KVR Audio

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:03 pm

What can I use to construct soundfonts? Something free preferably. I have drum samples that I want to map into a soundfont or DLS file.

Any tips?

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:08 pm

Here's an original thread.

I call for a sticky!

uuuuuhhhhh sfzed? viena? megafont?

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:13 pm

You little babe! Thanks very much!

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:31 pm

Ok. None of those really worked for me. Vienna wants some stupid soundfont device, Megafont is a bit complicated to use effectively (don't even know how to put waves into a preset number!) and Sfzed is perfect... but its only for SFZ files.

parky · Post by **parky** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:37 pm

Acolmiztli wrote:Ok. None of those really worked for me. Vienna wants some stupid soundfont device, Megafont is a bit complicated to use effectively (don't even know how to put waves into a preset number!) and Sfzed is perfect... but its only for SFZ files.

Not quite free ($60) but Chainer exports to sound fonts (SF2) or .wav files.

Also, Extreme Sample Converter 2.2 imports and exports sf2 and does bulk conversions. However, ESC is temporarily unavailable for purchase. I think an update is in the works.

Awave is another commercial sample converter that probably does SF2.

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:38 pm

Hmmm. Might be interesting. I can make SFZ files and then convert them with chainer by loading in the vst. Cool, thanks.

Tonmann · Post by **Tonmann** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:45 pm

This version of Vienna works with any soundcard. Give it a try.

cheers,
Chris

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:52 pm

It keeps crashing. Argh. This is really pissing me off. Basically I need something that will create DLS files. I couldn't find anything, so I was going to create soundfonts and then convert them into DLS files, but nothing is working for me.

parky · Post by **parky** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:55 pm

Acolmiztli wrote:It keeps crashing. Argh. This is really pissing me off. Basically I need something that will create DLS files. I couldn't find anything, so I was going to create soundfonts and then convert them into DLS files, but nothing is working for me.

Why didn't you say so-ESC and Awave both read and write DLS files.

Tonmann · Post by **Tonmann** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:57 pm

DLS? Umm... Can't remember what this is.

What are these DLS files made for exactly?

cheers,
Chris

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:58 pm

nevermind

Tonmann · Post by **Tonmann** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:05 pm

Ah, okay, I found out myself already: http://www.midi.org/about-midi/dls/abtdls.shtml

birrbits · Post by **birrbits** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:28 pm

You could always you the Microsoft music development API thingy that includes a DLS creator. I stared at it once, doesnt seem terribly complicated. Are you trying to make DLS banks for a TB card? like a Santa Cruz?

birrbits · Post by **birrbits** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:31 pm

ahh yeah its called DLSdesigner http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... signer.asp

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:46 pm

Nah. I'm trying to make DLS files for Max/MSP - because, stupidly, the windows version doesn't support soundfonts. I know Awave can create DLS files, but my version keeps crashing on me. It converts things ok, but I can't save files for some reason.

Soundfont Creator