[LAU] (double) bass samples for Linuxsampler

[Andrew C]

Last time I checked, LS is Open Source, but just not completely GPL.
Which isn't really much of an issue unless you want to sell embedded
hardware that runs LS of course.

Also, I had this discussion about SF2 and SFZ on the linuxsampler
mailing list a while back. Long and short of it is that SF2 is an
older, monolithic file format with limited modulation capabilities
designed by EMU/Creative whereas SFZ is quite a recently (and open
format, like SF2) developed format that seperates the .wav
multisamples from the programming bits and is designed by
Roland/Cakewalk (but bears no relation to the Soundfont format).

Andrew.

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
>>> Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
>>> term.
>>>
>>> I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
>>> sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
>>> formats for that reason.
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds ?
>> Are any of them open-source formats ?
>>
>
> It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
> EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
> vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
> supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
> specs?
>
>> Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent replacement for GIG ?
>>
>
> No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
>
>>
>>> All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't face these issues.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Until they die too. :)
>>
>
> Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
> Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
> use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
> necessarily because I want to.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
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