The SF2 file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware. The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SF2 file. Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SF2 file are out of date. In order to create your own selections of samples from these sf2 files i.e. To manage samples (=sf2 presets) between sf2 files you might use free Viena by Kenneth Rundt: Viena Viena is fairly easy to use and has good options to manage sf2 files via copy & paste as you can have four files. What is a SF2 file? The.sf2 file extension is most commonly used for SoundFont 2 sound bank files. These files define a group of audio samples (commonly referred to as a patch collection) that are played back using MIDI data on a user's computer. The SF2 file may contain loops, envelopes, layers, instruments and other sound bank information. SoundFont (.sf2/.sf3): A single file containing one or more virtual instruments. SFZ (.sfz): A set of audio and definition files containing one or more virtual instruments. MuseScore comes with its own GM (General MIDI) SoundFont, MuseScoreGeneral.sf3, containing over 128 instruments, sound effects and various drum/percussion kits.
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SoundFont (.sf2/.sf3): A single file containing one or more virtual instruments. SFZ (.sfz): A set of audio and definition files containing one or more virtual instruments. MuseScore comes with its own GM (General MIDI) SoundFont, MuseScoreGeneral.sf3, containing over 128 instruments, sound effects and various drum/percussion kits.
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✅ EMU SoundFont v2.x Banks
Sf2 Files
SF2 file is an EMU SoundFont v2.x Banks. A SoundFont file, or SoundFont bank, contains one or more sampled audio waveforms, which can be re-synthesized at different pitches and dynamic levels.
✅ SAS Consolidation Database
SF7 file is a SAS Consolidation Database. SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is an integrated system of software products provided by SAS Institute.
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SoundFont is a brand name that collectively refers to a file format and associated technology that uses sample-based synthesis to play MIDI files. It was first used on the Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card for its General MIDI support.
Specification[edit]
The newest version of the SoundFont file format is 2.04 (often incorrectly called 2.4). It is based on the RIFF format. A detailed description can be found in the specification, which is currently only available as a copy on various company sites.[1]
History[edit]
The original SoundFont file format was developed in the early 1990s by E-mu Systems and Creative Labs. A specification for this version was never released to the public. The first and only major device to utilize this version was Creative's Sound Blaster AWE32 in 1994. Files in this format conventionally have the file extension of .SBK.
SoundFont 2.0 was developed in 1996. This file format generalized the data representation using perceptually additive real world units, redefined some of the instrument layering features within the format, added true stereo sample support and removed some obscure features of the first version whose behavior was difficult to specify. This version was fully disclosed as a public specification, with the goal of making the SoundFont format an industry standard. All SoundFont 1.0 compatible devices were updated to support the SoundFont 2.0 format shortly after it was released to the public, and consequently the 1.0 version became obsolete. Files in this and all other 2.x formats (see below) conventionally have the file extension of .SF2.
Version 2.01 (usually,[2] but incorrectly called 2.1) of the SoundFont file format was introduced in 1998 with an E-mu sound card product called the Audio Production Studio. The 2.01 version added features allowing sound designers to configure the way MIDI controllers influence synthesizer parameters. The 2.01 format is bidirectionally compatible with 2.0, which means that synthesizers capable of rendering 2.01 format will also by definition render 2.0 format, and synthesizers that are only capable of rendering 2.0 format will also read and render 2.01 format, but just not apply the new features.
SoundFont 2.04 (there never was a 2.02 or a 2.03 version) was introduced in 2005 with the Sound Blaster X-Fi. The 2.04 format added support for 24-bit samples. The 2.04 format is bidirectionally compatible with the 2.01 format, so synthesizers that are only capable of rendering 2.0 or 2.01 format would automatically render instruments using 24-bit samples at 16-bit precision.
SoundFont is a registered trademark of Creative Technology, Ltd., and the exclusive license for re-formatting and managing historical SoundFont content has been acquired by Digital Sound Factory.[3]
Functionality[edit]
MIDI files do not contain any sounds, only instructions to play them. To play such files, sample-based MIDI synthesizers use recordings of instruments and sounds stored in a file or ROM chip. SoundFont-compatible synthesizers allow users to use SoundFont banks with custom samples to play their music.
A SoundFont bank contains base samples in PCM format (similar to WAV files) that are mapped to sections on a musical keyboard. A SoundFont bank also contains other music synthesis parameters such as loops, vibrato effect, and velocity-sensitive volume changing.
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SoundFont banks can conform to standard sound sets such as General MIDI, or use other wholly custom sound-set definitions.
SoundFont creation software (.sf2 format)[edit]
Several .sf2 editors are available:
- Vienna from Creative Labs, requiring a particular sound card (such as Sound Blaster),
- Viena[4] (with a single 'n'), created in 2002,
- Swami[5] is a collection of free software for editing and managing musical instruments for MIDI music composition, used mainly under Linux,
- Polyphone,[6] free editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux created in 2013.
See also[edit]
- General MIDI (GM)
- Roland GS (GS)
References[edit]
- ^e.g. at http://www.synthfont.com/sfspec24.pdf (PDF; 518 kB; The document incorrectly claims to be for version 2.01 in the page footer.
- ^'SoundFont 2.1 Application Note'(PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^'Digital Sound Factory releases SoundFont libraries'. rekkerd. 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^Viena, free sf2 editor.
- ^Swami, free soundfonts editor for Linux.
- ^Polyphone, free sf2 editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.