Symphonic Sounds - update 13/10/2019
I would like to share some edits I've made in this SoundFont to make it possible to work with Single Note Dynamics (SND). It is a work in progress, but it is already usable. The updated file can be downloaded from: https://www.4shared.com/file/t0wqcR_Vea/Symphonic_Sounds.html
Pleas tell me if you have issues in downloading or using this file.
I know – clouds are not an appropriate place to share, files there are usually not so safe there. Another problem is with versioning: sf2 files are a big pack of many instruments. If people perform updates and share them, it's hard to track and merge all updates together. A good solution for these both problems would be GitHub, for example, but I only did a tiny part of the development, so I'm not sure if I could start a repository there so everyone could contribute. But SF2 files are also not as good as SFZ files for opensource projects.
Details:
I basically created new presets and configured them to operate with MIDI Continuous Controller 2 (CC2). There is no new instrument or sample in this pack. But I had to change some parameters on some instruments to make, for example, fake velocity layering on cc2 (cc2 layering, actually ;) ) possible. But it doesn't affect the original instruments. Some instruments I didn't consider because of poor quality of the samples, but rare instruments (like Eb Clarinet, Euphonium, Flügelhorn) I included regardless of the quality. I still want to include the Alto Flute, but it has some defect samples I'll try to repair manually later.
Whenever I update something I'll post it here. Please do it as well :)
Comments
I can't download from there, nothing happens, and it is a corrupt website that I wish I never visited. Please use a file sharing service like Google drive or Dropbox that works every time and doesn't make people uncomfortable.
In reply to I can't download from there,… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Thanks for your feedback. I reuploaded the file. Try this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pame_0PDO5Q9eLCevGmCpM7b2odjW-r/view?…
In reply to Thanks for your feedback. I… by Ludwig van Benteuer
Thanks a lot! I am looking forward to using this.
New download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pame_0PDO5Q9eLCevGmCpM7b2odjW-r/view?…
In reply to New download link: https:/… by Ludwig van Benteuer
How do I install it on musescore?
In reply to New download link: https:/… by Ludwig van Benteuer
Either you put the file in your MuseScore folder, which should be: Documents/MuseScore3/SoundFonts
Or you leave it in another folder and add it to the search path: on MuseScore edit -> preferences -> General tab -> Folders section -> SounFonts – click on the pencil and add the search path.
I think that either way you have to restart MuseScore. To load the file, go to view -> synthesiser and add it on the tab Fluid.
In reply to Either you put the file in… by Ludwig van Benteuer
Ok, thank you again
New version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zr2fwI-ydwLyMBFOqOv9LaWCOb7YoQbD/view?…
Expanded percussion section.
In reply to New version: https://drive… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Here's some templates: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MF-6vIYrdR0Wa3is_Z1W9_K_j0JPGqu…
Another question. When I use the pizz in the string instruments, instead of the pizz sound it sounds like brass or something like that, What do I have to do to make it not sound like this?
In reply to Another question. When I use… by L2AD24
Did you check the mixer?
In reply to Did you check the mixer? by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Yes, but it still sounds like brass
In reply to Yes, but it still sounds… by L2AD24
I don't know what is wrong. I will check it out tomorrow.
In reply to Yes, but it still sounds… by L2AD24
Symphonic Sounds may not me GM compatible? And then may not have a pizzicato sound or may have it at a different position?
In reply to Symphonic Sounds may not me… by Jojo-Schmitz
It is not. Maybe he changed most of the patches but forgot to click on the show all channels arrow to see the pizzicato channels and change them.
In reply to It is not. Maybe he changed… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Can't be made GM compatible?
In reply to Can't be made GM compatible? by Jojo-Schmitz
It could be, but it would need to be entirely reorganized.
In reply to It is not. Maybe he changed… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Oh...
Thanks
Thank you for this great soundfont, but i have a weird problem with it. When i open a project the playback wont work at first. I have to click on a note to have that particular instrument function with the playback. That means I have to click on notes from every single instrument in the partiture so I can hear the full playback. Do you know what might cause that?
In reply to Thank you for this great… by wagnergut
Not without you sharing the actual score
In reply to Thank you for this great… by wagnergut
I had that problem the first few times I used it, but not any more. I don't have a clue what causes it.
This is really sounds good