Free Soundfonts and Sf Player

By Ms.Tris • July 23, 2008

Got an email requesting all the good stuff for crunk beats. Pianos, strings, horns, and effects. Juv(hope you don’t mind the nickname ).. wanted to know some good sound modules and vst instruments…

The most popular sound modules are the Yamaha, Roland, and Korg for Hip Hop. You can find them at your local Guitar Center and several online music stores like ZZounds.

I am really looking into the Roland Fantom for my main workstation, but I bought the Yamaha Motif es rack about a year ago. The Motif is a wonderful choice, and I know all of the above are great.

Before I ever thought I could afford the Motif, lol , I relied on soundfonts. They are basically a collection of sounds that you use in a soundfont player. You can read the full history on Wiki,Wikipedia Soundfont Info. As with most sound kits or wavs, you’ll have to spend a few bucks for the high quality banks. There are also several free soundfont banks online. I’ve posted some of my favorites in the
Links To Free Stuff Post.
Sf2midi has soooo many to choose from… The free soundfonts usually need some tweaking as far as eq, but they will surely get you started.

Some of the banks come ready to use in your vst soundfont player, and others need to be unpacked (similar to a zip file). To unpack the compressed files you will need sfArk from MelodyMachine.com , or the older SfPack from
PersonalCopy.com (please read info on Sfpack because the official site has closed)

I use the Fl Studio 8 Soundfont player, it cost 35$ from the image line site and works well. Here is a free one for those who don’t have Fl Studio:

fontsf2
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I got this one from NTlworld.com and
there were some nice synths and effects there too….if you need help feel free to ask questions…

Happy Beat making To All