Soundfont resources

**dj_stick** · Nov 21, 2004, 01:22 AM

Hi everyone,
if you know some good places where to download soundfonts from, please share with the rest of the community in this thread.

peate · Nov 21, 2004, 03:33 PM

You probably want to start here:

http://www.hammersound.net/

you will find what you're looking for.

Pierre

HunterZ · Nov 21, 2004, 08:38 PM

I was going to ask if the soundfont scene is dying, since there haven't been many updates to the main page on HammerSound for a long time. When I looked at the What's New page for the Soundfont-specific section of the site though, I found that new stuff is still trickling in:

http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/s..._new&numnew=20

I'm curious to know if there are any other good soundfont sites out there now too. There used to be another good one with an FTP, but it died so long ago that I can't remember the name

lucioblues · Nov 22, 2004, 12:17 AM

Try
http://www.titanicsf.com/
http://www.soundfonts.it/
http://www22.brinkster.com/guraydere/
http://www.thejazzpage.de/dl_soundfonts.html
http://www.emusicmag.com/
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php
http://www.personalcopy.com/sfonts.htm
http://www.naturalstudio.co.uk/sampled.html

Have fun

HunterZ · Nov 22, 2004, 06:43 AM

Wow, thanks lucioblues! I just googled a URL to another forum with a thread on the same subject as this one: http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=51232

Looks like it has some links not in this thread yet

In particular, I really like GeneralUser, a great-sounding and not-too-big GM/GS soundfont: http://www.sccmusic.250x.com/

mrvomit · Nov 25, 2004, 04:03 AM

yes general user is the most balanced for the size it has..

i use always (more than a year th i'm using it).

then if u need more particular sound ,you can load othetr things,but anyway ,its the most good programmed soundfont,
the samples i found shity,but when you load a midi they are beatifully sounding,due to the perfect balancing /programing by the author ,sir anthony..really a great boy (when he released that ,Guser was the best 1 at all).
on that forum :
http://www.kvr-vst.com

check the "infinity soundfont list"(use search button),you'll be surprised..

Cakewalker · Dec 11, 2004, 01:54 PM

Hi there,

If you need good soundfonts, then please let me know where
to upload them.
I mean a good free service that will last more than two days,
no matter if f*p or h**p.
I'd really like to SHARE but I can not find relatively safe solution,
if you know what I mean. I tried on other forums, but the best (?)
advice I was given was to join this forum. Well, I'm waitng for suggestions.
I'm quite sure you won't regret it...

You help me and I'll help you. That's the idea of sharing, I guess.

Cakewalker

**dj_stick** · Dec 11, 2004, 11:47 PM

refer to this thread

carlosagv · Jan 5, 2005, 12:55 AM

http://instrucol.cjb.net

Soundfonts and giga

marce · Jan 20, 2005, 03:15 AM

I believe that you can found some good free samples yet today. But not always in soundfont format. But it can be solved easily.
some places with giga files for free that are very good and i have succesfully converted to sf2:

http://www.westgatestudios.com/free.htm
Two excelent acousting guitars and Trumpets with diffrent expression touchs.

http://www.projectsam.com/
Search there the free downloads section. Some nice sounds.

http://learjeff.com/sf/sf.html
A big soundfont of Rhodes make by a friend. Give it a look, is really good.

This one is very interesting, but appear be out of service temporarely
http://www.gtownsounds.com/

And there is one project that i cant remember now, when i remember, post.

well, luck!

thomasabarnes · Apr 28, 2005, 12:59 PM

Hi all:

Here's a few links to free soundfonts:

The first site has a good number of soundfonts, mostly modeled after sounds used by Roland instruments. There are varied instrument soundfonts there. You will need SFArk to unpack these, but it can be downloaded at the site as well:

http://www.guraydere.com/soundfonts/...ils.aspx?kat=1

This is a nice free Piano soundfont Splendid Grand. This is the 72 MB version. There is a 136 MB version, but no one seems to be hosting it any more. Anyway, check out this 72 MB version. You will need SFPack to unpack this one, and it's available for download at the site:

http://www.soundcreationsinc.com/tec.../splendid.html

Another site for free soundfonts: http://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/

idreams · May 23, 2006, 08:58 AM

Hello!

I'm searching for a complete soundfont to improve my midi sound. What is the best complete soundfont collection? Size doesn't matter...

Should I rather install soundfonts for each instrument seperately and which?

kXfanatic · Nov 26, 2007, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idreams

Hello!

I'm searching for a complete soundfont to improve my midi sound. What is the best complete soundfont collection? Size doesn't matter...

Should I rather install soundfonts for each instrument seperately and which?

You could try Crisis 3.01 (it's a 1.6 gigs size GM font). It's freely downloadable, although you have to register on the site.
IMO, some sounds are harshy (sometimes you can hear key nocks, for example, as a bonus

), though some of them are nice.
If I'm not too late...

