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| ====== Instruments, Samples and Sound Effects ====== | ====== Instruments, Samples, and Sound Effects ====== |
| This is the central page where you can find sampled instruments, recorded snippets, sound effects, and other resources to help render your ideas and MIDI data to real audio output. | This is the central page where you can find sampled instruments, recorded snippets, sound effects, and other resources to help render your ideas and MIDI data to real audio output. |
| | <note>This page and wiki/free_audio_data need to be merged. </note> |
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| ==== Overview ==== | ==== Overview ==== |
| The [[http://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/file-detail/sinfon36-sf2-3885.html|sinfon36.sf2]] soundfont (from **Sf2Midi.com**) might be the best free orchestral soundfont on the net. For playbacks of well-known classical pieces, check [[https://soundcloud.com/misterdls|misterdls's SoundCloud page]]. The audio was produced simply with MuseScore and the sinfon36.sf2 soundfont. | The [[http://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/file-detail/sinfon36-sf2-3885.html|sinfon36.sf2]] soundfont (from **Sf2Midi.com**) might be the best free orchestral soundfont on the net. For playbacks of well-known classical pieces, check [[https://soundcloud.com/misterdls|misterdls's SoundCloud page]]. The audio was produced simply with MuseScore and the sinfon36.sf2 soundfont. |
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| === Commercial products === | ==== Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra ==== |
| | The [[http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/|Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra]] (SSO) is an SFZ orchestral sample library. It is currently the best open orchestral sample library - although there are a number of known issues with it. Unfortunately, it is not under development, and there is no structure put in place to help improve it. [[http://mattiaswestlund.net/|Mattias Westlund]], the author, is only one person. A project like this requires collaborative effort. |
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| | There is a need in the Linux community for an open sample library. It is the missing link that hinders otherwise good tools, like LinuxSampler, from developing. What good is a sampler if there is no sample library? |
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| | [[http://www.nilsgey.de/|Nils Gey]] has done a series of experiment pieces with SSO, the first one is [[http://www.nilsgey.de/Blog/14_Initial_opinion_about_Sonatina_Symphonic_Orchestra|here]]. While his conclusion is that the library disappoints, do check out his pieces and decide for yourself. |
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| | He also maintains a [[https://github.com/nilsgey/sfz|github project]]. for collecting an maintaining/fixing SFZ libraries like SSO. |
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| | ==== Commercial products ==== |
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| | For an outdated list, see [[http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11|List of sample libraries]] at the LinuxSampler forum. Check also the [[http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewforum.php?f=8|Sample Libraries]] section of the same forum. |
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| | (Please note, it would be useful to have such information integrated and updated here.) |
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| == Digital Sound Factory == | == Digital Sound Factory == |
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| Relevant forum discussion: [[http://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11331|Thousands of SFZ samples for LinuxSampler]]. | Relevant forum discussion: [[http://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11331|Thousands of SFZ samples for LinuxSampler]]. |
| ==== Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra ==== | |
| The [[http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/|Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra]] (SSO) is an SFZ orchestral sample library. It is currently the best open orchestral sample library - although there are a number of known issues with it. Unfortunately, it is not under development, and there is no structure put in place to help improve it. [[http://mattiaswestlund.net/|Mattias Westlund]], the author, is only one person. A project like this requires collaborative effort. | |
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| There is a need in the Linux community for an open sample library. It is the missing link that hinders otherwise good tools, like LinuxSampler, from developing. What good is a sampler if there is no sample library? | |
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| [[http://www.nilsgey.de/|Nils Gey]]'s project is one such effort to fill in the void: [[https://github.com/nilsgey/sfz]]. | |
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| ==== List of Sampled Instruments ===== | ==== List of Sampled Instruments ===== |
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| | See [[Free audio data]] |
| ==== Non-sample based instruments ===== | ==== Non-sample based instruments ===== |
| See [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]]. | See [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]]. |
