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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Sound Fonts |
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| Wed, 14 May 2014, 21:20 | |
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dna |
I never abot soundfonts until recently, about a few months ago. now I find that some are very bad and corrupt which can bog down your system. I loaded this one soundfont package and the system CPU usage went to 100% and stayed there. It took me days to figure it out. -=-=- DNA |
| Thu, 15 May 2014, 13:51 | |
Jayenkai
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As far as I can remember, Soundfonts are nothing more than a collection of .wav files, which line up and are played when requested by a midi file. Now, I'll be honest, that was "early-early-early-early" soundfont stuff, back in the days of Windows 95 and Obligatory Creative Labs Soundcards, but I can't imagine they've changed much in the interim. The soundfont should load into the soundcard, sit on the soundcard, and run through the soundcard. It's just a bunch of .wav files that play upon request. A soundfont, no matter how big and bulky, should NOT be doing that to your system. Your soundcard should be handling all the requests, and your CPU should be running smoothly. If you stop playing the music, the soundfont should unload until next required. .. And if that's not how a "soundfont" works, these days, then by god, they fucked that up good and proper. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!'' 
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| Thu, 15 May 2014, 13:58 | |
steve_ancell
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Sound fonts?... I thought fonts were text graphics!. 
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| Wed, 18 Jun 2014, 11:54 | |
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dna |
I had to switch some sound fonts out. The meter now reads very little usage if not much at all. -=-=- DNA |
| Wed, 18 Jun 2014, 17:43 | |
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dna |
Just that problem Kuron. Since I'm using Studio One Free I cannot use VSTs which, I've been told on other sites, can have better sound quality even though some of the GOOD Sound Fonts are more than a match for their respective VST in sound. But it's moving forward without blogging down like it was before. -=-=- DNA |
| Thu, 19 Jun 2014, 12:11 | |
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dna |
My needs pertained to my requiring the use of a DAW during my attending Pasadena City College. They teach everyone how to use Protools in certain courses. I do not have Protools nor do I want the software since it has no redeeming features that I cannot find in other free DAWs I never knew that Ubuntu had a DAW package and I see the SAW comes in 3 versions. That's some price tag. The other DAW that I did consider was Zynewave Podium Free. It runs doing everything like Protools but it's free. The only bad thing about it is the learning curve for running the thing. For some reason it had me stumped but I went to Presonus Studio One Free, downloaded their free DAW and have had to only use 5 of their videos for instruction on certain points. -=-=- DNA |
| Thu, 19 Jun 2014, 13:42 | |
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dna |
I never knew Adobe gave some of their software away. I missed that day. You are right again, Protools is nice but I think their days are limited since they were de-listed from the stock exchange. Events of that nature can devalue the product to near nothing considering the freeware that does the same thing. Someone mentioned in school when I was taking classes that there was a student educational discount of around $300 for 10HD which was the standard at the time. I balked and said I'd wait to see what else was free. That was before the de-listing which occurred this year. Avid must be happy that they are the industry standard since, if not for that, ProTools might not be here now. Still, I am surprised that Presonus got into the game since they have made quality Audio products for years and looked to have no need for a DAW. But it's here. -=-=- DNA |
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