sfizz
SFZ parser and synth c++ library, providing a JACK standalone client (by sfztools)
fluidsynth
Software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications (by FluidSynth)
Our great sponsors
| sfizz | fluidsynth | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 26 | |
| 376 | 1,702 | |
| 1.3% | 2.4% | |
| 8.5 | 7.3 | |
| 4 days ago | 6 days ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
sfizz
Posts with mentions or reviews of sfizz.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-09.
-
what foss way is there to use SFZs
Check out sfizz https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz . On the right side bar of their website, there are links to find instrument libraries ( E.G. drumkits, piano, etc) https://sfz.tools/sfizz/ ,
-
What the hell do I even do with sfizz?
From https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz"Sfizz can be used most easily within an LV2 host such as Carla or Ardour.",
-
Anyone got the sfizz vst3 plugin to work in bitwig on linux?
sfizz (https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz), which loads sfz multisamples and is open source, comes as vst3 plugin, and it can be installed in manjaro, but I haven't been able to use it in bitwig yet.
- Any free samplers that auto-assign to the keys samples are named as?
- LV2 "Strings" Plugin?
-
How do I change an instrument sound in the mixer? No options shows up in the mixer sound menu? 🤔
You could install a VST (like sfizz) and whatever soundfonts you'd like to use (Musical Artifacts is a great site to find some), then pull up the VST to switch instruments.
-
Sfizz in LMMS Linux
So I'm trying to migrate to Linux and want to use the VSCO Community Orchestra Pack. On the site it recommends using sfizz to load the files. So, I've gone to their website, installed as the sfizz website instructed... But there's nothing? Nothing in LMMS or anything showing up on my system. I'm assuming there's some piece of software I'm missing here.
- Looking for Non-DAW solution for playing a M-Audio Keystation88 on Windows 11
-
I'm new to Reaper and DAWs in general. What do I need to do to start making music?
Sfizz. Supports SFZ format, which is the pretty popular among hobbyists.
-
Must-have native Linux plugins?
sfizz and decent sampler (for SFZ and other sampled instruments)
fluidsynth
Posts with mentions or reviews of fluidsynth.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-07.
-
Suggestions on how to improve FluidSynth
I'm trying to code a fix for it here: https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/issues/1282
-
Show HN: UPiano, a Piano in Your Terminal
Hello HN!
This is a Python app I've built for fun, while learning the Textual library, it's a piano/synthesizer app that you can play with the keyboard + mouse.
You can see a demo video of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VXit110PcA
You need to install FluidSynth before using it: https://www.fluidsynth.org/
It uses the Python bindings pyFluidSynth library: https://github.com/nwhitehead/pyfluidsynth
- No audio output in Ardour6
-
Best resources to integrate instrument sounds into a game?
There’s a ton of free synths / sound engines out there. I would start by seeing if you can integrate one of those. FluidSynth (https://www.fluidsynth.org/) is one of the more popular ones. It supports audio samples in the SoundFont format, and there’s a ton of free SoundFont sample banks out there you can find—you can find a bunch of different recommended sample banks, and my personal choice is GeneralUser GS. “GS” is a Roland extension to GM that includes additional instruments and percussion kits.
-
Timidity++ sound exactly like Windows Media Player
With all the programs you tried, it's hard to believe you missed Fluidsynth. Or maybe you tried it and it didn't work.
- apt list is showing different results for 2 different systems
- Trying to connect keyboard with laptop and play through headphones
-
VLC+MIDI issue: When playing any ".mid", drums are replaced with non-percussion instruments (e.g. piano) sounds
FluidSynth releases are available here: https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases
-
How to build/run 1oom with soundfont (fluidsynth) support on Windows
https://github.com/1oom-fork/1oom/commit/e3cfc03885792d35e3bfe56d2f78954d84f5fe55 - *.dll +https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases
-
GitHub - jcard0na/haxo-hw: Haxophone, an electronic musical instrument that resembles a saxophone
They are using https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth directly on the raspberry and the bom doesn't list an extra chip.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing sfizz and fluidsynth you can also consider the following projects:
liquidsfz - SFZ Sampler
TinySoundFont - SoundFont2 synthesizer library in a single C/C++ file
vital - Spectral warping wavetable synth
OmniMIDI - A software MIDI synthesizer for professional use.
SalamanderGrandPiano - Salamander Grand Piano v3 48KHz 24bit
Musical Artifacts - Helping to catalog, preserve and free the artifacts you need to produce music.
Camomile - An audio plugin with Pure Data embedded that allows to load and to control patches
Linux-SonivoxEas - Sonivox EAS for Linux and Qt
guitarix - guitarix virtual versatile amplification for Jack/Linux
yabridge - A modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2, VST3 and CLAP plugins on Linux
AudioKit - Audio synthesis, processing, & analysis platform for iOS, macOS and tvOS