Playing SoundFonts in Live

lookslikesinbad · Post by **lookslikesinbad** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:36 pm

How do you play SoundFonts in Live in osX ?

Polyphonic · Post by **Polyphonic** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:05 pm

Use RGC:Audio's SFZfree.

www.rgcaudio.com

STRATEGY_510 · Post by **STRATEGY_510** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:08 pm

lookslikesinbad wrote:How do you play SoundFonts in Live in osX ?

I have a question about SoundFonts (if I may piggyback).

I just read in my Reason book that the NX samplers can play soundfonts, does this mean I can use them without a SoundBlaster or is that still a hardware requirement for soundfonts in this day and age?

I know, a bit off-topic, but I do have reason rewired to Live, so there.

STRATEGY

lookslikesinbad · Post by **lookslikesinbad** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:41 pm

Polyphonic wrote:Use RGC:Audio's SFZfree.

www.rgcaudio.com

That one is windows only Anyone know of a free soundfont player for the mac?

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:42 pm

STRATEGY_510 wrote:
lookslikesinbad wrote:How do you play SoundFonts in Live in osX ?

I have a question about SoundFonts (if I may piggyback).

I just read in my Reason book that the NX samplers can play soundfonts, does this mean I can use them without a SoundBlaster or is that still a hardware requirement for soundfonts in this day and age?

I know, a bit off-topic, but I do have reason rewired to Live, so there.

STRATEGY

There are lots of software Soundfont players. No idea if NNXT can load them directly, but give it a try.

zfigz · Post by **zfigz** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:56 pm

Dude, use apple's SF2 player...it's free.

Just place your SF2 files here under (either in the user or main HD /library/audio/sounds/banks) and you'll be good to go.

arzuaga · Post by **arzuaga** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:17 pm

I have a question about SoundFonts (if I may piggyback).

I just read in my Reason book that the NX samplers can play soundfonts, does this mean I can use them without a SoundBlaster or is that still a hardware requirement for soundfonts in this day and age?

I know, a bit off-topic, but I do have reason rewired to Live, so there.

STRATEGY

As far as i remember, NNXT can load them, and you dont need a soundblaster card to do it, soundfont is just a file format... Check: http://www.sf2-files.com/sf2-reason.php

lookslikesinbad · Post by **lookslikesinbad** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:59 pm

zfigz wrote:Dude, use apple's SF2 player...it's free.

Just place your SF2 files here under (either in the user or main HD /library/audio/sounds/banks) and you'll be good to go.

Perfect, thank you.

netchaiev · Post by **netchaiev** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:05 am

You can use DLS Music plug, it's the quicktime plug, works great.

studiesinsound · Post by **studiesinsound** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:59 pm

I found these tips yesterday and they seem to be the answer for me.
I have a mac and found some soundfonts and put them in the location described above
I open DLS Music Device as an AU in Live in a midi track.
by default this opens up apple's GM Device "Quicktime Player" and I can play that fine.
I use the drop down to change to the soundfont I put in the folder, but then get no sounds.
any ideas?
I did this with 3 differnt sound fonts I downloaded, all in .sf2 format.

Contra · Post by **Contra** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:01 pm

whats a soundfont?

studiesinsound · Post by **studiesinsound** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:03 pm

This explains it better than I can:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundFont

theshaggyfreak · Post by **theshaggyfreak** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:07 pm

Yes, you can most certainly use soundfonts in NNXT. I have done so plenty of times.

eblomquist · Post by **eblomquist** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:51 pm

Any reccomendations on where to score decent free sound fonts?

netchaiev · Post by **netchaiev** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:51 pm

Hey,
TRy the awesome http://www.homemusician.net/soundfonts.php
and Hammersound. http://www.hammersound.net/
best

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Where to get decent Sound Fonts?