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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>
  
 ==== Overview ==== ==== Overview ====
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 **Sound synthesis** is the artificial generation of sound. It can be done via **spectral** or **physical modelling**. A **synthesizer** is a tool used for sound synthesis. Sound synthesis is not yet well-developed enough to realistically render orchestral pieces. **Sound synthesis** is the artificial generation of sound. It can be done via **spectral** or **physical modelling**. A **synthesizer** is a tool used for sound synthesis. Sound synthesis is not yet well-developed enough to realistically render orchestral pieces.
  
-**Sampling** is the use of samples to produce audio. **Samples** are soundfiles of individual notes and articulations an acoustic instrument can produce. They serve as sources for **sampled instruments**, files a **sampler** can use as virtual instruments for sound production. Formats for sampled instruments, currently supported by LinuxSampler, include GIG, SF2, and SFZ. An SFZ instrument comes with samples separately (which is not the case with the GIG and SF2 formats). It instructs the sampler on how to utilize the samples. The term **soundfont** (or **SoundFont**) is associated with the SF2 format. Sampling is currently the only way to produce acceptable renditions of orchestral music.+**Sampling** is the use of samples to produce audio. **Samples** are soundfiles of individual notes and articulations an acoustic instrument can produce. They serve as sources for **sampled instruments**, files a **sampler** can use as virtual instruments for sound production. Formats for sampled instruments include GIG, SF2 (also: **soundfonts**), and SFZ. Sampling is currently the only way to produce acceptable renditions of orchestral music.
  
-LinuxSampler is presently the only sampler in Linux. However, Calfbox is another development in the works. See [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]] for a list of tools.+See also: [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]].
  
 A **sequencer** is tool for playing and manipulating note information, most commonly in MIDI form. A **sequencer** is tool for playing and manipulating note information, most commonly in MIDI form.
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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? 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?
  
-[[http://www.nilsgey.de/|Nils Gey]]'s project is one such effort to fill in the void: [[https://github.com/nilsgey/sfz]].+[[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.
  
 ==== Commercial products ==== ==== 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.)
  
 == Digital Sound Factory == == Digital Sound Factory ==
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 ==== List of Sampled Instruments ===== ==== List of Sampled Instruments =====
  
 +See [[Free audio data]]
 ==== Non-sample based instruments ===== ==== Non-sample based instruments =====
 See [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]]. See [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers]].
wiki/instruments.txt · Last modified: 2014/05/06 22:15 by baryon