where to find free vst's for cantabile solo?

[jeff180]

does anybody have a good source of free vst's that will work with cantabile solo? like, strings, choir, etc?

[TiUser]

Maybe try Cakewalks now free SFZ+ here:

http://www.cakewalk.com/products/Gifts- ... DL_Engaged

and google for SGM-180 soundfont which contains a lot of usable sounds.

You will also find many free plugins here in KVR, there is nothing special to work with them in Cantabile...

[jeff180]

thanks for all the help. i canr seem to get any sf2 files to show in the available plugin. in cantabile solo. what do i do now?

[TiUser]

The Soundfonts (*.sf2 files) are separate files - like other samples. You have to download them separately.

Then you need to load these in the sfz+ plugin. Select Mode pr16 or pr32 to load a soundfont in sfz+

[dluther]

Okay, this is going to be a LOOOONG URL, but for free VST instruments, the KVR plug-in database has a search feature that I've pared down for you:

http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode=re ... t=3&rpp=15

This is all free VST instruments, sorted by date.

[jeff180]

awesome!! i see i've still got alot to learn

[TiUser]

awesome!! i see i've still got alot to learn

You're welcome... But don't forget playing... You might get easily lost in checking out all this stuff... I know what I'm talking about, collecting and hunting, LOL

[sunhome]

I have found some nice plugins here ...

http://www.gersic.com/plugins/index.php?daCat=-6

[jeff180]

awesome!! i see i've still got alot to learn

You're welcome... But don't forget playing... You might get easily lost in checking out all this stuff... I know what I'm talking about, collecting and hunting, LOL

you're right. i can already see that hunting and researching can be habit forming. i'm still having a little trouble with these sp files and rar files

[jeff180]

i guess i'm tryin to say i dont know what a sfz+ plugin is

[dluther]

i guess i'm tryin to say i dont know what a sfz+ plugin is

SFZ+ is the name of a "Sound Font" player. Sound Fonts are samples that are ready to play and can be loaded into sound cards as well as other devices and software.

Once you've got your free copy of SFZ+ (you have done this, right?), all you need are some sound fonts to load into it. Here are some pretty good sources:

http://www.soundzone.info/
http://www.sf2-files.com/freesf2.php
http://sounds.resonance.org/patches.py? ... temId=6816

And of course, Google is your friend...

[jeff180]

yes, we love google but all the sfz+ i see are demos and not free? now will this sfz+ work with cantabile solo or does it stand alone? and again, thanks for the help - i need it

[dluther]

but all the sfz+ i see are demos and not free? now will this sfz+ work with cantabile solo or does it stand alone? and again, thanks for the help - i need it

Ah.

Go to this page:

http://www.cakewalk.com/products/Gifts- ... DL_Engaged

Scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "Now Free on the Cakewalk Store", the first item listed is Cakewalk SFZ+. Click, download, install...

Since Cantabile Solo is a host, I can only imagine this will show up. You may have to rescan your VSTi folder, but it should show up in the list of instruments to insert.

Let me know how it goes...

[jeff180]

ok, got it installed and it does show up on the plugins list, but no sound. so, now i need to get some sounds right?

[jeff180]

Okay, this is going to be a LOOOONG URL, but for free VST instruments, the KVR plug-in database has a search feature that I've pared down for you:

http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode=re ... t=3&rpp=15

This is all free VST instruments, sorted by date.

fantastic line up here!!!