This library can read SF2 SoundFont files and render audio samples from them in real-time. It properly reads in a compliant SF2 file and can be used to obtain meta data such as preset names. It also has an audio rendering engine that can generate audio samples for key events that come from (say) a MIDI keyboard. This library is currently being used by my SoundFonts and SoundFontsPlus applications for SF2 file parsing and, in the latter app, as the sample generating engine.
Although most of the library code is generic C++17/23, there are a few bits that expect an Apple platform that has the AudioToolbox and Accelerate frameworks available. The goal is to be a simple library for reading SF2 files as well as a competent SF2 audio renderer whose output can be fed to any sort of audio processing chain, but it would probably take some effort to remove it from the Apple ecosystem.
github.com/bradhowes/SF2Lib
swiftpackageindex.com/bradhowes/SF2Lib
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Fluajho ~ Linux sf2 Player
“Fluajho” (with jh as in pleasure) means fluid in Esperanto. It is a simple sf2 soundfont host/player for Linux. Behind the scenes the Fluidsynth library is at work, hence the name. .sf2 is an old file format for making MIDI signals audible through virtual instruments, although it is still in moderate use today.
Why does Fluajho exist? There are many soundfont players for Linux, most of them even based on Fluidsynth. Fluajho was written for a clearly defined use case: Load an .sf2 in the New Session Manager (Agordejo) and save the soundfont in the session directory. This makes it possible to archive the session, for example as a backup or to share it. You can load one soundfont file per Fluajho instance. Each instance holds 16 of the soundfonts instruments that can be assigned to 16 MIDI channels. Finally connect external sequencers, such as Laborejo, Patroneo or Vico, through JACK-Midi to play the instruments.
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Zrythm ~ Automated & Intuitive DAW
Zrythm is a cross-platform digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use. Automate almost anything with automation events using straight lines, ramps and curves, or with LFOs and envelopes. Featuring a chord pad for quickly trying out chords in a scale and a chord track to help with chord progressions.
Complete support for LV2 and VST2, with experimental support for VST3, AU, SFZ and SF2. Fully JACK aware, including support for JACK transport, ALSA, WASAPI, Windows MME, CoreMidi and CoreAudio.
Zrythm (Basic) is free software. Use, study, share and improve it freely. Available in multiple languages including English, French, Galician, Portuguese, Japanese and German.
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