Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MIDI on alsa with SBLIve
From: Erik Steffl (steffl_AT_bigfoot.com)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 04:34:41 EEST
Lee Revell wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 18:24, Laura Conrad wrote:
>
>>>>>>>"Erik" == Erik Steffl <steffl_AT_bigfoot.com> writes:
>>
>> >> One of the ones that produces a scary noise is called 8mbgmsfx.sf2.
>> >> Is that what you're thinking of? I don't seem to have an 8gmgsmt.sf2.
>>
>> Erik> 8MBGMSFX.SF2
>>
>>I got it. It wasn't the .sf2 file being bad -- it was having an old
>>version of sfxload hanging around in /usr/local/bin. The new version
>>downloaded by apt-get sounds fine.
>>
>
>
> Also, there are much better free (as in beer) soundfonts available than
> the ones that come with the SBLive. Google for "personal copy
> soundfont".
Q: why are soundfonts mostly in funny formats (exe? sfArk?), instead
of compressed *SF2 files (using some common compression program like zip
or gzip etc.). That's not only on personal copy site but pretty much all
the site that have soundfonts.
erik
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