How do I combine multiple soundfonts into one big one.
So, I stumbled upon several good soundfonts that were specifically for strings, woodwinds, brass etc. Individually. Is there a way for me to combine all of them into one big one? I can not load all of them into the synthesizer or else musescore will crash.
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My guess is that if MsueScore is crashing it is because you are trying to load more soundfonts than you have RAM for, and combining them won't help. but, for the record, you need to search for a "soundfont editor" that works on your particular OS. I know Viena is a common choice on Windows. See also https://musescore.org/node/13734
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Actually, I think it's rather the synthesizer can't host more than 3 full soundfonts at once in my computer.
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I can not find a download link for Vienna, it only takes me to a synth font downloading which does not combine soundfonts.
You download Viena soundfont editor (not to be confused with Vienna soundfont editor from Creative Labs). Or Polyphone soundfont editor. Install one or both.
Viena: There is 1, 2, 3, and 4: Load one soundfont into 1, then click on the 2 and load another. Copy presets (not instruments or samples) from one soundfont to the other. Let us say you want to change out the Grand Piano. Go to the Grand Piano 000:001 and delete it in the soundfont you want to change the instrument on. Make sure to go to Edit on top and purged unused samples. Then go to the soundfont you want the preset from, highlight the PRESET and hit copy. Click on the soundfont you want to have the PRESET, then click paste. The new preset should appear in the soundfont, if not try again.
Polyphone. Exact same steps except just load one soundfont, then the other. Go to the preset you want to change out, delete it, then go to Tools on the top>Global>Remove unused elements. Then highlight the other soundfont preset you wish to copy, right click, then paste in the soundfont that has the preset you just deleted. Whatever soundfont you have highlighted is the current one you are altering or saving.
I hope this helps.
Polyphone is free, and under development http://polyphone.fr/
If you do combine several soundfonts, I would encourage you to keep a list of which instrument come from which soundfont somewhere in a text file.
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Also, I suggest as soon as you change out a preset, change the attenuation value so it plays the same volume as the rest of your soundfont.
In Viena, click the preset so it expands and click on Global for Attenuation (db). Enter a value, I suggest going up in increments of 5 (or -5 if you need it louder) at first. Negative values make the preset louder, positive softer. Make sure you hit the bottom of the graphical piano so the sound plays at maximum volume, 127.
In Polyphone, the exact same concept. Merely click the preset you want to adjust, then in the Global box for attenuation, turn it up or down (5 to make it softer, -5 to make it louder).
Save the soundfont, and test it with a midi that uses that preset you just added to your soundfont. See if it plays correctly, or is too low or loud. If you are happy, done. If not, reload either Viena or Polyphone (I suggest you download both) and readjust the volume.
This is how I made my soundfont, OmegaGMGS2.