On 12/14/05, Cesare Marilungo <cesare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Chris Reisor wrote: > > >On 12/13/05, Cesare Marilungo <cesare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>So far I have a nice (but not impressive) soundfont downloaded here: > >> > >>http://www.hum.aau.dk/~bovbjerg/piano4.html > >> > >>I'm on a 64k isdn connection so I can't download and try every free > >>sample on the net. > >>While experimenting to achieve a more natural sound I tried > >>dssi_convolve with some IRs downloaded from noisevault.com and got a > >>nicer result. > >> > >>Now, I've just been inspired by the Florian Shmidth dssi_convolve entry > >>on his blog and I decided to create an om patch with everything I need > >>to have a realistic piano, with: > >> > >>- the samples already loaded when I open the patch (I think I can use > >>fluidsynth-dssi, with a good soundfont); > >>- the patch will send the notes to two different responses according to > >>the state of the damper pedal (I'm not sure this could be done with om); > >>- it would be great to simulate also the resonance of other notes when > >>the damper pedal is pressed or other keys are already pressed; > >>- it would be great also to simulate a true hammer action; > >> > >>I think it would be good for the community to have something similar or > >>better than the Steinberg The Grand VSTi. What's your opinion? Can you > >>help me? > >> > >>Or I am doing something that's already been done? In this case, where > >>can I find it? > >> > >>Regards, > >>c. > >>- > >>www.cesaremarilungo.com > >> > >> > >> > > > >I have found great piano soundfonts here: > >http://www.ibiblio.org/thammer/HammerSound/ > > > >There's a really good Steinway. Load that into qsynth, and you're off. > > > >--chris reisor > > > > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm on a 64k connection (DSL is not available where I live). > > I've already downloaded a sf file from there (Steinway_Model_C_sf2.zip, > 30Mb) but, at least with qsynth, I get a very poor sounds and some > adjacent notes seem to come from different directions, or from different > distances. Maybe it's a software problem, but the soundfont from the > link in my original message doesn't have this problem. > > Could you please point me at a direct url for the file? > > c. > Wow 64k is a lot faster than my dialup. (Which is why I download my soundfonts and samples at work. Just don't tell the I.T. guys...oh wait, I am the I.T. guys...) Crap. The one I think I was referring to doesn't appear to be available for free anymore. But you can get it for $5 here: http://www.pianosounds.com/index.htm Here's a free one that people reviewed well. It's the "Stereo Grand Piano" http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink_download2.pl/Download%20USA;SGPn.sfArk;190
