SoundFont 2.0
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| − | '''SoundFont 2.0''' is a format used to store instrument patches for MIDI synthesisers. The SoundFont 2.0 format is based on [[RIFF]]; the RIFF type identifier is {{magic|"sfbk"}}. | + | '''SoundFont 2.0''' is a format used to store instrument patches for [[MIDI]] synthesisers. The SoundFont 2.0 format is based on [[RIFF]]; the RIFF type identifier is {{magic|"sfbk"}}. |
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| + | See also [[SoundFont 1.0]]. | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|RIFF}}", and have "{{magic|sfbk}}" at offset 8. | ||
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| + | In most cases, this is followed by "{{magic|LIST}}" at offset 12, "{{magic|INFOifil}}" at offset 20, and bytes {{magic|02 00}} at offset 32. The last <code>02</code> byte distinguishes major version 2 from [[SoundFont 1.0|major version 1]]. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [http://www.swamiproject.org/ Swami] | ||
| + | * [https://www.fluidsynth.org/ FluidSynth] | ||
== Example files == | == Example files == | ||
* http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/acoustic_grand_piano_ydp_20080910.sf2 | * http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/acoustic_grand_piano_ydp_20080910.sf2 | ||
* ftp://ftp.personalcopy.net/pub/Unison.sf2.gz | * ftp://ftp.personalcopy.net/pub/Unison.sf2.gz | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|audio/soundFont2}} | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundFont | ||
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| + | [[Category:RIFF based file formats]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 18 April 2024
SoundFont 2.0 is a format used to store instrument patches for MIDI synthesisers. The SoundFont 2.0 format is based on RIFF; the RIFF type identifier is "sfbk".
See also SoundFont 1.0.
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[edit] Identification
Files begin with ASCII "RIFF", and have "sfbk" at offset 8.
In most cases, this is followed by "LIST" at offset 12, "INFOifil" at offset 20, and bytes 02 00 at offset 32. The last 02 byte distinguishes major version 2 from major version 1.
[edit] Software
[edit] Example files
- http://freepats.zenvoid.org/sf2/acoustic_grand_piano_ydp_20080910.sf2
- ftp://ftp.personalcopy.net/pub/Unison.sf2.gz
- dexvert samples — audio/soundFont2
