[linux-audio-user] giga files and large soundfonts

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge about generating giga or akai compatible files? With my recent interest in copyright-free samples I have come across a link that was posted here a few months back to a really nice set of orchestral instrument recordings by the University of Iowa, which are free: the info states: " Please feel free to use these samples in your research or music projects without restriction. You may also cite as a reference, link to our page from another web page, or provide a link in a publication using the following URL: http//:theremin.music.uiowa.edu/ Please let us know how these samples are being used in your research, creative work, or recreation by contacting Lawrence Fritts at the University of Iowa. " the page is at http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html I was thinking that it would be nice to build these samples into properly layered instruments like the Garritan set for Akai and Giga. Since I have not the faintest clue how to build one of these sampler formats, I thought I would post here for some info. Alternatively, I was thinking that soundfonts could be another way to do it though there is a size limit on these AFAIK. I know that there is the freepat project which is trying to do similar things (but as far as I can see at the moment they are just building a general midi patchset.. perhaps this sort of thing is planned by them for the future..?) Anyway, I think it would be a great thing to be able to have some truly free giga instruments for use with the linux sampler project.. In the first instance I think we need to clear the use of these samples in this way with the University of Iowa, but by the sounds of their webpage I don't think they would have a problem with this. James