All fair comment Rick, Last Wednesday 07 July 2004 22:14, Rick Henry was like: > I'm not sure if you've invested in sample sets prior to using Linux, but if > you have and still have a Windows machine running, I don't. Part of my frustration is the apparent need to delve into Windows to get the best out of soundfonts. > one app you can purchase > fairly cheap (sub-$100) is translator pro from chickensys. ?It translates > many, many formats from one to another. ?Over the years I've invested a > sizeable chuck of cash on samples in various formats (AKAI, GIG, Halion), > and with the pgm doing the translation, I can use everything I've purchased > on various systems. ?There are differences is the various formats (notably, > keyswitching not working in Soundfonts), but you can work around them. > > I'm still currently trying to get translator pro to run under Wine (damn > hidden file on the CD). Therefore I don't bother with wine either. > That said, is there a reason you're looking for free soundfonts (as opposed > to for sale)? ?I mentioned it in a previous post, but I'll mention it again > - there are some commercial soundfonts (< $50) that will provide you with > exactly what you need. Yes, I have no money (i.e. my bag of brown rice ran out two days ago and I'm currently blagging off my housemate). I'm also on a mission to find out how far you can get in computer music on next to no money (e.g. welfare). I intend to disseminate what I've discovered once I've achieved the objective, which is to basically record an album using GNU tools on low cost / donated hardware. I want to show that it can not only be done, but done well. To this end the soundfonts I use should really be GPL'd or CC'd. Buying soundfonts seems preferable to resorting to Windows, but I feel I'd prove the point of the current exercise better by buckling down and getting to know smurf or compiling swami (not in Debian archive) and doing the best I can with the current free resources. Thanks for the suggestions anyway, tim hall
