18 Sep
2008
18 Sep
'08
10:34 a.m.
2008/9/17 Roberto Gordo Saez <roberto.gordo(a)gmail.com>om>:
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 07:02:34PM +0200, Arnold
Krille wrote:
In my opinion sf2 and gig are both equal closed,
but sf2 is limited and out of date too.
The dls (indented to replace sf2) format is not free either.
I would have to pay about $30,00 for the specification.
(http://www.midi.org/techspecs/dls/dls.php)
There is no download (except for old version 1)
The sad truth is: There currently is no real open patch specification.
(And if there was one, it would take some time to become spread and accepted.)
Having a look at the linuxsampler page, they say libgig is "pure GLP v1".
http://linuxsampler.org/downloads.html
I just checked the libgig sources and could not find any commercial exception.
Now, if it is pure GPL, then there is a free implementation for the
gig format as well !!
All we needed was a free soundgenerator.
Note, I'm not trying to convince you of anything. I'm just sharing my
thoughts and information.
Regards,
Emanuel
You want to use sf2 for reasons of freedom? sf2
is not free as in
defined-by-the-fsf. Probably the same as gig (and gig _has_ a free
implementation, just use an old linuxsampler with plain gpl)...
SF2 format is openly documented (OK, the official docummentation is far
from perfect, I know), but my main point is the implementation. I will
support the gig format with a free implementation (a free
implementation can also be seen as documentation).