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guitarcomputer · Post by **guitarcomputer** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 1:58 am

I downloaded some sound fonts from http://www.thesoundsite.net that were the compresed versions thinken I could save somtime not downloading the ones twice that size (70 some megs) they came in sfpack files and I unpacked them with a utility on the site and turned them into regular sf2 files BUT when I goto play them in any sound font player from cubase sx I have (free ones)... it gives me an error that it can't open it... and even the smaller one meg sound fonts won't open... should I have downloaded the uncompressed ones, or what's going on ??

Any help is much appreciated

patchworkcat · Post by **patchworkcat** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 2:35 am

Maybe there's nothing wrong with the decompression, can you explain what player you are using? Have you tried a different host? Some free SF2s are allegedly a bit cranky anyway

BTW I always use a download program that will retry for me at thesoundsite and I never get a packed sf2 if I can help it.

guitarcomputer · Post by **guitarcomputer** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 2:48 am

Yeah I use getright 2 download and resume stuff 2... but me being on a dial up connection I thought I could save a few hours... I'm using sf play, and twin sef..... both give the error that they can't open it so... I dunno...

Barnadine · Post by **Barnadine** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:58 am

Sfplay and esef are both synthedit soundfont players, which can be a bit allergic to some soundfonts. (They're still great VSTis though.) You could try opening the soundfonts in a non-synthedit soundfont player (free options: Crystal or the Kontakt demo) to make sure the problem is with the fonts, not the player.

ew · Post by ew » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:06 am

You could also try opening them in VSampler3-It does a good job with soundfonts.Can't save until the release version comes out,but at least you'd know whether it's the soundfonts or the player that's at fault.
www.vsampler3.com
ew

DORUMALAIA · Post by **DORUMALAIA** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:18 am

Try to use Vienna2.3 Soundfont Studio ! You can download this prog here :
http://www.freewebs.com/dorumalaia/links.htm
Here you can download and Sfark and sfPack ( both are archivers for sf2 and need to decompress soundfonts !).
And here you can find and many links to thousands of free sf2 !
Enjoy my friend !

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:25 am

What is the file extension showing as?

DORUMALAIA · Post by **DORUMALAIA** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:31 am

I don't understand your quescen !

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:37 am

I was wondering if the file that was having trouble at the top of the thread had fully decompressed. A quick way to find out was by asking for the file extension ie .doc .txt

DORUMALAIA · Post by **DORUMALAIA** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 am

Now i understand ! Yes is true !

patchworkcat · Post by **patchworkcat** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:23 am

DORUMALAIA wrote:Try to use Vienna2.3 Soundfont Studio ! You can download this prog here :

BTW this is useless without an EMU or Soundblaster (ie soundfont compatible card)

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 8:18 am

IMPORTANT

PLEASE READ

the .sf2 files from www.thesoundsite.net use a naming convention that includes a comma [,] in the filename

this is a known issue that will cause the synthedit soundfont manager [ as used in esef and twinsef ] to crash

just decompress your soundfont and then simply rename it without using commas to fix the problem

simple eh ???

you have NO IDEA how long it took to track that problem down at my end [ thanks jeff

]

slainte

rob

patchworkcat · Post by **patchworkcat** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 6:55 pm

Which SF2s are you talking about Rob?
I've been downloading from soundsite for years and I don't have this problem, or any commas I can see.

Chi

odo · Post by **odo** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 7:04 pm

esef and sf-play

http://www28.brinkster.com/experimentfour/x4_esef2.html

http://odo.nl.nu/

synthedit

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 7:27 pm

patchie

[ from a random page of uncompressed .sf2 files at www.thesoundsite.net ]

3886286 Mellotron Brass (3,796KB) 2001-05-14
2301246 Mellotron Bright (2,348KB) 2001-05-14
1391326 Mellotron Choir (1,359KB) 2001-05-14
1877454 Mellotron Dark (1,834KB) 2001-05-14
2969010 Mellotron Drums (2,900KB) 2001-05-14
3789814 Mellotron Flute Big (3.702KB) 2001-05-14

note the commas in the filesize info and this is repeated in the actual filename like this [ copied from one of the files above once dled ]

Mellotron Choir (1,359KB).SF2

[ ive checked and the compressed files are named the same way too ]

its these commas that cause the crashes

if the files youre having trouble with dont have the commas and this is something new please let me know which .sf2 are causing the problem and ill have a look [ or ask jeff ]

slainte

rob

[ EDIT ] ps thx for the plug odo

Soundfonts....