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-====== Brainstorm about a linuxaudio.org sound font collections ======+====== soundfonts ======
  
-===== Ideas =====+A general introduction to soundfonts can be found at [[wp>SoundFont]].  
 + 
 +Popular linux applications that allow [[apps:all:qsynth|Qsynth]] (and other [[apps:categories:fluidsynth|FluidSynth]] frontends) for .sf2 files, and [[apps:all:linuxsampler|Linuxsampler]] for .gig files. 
 + 
 +Aside from soundfonts, you might also want to browser other [[apps:categories:softsynths_and_samplers|Softsynths And Samplers]]. 
 + 
 +====== towards a linuxaudio.org soundfont collection ====== 
 + 
 +Inspired by recent discussions on the linux-audio-user mailing list, linuxaudio.org is considering to host a collection of free soundfonts.  
 + 
 +A [[http://download.linuxaudio.org/lau/|HTTP mirror]] and a [[http://download.linuxaudio.org/torrents/|torrent-tracker]] have been set up. Ask on the LAD email list to get your files mirrored on linuxaudio.org. 
 + 
 +===== ideas/brainstorm=====
  
   - just collect references to existing resources.   - just collect references to existing resources.
   - in combination with (1) - mirror some external sf as plain http index & txt readme    - in combination with (1) - mirror some external sf as plain http index & txt readme 
-  - mirror or collaborate/extend existing solutions. (eg. http://sounds.resonance.org )+  - mirror or collaborate/extend existing solutions. (eg. [[http://sounds.resonance.org]] )
   - use a wiki or CMS to tag, archive and comment on sound-fonts   - use a wiki or CMS to tag, archive and comment on sound-fonts
  
 ===== collection of external resources ===== ===== collection of external resources =====
  
-most of them thanks to the "soundfonts" threads on the [[http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2007-April/thread.html|LAU]] mailing list.+most of these URLs were taken from to the "soundfonts" threads on the [[http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2007-April/thread.html|LAU]] mailing list. - feel free to add and annotate!
  
-  * http://sounds.resonance.org +  * [[http://sounds.resonance.org]] 
-  * http://download.linuxaudio.org/lad/ +  * [[http://download.linuxaudio.org/lad/]] 
-  * http://hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink.pl  +  * [[http://hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink.pl]] 
-  * http://www.sf2midi.com/ +  * [[http://www.sf2midi.com/]] 
-  * http://www.soundfonts.it/  +  * [[http://www.soundfonts.it/ ]] 
-  * http://www.to11.org/lau_drum_soundfonts/ +  * [[http://www.to11.org/lau_drum_soundfonts/]] 
-  * http://www.sf2midi.com/ +  * [[http://www.sf2midi.com/]] 
-  * http://www.personalcopy.com/home.htm +  * [[http://www.personalcopy.com/home.htm]] 
-  * http://www.geocities.jp/shansoundfont/ +  * [[http://www.geocities.jp/shansoundfont/]] 
-  * http://www.yeeking.net/audio/rhodes.tar.gz +  * [[http://www.yeeking.net/audio/rhodes.tar.gz]] 
-  * http://melodymachine.com/ +  * [[http://melodymachine.com/]] 
-  * http://www.soundfont.com/ +  * [[http://www.soundfont.com/]] 
-  * http://www.viandanze.com/materiale/mello.sf2 +  * [[http://www.viandanze.com/materiale/mello.sf2]] 
-  * http://www.viandanze.com/materiale/melloflute.sf2 +  * [[http://www.viandanze.com/materiale/melloflute.sf2]] 
-  * http://www.4shared.com/file/10620188/f6095a9b/GeneralUser_GS_14.html+  * [[http://www.4shared.com/file/10620188/f6095a9b/GeneralUser_GS_14.html]]
   * [[http://www.wizoosounds.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/wizoosounds.woa/52/wa/instrumentDetail?wosid=L45T21VoGGEx3pdaSTo6DMBMypn&id=43|wizoosounds.com]]   * [[http://www.wizoosounds.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/wizoosounds.woa/52/wa/instrumentDetail?wosid=L45T21VoGGEx3pdaSTo6DMBMypn&id=43|wizoosounds.com]]
- +  * [[http://www.naturalstudio.co.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=548&sid=3aad5eaef98f7fb17b034a5a0a12bc9a]] 
-  * http://www.naturalstudio.co.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=548&sid=3aad5eaef98f7fb17b034a5a0a12bc9a +  * [[http://www.sonivoxmi.com/ProductDetail.asp?Item=BrushDrumkits]] 
-  * http://www.sonivoxmi.com/ProductDetail.asp?Item=BrushDrumkits+  * [[http://www.schristiancollins.com/soundfonts.php]]