Fwd: [MusicByComputer] sforzando

My friend Gary on the music by computer list found a microtonal gem - enjoy!

To: MBC <MusicByComputer@yahoogroups.com>

sforzando <http://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/> is a Free SFZ
Player. Simple but Powerful For Advanced Users
Nicely done. This application is compiled for Windows and MAC and comes
standalone or as a plugin. (also for RTAS)
I tested the standalone version, quite nice and works well with SFZ files.
Limited testing on a temporary computer.

Chris, Monz - take note that not only can you edit the SFZ but the player
also has a tuning section where you can load .SCL files to adjust the scale
to any microtonal tuning.

[image: SFZ Edit]<http://plogue.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wpbeta/wp-content/uploads/screenshot_sfz.png>
sforzando is a free, highly SFZ <http://ariaengine.com/overview/sfz-format/>
2.0 compliant sample player. Advanced sample hobbyists now have a powerful
tool to experiment and share instruments *without* relying on proprietary
formats. sforzando only has one instrument slot; no fancy UI, effects or
mixers. Every tweak needs to be done at the SFZ file level, no cheating!

sforzando is also a name given for a sudden change in music dynamics which,
in musical notation, is represented by the �sfz� symbol.
Free As In Free Me From Proprietary Formats
[image: SFZ Text File Example]

Example SFZ File
<http://plogue.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wpbeta/wp-content/uploads/SFZ_text.png>
The SFZ Format <http://ariaengine.com/overview/sfz-format/> is widely
accepted as *the* open standard to define the behavior of a musical
instrument from a bare set of sound recordings. Being a royalty-free
format, any developer can create, use and distribute SFZ files and players
for either free or commercial purposes.

So when looking for flexibility and portability, SFZ is the obvious choice.
That�s why it�s the default instrument file format for the ARIA Engine.
As a bonus, an integrated format converter should get you started!

You can also drop SF2, DLS and acidized WAV files directly on the
interface, and they will automatically get converted to SFZ 2.0, which you
can then edit and tweak to your liking!

Chris ...
Be sure to download the
soundpack<http://ariaengine.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/5783/free-sounds-for-aria-engine#Item_1>for
this one. There are some great instruments in here and each
instrument
comes with a complete set of individual controls for maximum enhancement.
These are all SFZ format files which can be altered to your detailed spec.
Very good example of how SFZ format files can be used to excellent
advantage. The plain text SFZ programs illustrate many ways to control all
aspects of sound production. Sforzando is used to best advantage by being
able to access these files as presets. As an example, the wah getarr
preset contains a huge set of guitar noises that can be made to enhance
most guitar pieces.

http://ariaengine.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/5783/free-sounds-for-aria-engine#Item_1

*Free Sounds for ARIA Engine Vol.1 (171Mb):**
**
**This pack of sounds requires either Garritan ARIA Player (with the ARIA
Engine 1.621 update) or Plogue sforzando**
**
**
**Contents:**
**
**11 Instruments from Garritan **
**14 Instruments from Digital Sound Factory**
**CR-909 Electronic Drum Machine, thanks to Analog Industries**
**Various Instruments from Patch Arena, Plogue and More!*

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Wonderful. Also note the Sonatina Symphony SFZ Pack here:

http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net

Oz.

✩ ✩ ✩
www.ozanyarman.com

On Mar 3, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Chris Vaisvil wrote:

> My friend Gary on the music by computer list found a microtonal gem - enjoy!
>
>
> To: MBC <MusicByComputer@yahoogroups.com>
>
>
> sforzando <http://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/> is a Free SFZ
> Player. Simple but Powerful For Advanced Users
> Nicely done. This application is compiled for Windows and MAC and comes
> standalone or as a plugin. (also for RTAS)
> I tested the standalone version, quite nice and works well with SFZ files.
> Limited testing on a temporary computer.
>
> Chris, Monz - take note that not only can you edit the SFZ but the player
> also has a tuning section where you can load .SCL files to adjust the scale
> to any microtonal tuning.
>
>
> [image: SFZ Edit]<http://plogue.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wpbeta/wp-content/uploads/screenshot_sfz.png>
> sforzando is a free, highly SFZ <http://ariaengine.com/overview/sfz-format/>
> 2.0 compliant sample player. Advanced sample hobbyists now have a powerful
> tool to experiment and share instruments *without* relying on proprietary
> formats. sforzando only has one instrument slot; no fancy UI, effects or
> mixers. Every tweak needs to be done at the SFZ file level, no cheating!
>
> sforzando is also a name given for a sudden change in music dynamics which,
> in musical notation, is represented by the „sfz‰ symbol.
> Free As In Free Me From Proprietary Formats
> [image: SFZ Text File Example]
>
> Example SFZ File
> <http://plogue.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wpbeta/wp-content/uploads/SFZ_text.png>
> The SFZ Format <http://ariaengine.com/overview/sfz-format/> is widely
> accepted as *the* open standard to define the behavior of a musical
> instrument from a bare set of sound recordings. Being a royalty-free
> format, any developer can create, use and distribute SFZ files and players
> for either free or commercial purposes.
>
> So when looking for flexibility and portability, SFZ is the obvious choice.
> That‚s why it‚s the default instrument file format for the ARIA Engine.
> As a bonus, an integrated format converter should get you started!
>
> You can also drop SF2, DLS and acidized WAV files directly on the
> interface, and they will automatically get converted to SFZ 2.0, which you
> can then edit and tweak to your liking!
>
>
> Chris ...
> Be sure to download the
> soundpack<http://ariaengine.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/5783/free-sounds-for-aria-engine#Item_1>for
> this one. There are some great instruments in here and each
> instrument
> comes with a complete set of individual controls for maximum enhancement.
> These are all SFZ format files which can be altered to your detailed spec.
> Very good example of how SFZ format files can be used to excellent
> advantage. The plain text SFZ programs illustrate many ways to control all
> aspects of sound production. Sforzando is used to best advantage by being
> able to access these files as presets. As an example, the wah getarr
> preset contains a huge set of guitar noises that can be made to enhance
> most guitar pieces.
>
> http://ariaengine.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/5783/free-sounds-for-aria-engine#Item_1
>
> *Free Sounds for ARIA Engine Vol.1 (171Mb):**
> **
> **This pack of sounds requires either Garritan ARIA Player (with the ARIA
> Engine 1.621 update) or Plogue sforzando**
> **
> **
> **Contents:**
> **
> **11 Instruments from Garritan **
> **14 Instruments from Digital Sound Factory**
> **CR-909 Electronic Drum Machine, thanks to Analog Industries**
> **Various Instruments from Patch Arena, Plogue and More!*
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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