Crisis is also sharing his previous 'Crisis 1.8' which is some 230 (or about) megs in size and thus fits sound card's hardware synth (Cri3.0 is intended for soft synths solely).

thomasabarnes · Jan 17, 2011, 01:59 AM

Thanks to Cakewalk, especially for releasing SFZ+ Professional as a freebie: Here's a couple of links to free soundfont players that can be used StandAlone or as VSTi in host programs like SONAR and Cubase:

http://www.cakewalk.com/support/project5/sfz.aspx

and Soundfont Players big brother, SFZ+ Professional:

http://www.cakewalk.com/products/Gif...asp?DL_Engaged

Nov 21, 2004, 08:38 PM	#3
HunterZ DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	I was going to ask if the soundfont scene is dying, since there haven't been many updates to the main page on HammerSound for a long time. When I looked at the What's New page for the Soundfont-specific section of the site though, I found that new stuff is still trickling in: http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/s..._new&numnew=20 I'm curious to know if there are any other good soundfont sites out there now too. There used to be another good one with an FTP, but it died so long ago that I can't remember the name __________________ Athlon XP 3200+, Gigabyte GA7N-400Pro2 Rev 2.0 (nVidia nForce2 chipset), 1 GB DDR400 (CAS 2.0, dual-channel), ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB AGP 8x, WinXP Pro SP2, DX9.0c., Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers

Nov 25, 2004, 04:03 AM	#6
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	yes general user is the most balanced for the size it has.. i use always (more than a year th i'm using it). then if u need more particular sound ,you can load othetr things,but anyway ,its the most good programmed soundfont, the samples i found shity,but when you load a midi they are beatifully sounding,due to the perfect balancing /programing by the author ,sir anthony..really a great boy (when he released that ,Guser was the best 1 at all). on that forum : http://www.kvr-vst.com check the "infinity soundfont list"(use search button),you'll be surprised.. __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP

Dec 11, 2004, 01:54 PM	#7
Cakewalker DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Upload space needed Hi there, If you need good soundfonts, then please let me know where to upload them. I mean a good free service that will last more than two days, no matter if fp or h*p. I'd really like to SHARE but I can not find relatively safe solution, if you know what I mean. I tried on other forums, but the best (?) advice I was given was to join this forum. Well, I'm waitng for suggestions. I'm quite sure you won't regret it... You help me and I'll help you. That's the idea of sharing, I guess. Cakewalker

Apr 28, 2005, 12:59 PM	#11
thomasabarnes Long Time ***** Friend Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,373 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Hi all: Here's a few links to free soundfonts: The first site has a good number of soundfonts, mostly modeled after sounds used by Roland instruments. There are varied instrument soundfonts there. You will need SFArk to unpack these, but it can be downloaded at the site as well: http://www.guraydere.com/soundfonts/...ils.aspx?kat=1 This is a nice free Piano soundfont Splendid Grand. This is the 72 MB version. There is a 136 MB version, but no one seems to be hosting it any more. Anyway, check out this 72 MB version. You will need SFPack to unpack this one, and it's available for download at the site: http://www.soundcreationsinc.com/tec.../splendid.html Another site for free soundfonts: http://www.sf2midi.com/soundfonts/ __________________ May a song always touch you in a positive way. Sonar 8.5.3 PE, Windows 7 Pro 64Bit, MOTU UltraLite MK3, 150 GB HDD, 250 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD 7200 rpm, My Music Production: Top 40, Contemporary Christian, Pop/Rock, Decent Rap, Inspirationals, and Children Songs Last edited by thomasabarnes; Jan 17, 2011 at 01:54 AM.

Jan 17, 2011, 01:59 AM	#14
thomasabarnes Long Time ***** Friend Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,373 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Soundfont resources Thanks to Cakewalk, especially for releasing SFZ+ Professional as a freebie: Here's a couple of links to free soundfont players that can be used StandAlone or as VSTi in host programs like SONAR and Cubase: http://www.cakewalk.com/support/project5/sfz.aspx and Soundfont Players big brother, SFZ+ Professional: http://www.cakewalk.com/products/Gif...asp?DL_Engaged __________________ May a song always touch you in a positive way. Sonar 8.5.3 PE, Windows 7 Pro 64Bit, MOTU UltraLite MK3, 150 GB HDD, 250 GB HDD, 1 TB HDD 7200 rpm, My Music Production: Top 40, Contemporary Christian, Pop/Rock, Decent Rap, Inspirationals, and Children Songs Last edited by thomasabarnes; Jan 17, 2011 at 02:05 AM.

Nov 21, 2004, 03:33 PM	#2
peate HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rep Power: 55	You probably want to start here: http://www.hammersound.net/ you will find what you're looking for. Pierre

Nov 22, 2004, 12:17 AM	#4
lucioblues DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	Try http://www.titanicsf.com/ http://www.soundfonts.it/ http://www22.brinkster.com/guraydere/ http://www.thejazzpage.de/dl_soundfonts.html http://www.emusicmag.com/ http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php http://www.personalcopy.com/sfonts.htm http://www.naturalstudio.co.uk/sampled.html Have fun

Nov 22, 2004, 06:43 AM	#5
HunterZ DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	Wow, thanks lucioblues! I just googled a URL to another forum with a thread on the same subject as this one: http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=51232 Looks like it has some links not in this thread yet In particular, I really like GeneralUser, a great-sounding and not-too-big GM/GS soundfont: http://www.sccmusic.250x.com/

Jan 5, 2005, 12:55 AM	#9
carlosagv DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	http://instrucol.cjb.net Soundfonts and giga

Jan 20, 2005, 03:15 AM	#10
marce DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I believe that you can found some good free samples yet today. But not always in soundfont format. But it can be solved easily. some places with giga files for free that are very good and i have succesfully converted to sf2: http://www.westgatestudios.com/free.htm Two excelent acousting guitars and Trumpets with diffrent expression touchs. http://www.projectsam.com/ Search there the free downloads section. Some nice sounds. http://learjeff.com/sf/sf.html A big soundfont of Rhodes make by a friend. Give it a look, is really good. This one is very interesting, but appear be out of service temporarely http://www.gtownsounds.com/ And there is one project that i cant remember now, when i remember, post. well, luck!

May 23, 2006, 08:58 AM	#12
idreams DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Hello! I'm searching for a complete soundfont to improve my midi sound. What is the best complete soundfont collection? Size doesn't matter... Should I rather install soundfonts for each instrument seperately and which?