[linux-audio-user] Re: soundfonts

[pascal lawrynowicz]

> pascal lawrynowicz schreef:
>
>>
>>>>
>>>> pascal lawrynowicz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm running a 64studio and have a trouble using it with Creative 
>>>>> Sound Blaster Platinum Live DriveII sound device (pretty old but 
>>>>> really cheap for what I need).
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure there's soundfonts in the device, allright? 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not unless you actually loaded them. Try something like this command:
>>>>
>>>>    asfxload /path/to/some/soundfont.sf2
>>>>
>>>> Good luck. Some distros seem to think sfxload/asfxload are 
>>>> negligible items or at least worthy of hidden status. I guess they 
>>>> figure we can stuff the fonts into the card by hand. :(
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> dp
>>>>
>> Hello, I want to know more :
>> I've heard of this command before, but I want to understand this 
>> deeper : if I'll use asfxload it's to import external soundfonts in 
>> my device. But I already used these cards on Win$ and the soundfonts 
>> were already in there... And from what I heard it's the particularity 
>> of this device there's already SF inside... So how can I have a 
>> direct access to them.
>>
>> PL
>> www.percunivers.com
>>
> Hello,
>
> There are no soundfonts in these cards; they have to be loaded. On 
> Win$ the GM soundfont is loaded during the installation of the card 
> and it stays there, even after shutting down (well actually, it is 
> loaded by default on startup). On Linux the soundfonts are not kept in 
> the card but have to be loaded every time you boot. Of course you can 
> always make a little script which gets executed at startup.
>
> Greetings,
> Bert
>
Hello and thanks now I understand why I could play these cards with Win$ 
and not with Linux.
So I'll try asfxload.

PL
www.percunivers.com