> From: Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Free-as-in-freedom B3, other than Bristol? > To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20070320054905.GC14350@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Is there such a thing as a free-as-in-freedom alternative (no matter how paltry) to the Native Instruments "B4"? > > I tried Bristol and... it looks gorgeous but IMHO sounds way too thin and cheezy. > > There seem to be dozens of soundfonts out there with B3 sounds, but the ones I've tried so far aren't very good. The free GigaSampler/LinuxSampler B3 samples I've found are even worse. > > If there's no good tonewheel simulator, are there any recommended good free soundfonts of B3 sounds? Samples made with Leslie are useless to me, since I'll simulate that using LADSPA plugins. If I go the soundfont route, I'd just need samples of the organ line-out. Beatrix is worth a go: http://people.dsv.su.se/~fk/beatrix_home.html Not a 'free' licence, but it runs on Linux and includes source code. > > - -ken
