Useful SFZ tools

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Useful SFZ tools

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Sfzer and makesfz.pl are useful tools when you want to create instrument
sfz files. They give you an nice starting point.

http://sfzer.rubyforge.org/
http://www.drealm.info/sfz/

Both tools expects that the samples are named in a certain way (C, C#
etc.). It seems that this makes these tools less valuable for drum
samples without such a naming.

For those files I think Lisalo with the -p, --percussive option is your
best starting point.
https://github.com/nilsgey/lisalo

This tools is handy if you want to add velocity values, it works via
wine and mono. I didn't find a Linux native alternative yet

http://web.archive.org/web/201011220633 ... elLeveler/

editor
http://audio.clockbeat.com/sfZed.html

Good examples of SFZ files for different instruments would be nice to
have at this point. Atm we've the sonatina sfz files and the Salamander
sfz, I could use as example. Not sure how sophisticated they are.


More info on SFZ:
http://www.cakewalk.com/DevXchange/article.aspx?aid=108


More:
http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/l ... 88810.html
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Re: Useful SFZ tools

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thanx dude as I wanted to make some sfz files for the DirectBass free samples I found on the net.
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With sfZED you are also able to import soundfonts (sf2) and save as sfz
http://audio.clockbeat.com/sfZed.html
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I have sampled with synthclone and exported as an sfz file. I have yet to understand settings in this program, so I look into the sfz text files produced and edit by hand.
The highlife-lv2 or highlife-vst can load and save sfz files, though in linux the "sample a vst automatically" doesnt work. I am trying to load and assign samples to a keyboard zone in it by hand but have yet to understand the mechanics (No docs about it).
Using wine I have to try sforzando and sfZed to tweak sfz files while listening to the changes I make. Any reports on these would be welcome.
If sfz is going to be the open chosen format, we need a native linux editor for sfz files.
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I also use these two tools:

Polyphone (Edit sfz, convert sfz to sf2) http://www.polyphone.fr/
Swami (Can play sf2 files) http://www.swamiproject.org/
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Re: Useful SFZ tools

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This is a good post. I've recently purchased Bitwig on Ubuntu 14.04 and for the most part am pleased, having already produced a rendering.

The key sticking point right now is the need for orchestral instruments. Drums seem very well covered.

On CuBASE there was a neat llittle SFZ player by Cakewalk, if memory serves. It served up high-quality sound from a soundfont. Of crucial importance is the ability to play a note, complete with expression dynamics via the MIDI control lanes, for an aribrarily long period of time. That's the key limitation of Sonatina - it only plays one-shot samples of varying quality.

Is anyone aware of such a setup for Linux?
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Try my various orchestral instruments at http://www.bandshed.net/sounds/sfz . They're looped. See contents.txt for descriptions.

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Wonder why some members post links to windows software :(
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The orginal posts are a little dated. Meanwhile there is more native software.
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