parameters that affect multiple regions: in this soundfont we have global release, sustain and decay.

sample=B5.wav lokey=a5 pitch_keycenter=b5 hikey=c6 sample=G5.wav lokey=f5 pitch_keycenter=g5 hikey=g#5

sample=Eb5.wav lokey=c#5 pitch_keycenter=d#5 hikey=e5 sample=B4.wav lokey=a4 pitch_keycenter=b4 hikey=c5 sample=G4.wav lokey=f4 pitch_keycenter=g4 hikey=g#4 sample=Eb4.wav lokey=c#4 pitch_keycenter=d#4 hikey=e4 sample=B3.wav lokey=a3 pitch_keycenter=b3 hikey=c4 sample=G3.wav lokey=f3 pitch_keycenter=g3 hikey=g#3 sample=D3.wav lokey=c3 pitch_keycenter=d3 hikey=e3 sample=Bb2.wav lokey=g#2 pitch_keycenter=a#2 hikey=b2 sample=Gb2.wav lokey=e2 pitch_keycenter=f#2 hikey=g2 sample=D2.wav lokey=c#2 pitch_keycenter=d2 hikey=d#2 sample=Bb1.wav pitch_keycenter=a#1 hikey=c2 ampeg_release=.2 ampeg_sustain=.01 ampeg_decay=60 When you refer to a soundfont, you refer to a file that can be loaded by your favourite sample player. You have total control over the samples you bought and you have no limits for your creativity. That you can edit with the program of your choice.

In sfz format the individual samples are just wav files The program you want to play them, the only requirement is that this program needs to support sfz format.

Sfz is an open format, that means that you can use You bought their samples but you don’t own them: you cannot import your samples files in Audacity and edit them. To play such samples you need their proprietary player, Kontakt Player. Komplete is a proprietary commercial solution. That sfz is a very flexible and open format, and has advanced features that make it compete with some well known commercialĤ) Why another soundfont format? I have Komplete and I’m done with it… No, the final quality of a soundfont is determined by the quality of the job done by the sound designer who recorded the samples. Many programs support sfz, for example Sforzandoģ) Are sfz soundfonts better that other soundfonts? See full Wikipedia’s pageĢ) Can I play sfz soundfonts on Mac/Windows? Sfz is a plain text file format that stores instrument data for software synthesizers.

How to use a soundfont