sfizz VS liquidsfz

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/ ,

From https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz"Sfizz can be used most easily within an LV2 host such as Carla or Ardour.",

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.

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.

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.

Sfizz. Supports SFZ format, which is the pretty popular among hobbyists.

sfizz and decent sampler (for SFZ and other sampled instruments)

You can use a LV2 plugin like sfizz or liquidsfz to load SFZ instruments into your DAW/plugin host.

Bass: To get started with bass guitar I'd recommend using a general synthesizer that can load soundfonts and/or sfz sample sets and then finding a bass sound that you're happy with. There are a number out there. Fluidsynth is great for soundfonts, and the Calf plugin set has a GUI plugin wrapper that is pretty easy to work with (but beware that Calf plugins in general have a spotty reputation re: DSP and sound quality). For sfz format, there is liquidsfz and sfizz, among others. I've tried both of them, and found liquidsfz to perform better, had some glitches with sfizz, but I know other people use sfizz and are happy with it.