Rosea Grammostola posted a script to download various free sound-fonts, sample and LA-resources on the LAU mailing-list.

For discussions on this, please post to the Linux-Audio-User email list.

This is a wikized version - feel free to extend, but please stick to the current format:

   * description for group of samples
     * one link per line - must be a link to downloadable file
     * another link
   * another description - include links to information pages about samples in the description.
     * link..

TODO: merge in information from the old soundfonts page.

PS. it'd be nice to have this info as a nested array: [] ⇒ array ('desc' ⇒ '..' links ⇒ array()) so that any script, GUI or download-tool can make use of it.

PPS. an example script parsing the content of this wiki-page into such an array and querying the size of each download is available from http://rg42.org/gitweb/?p=scripts.git;a=blob_plain;f=lau_soundfonts.php

• maestro concert grand v2, Copyright (C) 2003 Mats Helgesson:
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/pianos/maestro_concert_grand_v2.rar
• Salamander GrandPiano V3 via freepats
  • http://freepats.zenvoid.org/Piano/SalamanderGrandPianoV3_48khz24bit.tar.bz2

• Tuba, Copyright (C) 2009 London Philharmonia Orchestra, Clement Guedez
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/brass/philharmonia_brass_tuba_long.gig
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/brass/philharmonia_brass_tuba_medium.gig
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/brass/philharmonia_brass_tuba_short.gig
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/brass/philharmonia_brass_tuba_very_short.gig
• Violin, Copyright (C) 2009 London Philharmonia Orchestra, Clement Guedez
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/strings/philharmonia_violin_medium.gig
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/strings/philharmonia_violin_short.gig

• Millo Hydrogen kit as gig file
  • http://hydro2sf2.googlecode.com/files/Hydrogen%20Drumkits.gig
  • http://files.dahnielson.com/samples/free/millo.rar
• GSCW drumkit 1 & 2 (you need to unpack it three times! - if you get an error the second time add the .gz extension to the file name and the third time it probably will need the .tar extension). And put the SFZ file (not included - you'll find it in the entry below “sfz mapping for GSCW”) with the samples in a folder called G&S CW-Drum Kit-2 and/ or G&S CW-Drum Kit-1 - You are free to use these samples in any way but do not re-pack or post its content without permission. All Rights G&S Recording Studio 2005. Many thanks to AUTODAFE for hosting the Download.
  • http://www.autodafe.net/downloads/GSCW-2.zip
  • http://www.autodafe.net/downloads/GSCW-1.zip
• sfz mapping for GSCW (to be used with the .wav files in the above .zip downloads) http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GIRO/ These mappings are © Peter L Jones 2005. If you change them, take my name off. Otherwise, use as you will. GSCW Drums Disclaimer: Please note! This library was done with HALion 2. You may not experience the full potential of this library with some other formats. The user patches may not reflect the full capacity of this library…
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GIRO/Cymbals-Performance.sfz
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GIRO/GSCW-DrumKit-1.sfz
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GIRO/GSCW-DrumKit-2.sfz
• big mono drumkit file for hydrogen for drumkit go to http:////www.analoguedrums.com/details-bm.php
• Hydrogen drumkit file hosted by Jeremy alias AutoStatic
  Do not copy and host this file yourself, Jeremy has the exclusive right to distribute this file.
  • http://linux.autostatic.com/hydrogen/BigMono.h2drumkit
• big mono sfz mapping (Once you've downloaded the samples, create a sfz folder along side the Battery and Kontakt folders and put the sfz mapping in there.
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/AnalogueDrums/Big%20Mono%20ndk.zip
• Kingston Drums by Michael Kingston
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/ruffrider.rar
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/ruffrider_soundfont.rar
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/ruffrider_manual.rtf
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/ruffrider_keymap.png
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/easyrider.rar
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/easyrider_soundfont.rar
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/easyrider_manual.rtf
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/easyrider_keymap.png
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/KingstonRuffriderSFZ.zip
  • http://www.michaelkingston.fi/kingstondrums/kits/KingstonEasyriderSFZ.zip
• JazzFunkkit from http://www.orangetreesamples.com/blog/2009/10/free-jazz-funk-drum-sample-library/ by Orange Tree Samples
  • http://www.orangetreesamples.com/download/JazzFunkKit.rar
• SFZ mapping via http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GregJazz/#frollo9386 by PL Jones
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/GregJazz/pljones-GMSW-jazz_funk_kit.sfz
• opensource drumkit: http://realmusicmedia.net/osdrumkit/
  • http://realmusicmedia.net/osdrumkit/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=0e6b87604424a7a1c5712efc55e037bd
• from http://rhythminmind.net/1313/?cat=9 12 Piece Pearl Master Custom Drum Kit With Zidijian Cymbals, by signaltonoize.com
  • http://www.rhythminmind.net/Samples/raw%20samples%20-%20pearl%20master%20custom%20with%20zildjians.zip
• sfz file by SWTrex
  • http://www.drealm.info/sfz/K-v-R/pearl%20master%20custom%20with%20zildjians.sfz
• Drum Soundfonts by James Stone http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/drum_soundfonts/
  • http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/drum_soundfonts/mdk_bass_snare.tar.bz2
  • http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/drum_soundfonts/mdk_cymbals.tar.bz2
  • http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/drum_soundfonts/mdk_hihat.tar.bz2
  • http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/drum_soundfonts/mdk_kit.tar.bz2

• Learjeff's Soundfonts - http://www.learjeff.net/sf/sf.html#jRhodes3 Legals: I retain the phonorecording copyright for all samples. These soundfonts are free for anyone to use in their music. You're also free to fine tune or improve them, but please let me know as a courtesy. If you want to include any of these soundfonts in a distribution or collection of soundfonts or similar, you must get my permission.
  • http://www.learjeff.net/sf/jRhodes3.sfArk.zip
  • http://www.learjeff.net/sf/jRhodes3a-looped.sfArk.zip
  • http://www.learjeff.net/sf/jRhodes3c-stereo.sfArk.zip
• Rhodes from freepats, GPL
  • http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/rhodes/rhodes.sf2
• Double bass via Freepats, GPL
  • http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/acbass.sf2
• Mellotron via Freepats, GPL
  • http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/mellotron/melloflute.sf2
  • http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/mellotron/melloreed.sf2
• Taijiguy's Gigatron: A nice Mellotron in Gig format. More information here and individual samples on here
  • http://download.linuxsampler.org/instruments/vintage/TaijiguyGigaTron.tar.bz2

• Jack-rack racks: http://offog.org/stuff/racks/
• for jconvolver / guitarix files go to http://www.esnips.com/doc/c9125127-60bd-4472-9aec-7e2d868011d4/650-Assorted-Cabinet-Impulses (link currently down, mirrored here)
• Fons' Jconvolver reverbs
  • http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads/jconvolver-reverbs.tar.bz2
• natural drum kit sfz mapping: http://www.drealm.info/sfz/ndk_demo/
• university of Iowa sfz mapping: http://www.drealm.info/sfz/UoIMISsfz/