Comments on: Free VST SoundFont Player http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player Tips, tricks, technology reviews, previews and musings on the current state of affairs in music and audio software for personal computers. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: TETT http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-78920 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:00:01 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-78920 I don't make it a habit of goin' for "free" items, but I do have a need for a soundfont player to use with my Cubase. Thanks in advance for your help!!! E.T. I don’t make it a habit of goin’ for “free” items, but I do have a need for a soundfont player to use with my Cubase. Thanks in advance for your help!!!
E.T.

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: Petefeet http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-64370 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:48:26 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-64370 1st many thanks to original poster and rtk for new link. Also I wonder are BKdigi laughter soundfonts recorded live as he read chris's comments??????????? @ chris its common knowledge now that certain antivirus products (norton or anthing with no free option) tend to class ANY FILE not created by monopolysoft (or its buddies) as a virus. Quite often if something is free I imagine it goes in the dangerous list by default. You'll be telling me next that microshites malicious software removal tool wont hunt any media that's not copy protected....... Seriously dude get some knowledge, your already sitting in front of the largest gathered collection of facts the human race has ever amassed, so surely you can dare to think for yourself and not allow symantwat to do it for you...... And hey research Karl Jung's theorys on verbal and/or written abuse, very interesting, man, very interesting. Live long and prosper*/live fast die young* delete as applicable.. 1st many thanks to original poster and rtk for new link. Also I wonder are BKdigi laughter soundfonts recorded live as he read chris’s comments??????????? @ chris its common knowledge now that certain antivirus products (norton or anthing with no free option) tend to class ANY FILE not created by monopolysoft (or its buddies) as a virus. Quite often if something is free I imagine it goes in the dangerous list by default. You’ll be telling me next that microshites malicious software removal tool wont hunt any media that’s not copy protected……. Seriously dude get some knowledge, your already sitting in front of the largest gathered collection of facts the human race has ever amassed, so surely you can dare to think for yourself and not allow symantwat to do it for you…… And hey research Karl Jung’s theorys on verbal and/or written abuse, very interesting, man, very interesting. Live long and prosper*/live fast die young*
delete as applicable..

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: fourstones http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-45888 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:00:50 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-45888 perfect, thanks! perfect, thanks!

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: rtk http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-45886 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:40:42 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-45886 I was searching for it too and ran across your website. I found it here: http://www.cakewalk.com/support/project5/sfz.aspx I was searching for it too and ran across your website. I found it here:

http://www.cakewalk.com/support/project5/sfz.aspx

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: fourstones http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-44029 Fri, 08 May 2009 22:22:46 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-44029 they must have killed it then - ridiculous as that is. If you get confirmation for that from R/CW let me know and I'll update it here. they must have killed it then - ridiculous as that is. If you get confirmation for that from R/CW let me know and I’ll update it here.

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: fritzm http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-44027 Fri, 08 May 2009 22:01:59 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-44027 The link above, as well as every other link I can find with google for downloading the free sfz player seems to lead to a 404 not found error and a Roland Cakewalk site error page. Have Roland decided to kill off the free player ? The link above, as well as every other link I can find with google for downloading the free sfz player seems to lead to a 404 not found error and a Roland Cakewalk site error page. Have Roland decided to kill off the free player ?

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: BKdigi http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-42749 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:45:19 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-42749 anyone need a laughter soundfont? anyone need a laughter soundfont?

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: fourstones http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37919 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:32:17 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37919 Er apology accepted. I guess. Perhaps in the future you could freak on cakewalk? Er apology accepted. I guess. Perhaps in the future you could freak on cakewalk?

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: Chris http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37917 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:26:09 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37917 I offer my apologies for my last post.. But when i d/led and intstalled the first time, my comp did some pretty wierd stuff. Also when i checked the file name sfz197.exe i was alerted of a virus.. I did a reinstall as process of elimination and it worked.. Im still a little sceptical. Has anyone else had anything wierd happen when installing direct from d/l? To Victor, again i am sorry for my initial outburst!! I offer my apologies for my last post.. But when i d/led and intstalled the first time, my comp did some pretty wierd stuff. Also when i checked the file name sfz197.exe i was alerted of a virus.. I did a reinstall as process of elimination and it worked.. Im still a little sceptical. Has anyone else had anything wierd happen when installing direct from d/l?

To Victor, again i am sorry for my initial outburst!!

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: Chris http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37910 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:05:42 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37910 You fucking cunt whatever link i just downloaded from you was a fucking virus... people like you are fucking cunts You fucking cunt whatever link i just downloaded from you was a fucking virus… people like you are fucking cunts

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: Marcin http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37401 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:53:03 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37401 Thx for the great stuff! Thx for the great stuff!

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: victor http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-37 he, of course I agree. It's a total abuse of the menus. he, of course I agree. It’s a total abuse of the menus.

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: chris http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-36 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-36 ...a truly wonderful item. Most of the other free .sf2 players don't do anything on my computer. However am having some difficulty finding all the instruments in very large soundfont banks. Thanks again for the gift! …a truly wonderful item. Most of the other free .sf2 players don’t do anything on my computer. However am having some difficulty finding all the instruments in very large soundfont banks. Thanks again for the gift!

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: victor http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-35 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-35 Now that is a great question! Of course it depends on what your criteria is. Based on Google search keywords, "free soundfont player" seems to be at the top of the list. "Best soundfont player" doesn't make a showing ;0 Personally what I really care about is authenticity of the original sound: i.e. I want a "pass-thru" operation with no meddling the wavs in the soundfont. rgc's synths have Hermode Tuning (TM) technology ( <a href="http://www.hermode.de/">http://www.hermode.de/</a> ) which does dynamic harmonic tuning (how the real world works) but there is no mention whether they use in there sound font players. That would be important if they did. I have not tried every single player, but for the most flexibility I'd go with VSampler ( <a href="http://www.maz-sound.com">http://www.maz-sound.com</a> ) which imports SF2 and allows you to manipulate them extensively. Again, this was never a huge criteria for me. There are many bells and whistles in the SF2 format that some players try to respect (including rgc) but few soundfont *authors* actually pay attention to so in the real world I don't consider these "features" all that important. Now that is a great question!

Of course it depends on what your criteria is. Based on Google search keywords, “free soundfont player” seems to be at the top of the list. “Best soundfont player” doesn’t make a showing ;0

Personally what I really care about is authenticity of the original sound: i.e. I want a “pass-thru” operation with no meddling the wavs in the soundfont.

rgc’s synths have Hermode Tuning ™ technology ( http://www.hermode.de/ ) which does dynamic harmonic tuning (how the real world works) but there is no mention whether they use in there sound font players. That would be important if they did.

I have not tried every single player, but for the most flexibility I’d go with VSampler ( http://www.maz-sound.com ) which imports SF2 and allows you to manipulate them extensively. Again, this was never a huge criteria for me.

There are many bells and whistles in the SF2 format that some players try to respect (including rgc) but few soundfont *authors* actually pay attention to so in the real world I don’t consider these “features” all that important.

]]> Comment on Free VST SoundFont Player by: fluoxetine http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-34 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/free-vst-soundfont-player#comment-34 is this the best player? is this the best player?

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