Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MDK audio distro survey
From: Luke Yelavich (lukethemuso@ozemail.com.au)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 14:54:35 EET
Hi Robert
Just wondering where you got the jack version of iiwusynth, as I have been
to their download site and not sure what I really need to grab.
Thanks
Luke.
At 11:23 PM 30/01/2003, you wrote:
>Luke Yelavich wrote:
>>At 03:24 AM 30/01/2003, you wrote:
>>
>>> > > A GPL'd soundfont.
>>> >
>>> > Do you know of any I can look into?
>>
>>Probably not all of them are GPL, but have you looked at
>>http://www.hammersound.net which is a great soundfont resource.
>>On that note, what does everybody use to play their soundfonts? I am
>>interested in those who use soundfonts without a creative card. What are
>>your experiences?
>
>Up until recently I've been using sb-live and before that awe cards...
>
>Now I'm in the process of switching to using only iiwusynth, both muse and
>jack:ed version.
>
>The fundamental reason for switching to a software based synth is CONTROL!
>Using iiwusynth I can route the audio data back into the application and
>actually have control of what happens to the audio data, what I hear is
>what will end up in the downmix. It's so much easier to add fx to it also.
>
>I find iiwusynth to work very good for such a young project. Not all
>soundfonts work but mostly they sound as they should (or as I think they
>should). A long long time ago I did try timidity...I can't put my finger
>on why... but I never liked it much. It's probably a viable option also...
>
>/Robert
>
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