Garth, Why not just use LinuxSampler if you want to use SFZ?
-~Chris On 02/05/2015 05:19 PM, Garth Hjelte wrote: > At 01:21 PM 2/5/2015, you wrote: > >> Sure, we could "just transfer it in", but then again, the results would >> be slightly wrong. Just as an example, sfz seems to have a three band EQ >> built into every voice [1], which SF2 voices do not. This is stuff we >> would have to add into the playback engine. >> If we should bring SFZ into the engine, then my wish would be that the >> goal should be to play it as perfect as SF2 files are played today. > I understand what you mean, but I don't agree. You don't have to import every > opcode, and people understand that. There are several base-level sample > players that import SFZ in a limited way - just the basics. > > EQ's are pretty esoteric and if FS doesn't regard it, so be it. In fact, the > only reason EQ's would exist in a SFZ file is if it were converted from > something else, usually a Kontakt file. There is no sampler that truly uses > SFZ as a native format so programming EQ's can't be done in SFZ in realtime. > One would do it in Kontakt and then convert it using Translator into SFZ. > > Further, SFZ has perhaps a hundred of opcodes that SoundFont/FS doesn't > support, but my point is that just the ability to quickly form your own > instrument - I mean, Notepad and 10 seconds later - and have it running in FS > is the advantage. > > But I understand you guys' authority over what happens, I support that. But > my input would be I'd suggest simply using SFZ import just in part. I don't > think there's a reason for an all-or-nothing approach, even SFZ wasn't > designed that way. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. > > Thanks for asking for input. > > Garth Hjelte > Sampler User > > > _______________________________________________ > fluid-dev mailing list > fluid-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-dev > . > _______________________________________________ fluid-dev mailing list fluid-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-dev
