KVR Audio

alriley · Post by **alriley** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:12 pm

Hi,

I'm just starting to build a collection of Sound Fonts and was hoping to get some recommendations.

So what is your favourite free Sound Font and where can i find it?

NB. I looked at the 'infinite list' post but that's seems to be more like links to libraries. I'm looking for individual recommended Sound Fonts.

Cheers,

Al

SecondSkin · Post by **SecondSkin** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:36 pm

Best free soundfont -- Cadenza Strings
Also recommend -- the +combos (+techno combo, +pop combo etc), NS kit

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:40 pm

ns_kit7 (free)

learjeff · Post by **learjeff** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:43 pm

I'm pretty new to soundfonts too. The best free piano I've found is Splendid Grand (136MB).

Of course, I'm partial to my own Rhodes soundfont, jRhodes3.

I also like Greg Sullivan's Gigastudio files for Yamaha CP80 and Wurlitzer. They can be converted into soundfonts using CDXtract. However, his site has been going over bandwidth limits lately, so I'm contacting him about finding a better host for the soundfont files.

ZioKiller · Post by **ZioKiller** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:53 pm

jRhodes3

absolutely it's the best-sounding free soundfont ever

other favs are
- Splendid Grand
- Soeren Bovbjerg's Steinway Grand model C 1.2
- Bolla Zsolt's BollandBrassSection

Guido.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:59 pm

Jeux 1.4 -- pipe organ. Over 200 stops, IIRC. Pump its output through a reverb set to "Biblical proportions" for a properly cosmic sound. (Dry, it's naff.)

It's the third item from the bottom of this page. Not to be confused with "Jeux d'orgues."

Add some pipe organ to your next hip-hop number!

Meffy

learjeff · Post by **learjeff** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:59 pm

Gee, thanks Guido!

While they're not soundfonts, be sure to check out Guido's superb VSTi plugins at his site (soundfonts.it).

nuisance sonore · Post by **nuisance sonore** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:35 pm

Some good stuff there: http://www.papelmedia.de/english/download/

ceenda · Post by **ceenda** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:43 pm

Meffy wrote:Jeux 1.4 -- pipe organ. Over 200 stops, IIRC. Pump its output through a reverb set to "Biblical proportions" for a properly cosmic sound. (Dry, it's naff.)

Yes! I also like the "Jeux D'Orgues 2" soundfont. It only has has about 16 stops, but the Plein Jeu and Tutti stops are wonderfully rich. King of the Orchestra, I'm sorry more modern music (apart from film scores) doesn't use these marvellous instruments.

A couple to look out for are:

S J Orchestral - a nice orchestra set. Great French Horn sounds and lots of instruments.
Squidfont Orchestral - A large number of strings, but I have a feeling alot of these are out of tune (?? anyone have this and can verify ??).

There's some doubt over whether these 2 are 'free' in the conventional sense. No one seems to know quite where they came from, but they ended up in the public domain.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:52 pm

I love:

papelmedia ahh chorus
of course, nskit_mini and nskit7
and dxf super orchestra strings http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=6070

ronC

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:32 am

I just got through trying Jeux 1.4. I'm gonna have a hard time leaving this one alone. I might not see the sun for a while.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:56 am

Another reccomendation for jrhodes3, ns_kit7, and dxf super orchestra (which are slow strings, btw).

More good ones:
Ethan's Bassoon
Campbells_Harpischord_tuned_1
NS_J-Bass
Zheng
ProTrax Classical Guitar
Soprano Irina Brochin
Papelmedia_Ahh-Choir
Douglas Concert Timpani

zvon · Post by **zvon** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:01 am

I like most of what has been named but I did not see the Hammersound synth 512. It's simple synhts but I find pretty useful and it's really small.

If you want some more unusual sounds you can check our own free soundfonts on our website.

Pantsdown666 · Post by **Pantsdown666** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:45 am

Another vote for jRhodes 3 !
Also, I really like this hiphop vinylish kit called 7mb vinyl drums1.SF2 at http://bastiaan.ods.org/dabasstardz-soundfonts/ - some other good stuff there too

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:21 am

any good strats or electric bass?

What is your favourite free Sound Font?