[LAU] Fluidsynth versus Qsynth, .sf2 versus .gig

[Fred]

Viktor Mastoridis wrote:
> Thanks for this, guys.
>
> You are right, .gig is superior to sf2.
>
> But how/where should one record/edit gig-drums?
>
> Hydrogen doesn't import gig's.
> Rosegarden and Qtractor don't have dedicated drum editors (although 
> rosegarden has its inner LinuxSampler plugin which is good for melodic 
> instruments only)
>
Rosegarden HAVE a drum editor !  click on a track and "D"

What is the drums.gig you use ??

> The only midi sequencer that has a drum editor and can work with 
> giga-files as far as I know is Muse. But I can't figure out how to 
> create a separate channel for each of the instruments, with the option 
> to control the vol/pan/fx.
>
> Any ideas here?
Tapeutape, driven by Rosegarden. Outs of Tapeutape recorded in Ardour. 
HTH, Fred.
>
> vm
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Fred <f.rech at yahoo.fr 
> <mailto:f.rech at yahoo.fr>> wrote:
>
>     Viktor Mastoridis wrote:
>     > I keep on getting Xruns when trying to work with soundfonts on
>     > rosegarden or muse, especially if I combine several sf2 banks with
>     > several audio tracks (on Ardour, prior to use plugins). So far,
>     I was
>     > running them through Qsynth, but I read on the net that the
>     > combination of Qsynth, Rosegarden/Muse and Ardour is regarded as not
>     > so stable?
>     >
>     > Thus, if you don't mind sharing your experience, I will be thankful.
>     >
>     > What is the best way that you use Soundfont banks in Linux?
>     >
>     > By 'best', I mean the most stable way, without X-runs and
>     > listing/access to all the banks and instruments in a soundfont.
>     Hi Viktor,
>
>     Do you try to run Fluidsynth directly from Rosegarden ? (you can
>     find it
>     in "synth plugin" on the left pannel)
>     You can have several runs of it, one for each MIDI track, each one can
>     load his sound as you like.
>     On my old P4 + 1GbRAM can run 10 tracks with no problem (don't
>     have test
>     more cause don't need yet)
>
>     > Is running fluidsynth from a command line a better alternative then
>     > qsynth and why?
>     > (fluidsynth command line: how does one create a midi input and audio
>     > output port for each sf2 bank?)
>     Don't know ! But think that Fluid is just a GUI for Q (not sure of
>     that)
>     >
>     >
>     > Can you please tell me your experience in buying professional
>     .gig or
>     > .sf2 sounds?
>     > Strings, pianos, accordeons especially.
>     > Sites, prices, quality?
>     I don't use yet... Maybe a good idea ? If you do so, could you please
>     let me know ?
>     >
>     > What is better for profesional results: .sf2 or .gig?
>     Well, do you think a bank including 127 differents sounds and a
>     complete
>     drumset in less 100M can compete
>     with another one including only 1 instrument in more 1G ??   ;o))
>
>     >
>     > thanks in advance
>     > Viktor
>     Greets,
>     Fred
>     >
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