Awesome Soundfont

A curated list of awesome soundfont software, libraries, and resources.

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Table of Contents

• Information
• Software
  • DAWs
  • Players
  • Editors
    • Free
    • Commercial
  • Usage
  • Libraries
• Soundfonts

Information

• Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User – Book by Simon Cann.
• drealm.info/sfz - Unofficial SFZ documentation.
• SFZFormat – Main sfz reference page.
• SoundFont Technical Specification 2.04
• Description of unofficial SoundFont 3 Format

Software

DAWs

• Ardour - Record, Edit, and Mix on Linux and OS X.
• Rosegarden - Music composition and editing based around a MIDI sequencer.

Players

• ARIA Engine - List of products powered by the ARIA Engine.
• Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter - Convert MIDI to MP3, WAV, WMA, and OGG.
• LinuxSampler - Free, open source software audio sampler.
• OxiSynth - SoundFont synthesizer written in pure Rust.
• RustySynth - SoundFont synthesizer written in pure Rust.
• Sforzando - Free SFZ Player.
• Soundfont Midi Player - MIDI player, router, and real time synth.
• SpessaSynth - MIDI SoundFont/DLS synthesizer written in JavaScript.
• TX16Wx - Software sampler with SFZ support.

Editors

Free

Name	License	Operating systems
Polyphone	GPLv3	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
sfZed		Windows
SWAMI	GPLv2	Linux, Mac OS X
Viena		Windows

Commercial

Name	Operating systems
Awave Studio	Windows
Constructor	Windows, Mac OS X
Polyphontics	Mac OS X

Usage

• Linux Sampler - SFZ – SFZ format support in Linux Sampler.
• MuseScore Manual - Soundfonts - How to use soundfonts in MuseScore.

Libraries

• FluidSynth - SoundFont software synthesizer.
• soundfont2 - SoundFont2 parser for Node.js and web browsers.

Soundfonts

• Arachno SoundFont - General MIDI, Roland GS
• GeneralUser GS - General MIDI, Roland GS
• Roland SC-55 - SF2 Format

You can also find more soundfonts on Musical Artifacts and Soundfonts 4U.