updates since then.

I was using SB Live! at the time, but I was always getting these clicks when I rendered out to a wave file when I was using Pro Audio 9. With Audio Compositor, you can read any soundfont, import you midi file, and it will convert the midi file to a wave file from the soundfont loaded.

It has many other features and a free demo. Check it out here:

http://home.att.net/~audiocompositor/
 
Ahhh... now I see. You still have to open every file you want to check out. I was thinking about something that would work as SFexplorer...

But it looks like a great program! Now you can create soundfonts without a SB-card! Whoho! This got to be great news for Alan. :)
 
Hmm...must check out this sound font thingy. I know nothing about them but they sure sound like they may be useful.

Yeah, I'm a noob. :D

Good info on this. Thanks
 
Ok, here is my exchange with SoundFaction...

Original Email:
Your requirements state:
Requirements...
Alternatively use a soft-synth from LiveUpdate <http://www.liveupdate.com/> for Cakewalk SONAR Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP

Does this mean that I can use a different soundcard, say, a Delta 1010?



Thank you,

Kevin Harris

This is their reply:

Kevin,

> Your requirements state:
> Requirements...
> Alternatively use a soft-synth from LiveUpdate
<http://www.liveupdate.com/>
> for Cakewalk SONAR Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP
Yes - if you use Cakewalk SONAR as your sequencer - LiveSYnth offers a very
effective alternative to soundfont hardware - supporting any soundcard that
Cakewalk SONAR supports.



> Does this mean that I can use a different soundcard, say, a Delta 1010?
You'd need to check with Cakewalk, but I'm pretty sure any 16 bit 44khz
stereo capable soundcard will work fine.

Kind regards,



The SoundFaction Team
http://www.soundfaction.com/
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kevin Harris
>

I think this answers the question, right? Hope this helped...


Vice
 
I allready use the LiveSynth Pro DXi. No problems with soundfonts-playback.

BUT I over 1 gig worth of soundfonts. I want to pre-hear them as I could with my SB Live! and Audigy using SFexplorer which made my life easier in the old days (when I used SB-cards...)
 
Moskus, the program I am referring to Alive is what I think you are looking for. It's compatible with Livesynth. It allows you to audition your soundfonts... If this is not, please explain to me what I'm not understanding...
I could be confused :p


Vice
 
Ooops, sorry 'bout that. :rolleyes:

Will test now it now...
 
Here's my DRUMS Soundfont setting...
 

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To all GoldDrums fans!

Have you checked out Sonic Implants Blue Jay Drums? It's great! You'll find it on the Sonar 2 CD. :)
 
That's true moskus... the picollo snare of Blue Jay is crunchiest I've ever heard. Suitable for funk groove... It's worth in the CD...

...You see, four of my -must have- Soundfonts for drums are :

GoldDrums (bank 3)
Blue Jay (bank4)
Super Real Drum (aka. Evandro DRM) (bank 5)
Drums Douglas Natural Studio Kit V.2 (bank 9)


;) ;) ;)
 
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