[linux-audio-user] Which is the best way to simulate a real piano under gnu/Linux? Here's my proposal.

[Chris Reisor]

On 12/14/05, Cesare Marilungo <cesare at poeticstudios.com> wrote:
> Chris Reisor wrote:
>
> >On 12/13/05, Cesare Marilungo <cesare at poeticstudios.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>So far I have a nice (but not impressive) soundfont downloaded here:
> >>
> >>http://www.hum.aau.dk/~bovbjerg/piano4.html
> >>
> >>I'm on a 64k isdn connection so I can't download and try every free
> >>sample on the net.
> >>While experimenting to achieve a more natural sound I tried
> >>dssi_convolve with some IRs downloaded from noisevault.com and got a
> >>nicer result.
> >>
> >>Now, I've just been inspired by the Florian Shmidth dssi_convolve entry
> >>on his blog and I decided to create an om patch with everything I need
> >>to have a realistic piano, with:
> >>
> >>- the samples already loaded when I open the patch (I think I can use
> >>fluidsynth-dssi, with a good soundfont);
> >>- the patch will send the notes to two different responses according to
> >>the state of the damper pedal (I'm not sure this could be done with om);
> >>- it would be great to simulate also the resonance of other notes when
> >>the damper pedal is pressed or other keys are already pressed;
> >>- it would be great also to simulate a true hammer action;
> >>
> >>I think it would be good for the community to have something similar or
> >>better than the Steinberg The Grand VSTi. What's your opinion? Can you
> >>help me?
> >>
> >>Or I am doing something that's already been done? In this case, where
> >>can I find it?
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>c.
> >>-
> >>www.cesaremarilungo.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I have found great piano soundfonts here:
> >http://www.ibiblio.org/thammer/HammerSound/
> >
> >There's a really good Steinway.  Load that into qsynth, and you're off.
> >
> >--chris reisor
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> As I said, I'm on a 64k connection (DSL is not available where I live).
>
> I've already downloaded a sf file from there (Steinway_Model_C_sf2.zip,
> 30Mb) but, at least with qsynth, I get a very poor sounds and some
> adjacent notes seem to come from different directions, or from different
> distances. Maybe it's a software problem, but the soundfont from the
> link in my original message doesn't have this problem.
>
> Could you please point me at a direct url for the file?
>
> c.
>

Wow 64k is a lot faster than my dialup.  (Which is why I download my
soundfonts and samples at work.  Just don't tell the I.T. guys...oh
wait, I am the I.T. guys...)

Crap.  The one I think I was referring to doesn't appear to be
available for free anymore.  But you can get it for $5 here:
http://www.pianosounds.com/index.htm

Here's a free one that people reviewed well.  It's the "Stereo Grand Piano"
http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink_download2.pl/Download%20USA;SGPn.sfArk;190