SoundFont for Baroque Music: Introducing "Musica Barocca" (download link included)
"Musica Barocca" is a new SoundFont devoted to digital performances of Late Baroque music. Instruments are taken from samples of other similar banks, as well as many GMs found online. As of October 2017, this bank only provides the basics for a Baroque ensemble.
The link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sy2DMZllgWOUJIN1VkUFVaakE
The newer, more updated version should be available within the next few weeks. I'm currently digging around trough bank after bank to find more fodder this SoundFont. As always, feedback and recommendations are greatly appreciated.
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It sounds like some of the presets lack volume compared to the rest, e. g. Violino and Oboe d'amore.
I converted a midi of the first part of Bach's Sonata BWV1019 using the Violini I preset instead of Violino indicated on the score. So I made this as a compromise (I hate tweaking the sound in the MIDI control panel) but even so the result sounds infinitely closer to the composer's intention than what you would get using a non-baroque soundfont.
You have done a wonderful start for now. I wish you much succes!
In reply to It sounds like some of the… by Daniel Sabados
It is indeed very difficult to ensure the sound balance between the samples of an instrument and the sound balance of different instruments.
In particular, if these samples come from different locations, the process becomes more difficult.
I'm sure he will check and develop this balance when he has spare time.
In reply to It is indeed very difficult… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Polyphone is fairly new to me, so I haven't necessarily figured out all of its inner workings. For the updated version, I hope to accelerate the volume and remove the vibrato. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In reply to Polyphone is fairly new to… by [DELETED] 2873771
If you remove the vibrato, keep a version of the sounds with it still in also.
In reply to It sounds like some of the… by Daniel Sabados
Thank you for your feedback. As mentioned, this SoundFont is merely an experiment at this point in time, and Polyphone is fairly new to me. The more updated version will have a much larger bank that I hope will contain high quality samples.
You did a Fabulous Job on creating the SoundFont!
Can you please tell me what soundfonts you used, and where they came from?
In reply to You did a Fabulous Job on… by Arianna2001
Thank you very much for your feedback. Most samples in my possession came from a massive file torreneted some months ago, which have yet to be edited and added. Here is a quick rundown, though:
- d'amore: from the Jeux Organ soundfont. The samples were realistic enough to be considered usable.
- Traverso: Vintage Instruments
- Flauto Dolce - Contrafagotto: from the samples you used for your "Baroque Instruments" and "Brandenburg Ensemble" respectively (give credit where credit is due, I suppose.)
- Save for the Claviorganum and Lautenwerck, all keyboards came from "Baroque Instruments"
- Solo strings came from torrented samples, strings are combination of soundfonts
- Percussion and vocals are also from "Baroque Instruments"
I am currently in search of more samples and soundfonts. Obviously, I intend on adding onto it as much as possible.
In reply to Thank you very much for your… by [DELETED] 2873771
Thanks! Maybe you can add some more samples from my own version of the FluidR3 SoundFont!
In reply to Thanks! Maybe you can add… by Arianna2001
I'd like all the help that I can get. Feel free to send any .wav samples or sf2 files you find of interest. I'll check out your other soundfonts for sure.
In reply to I'd like all the help that I… by [DELETED] 2873771
Here's the link to my own FluidR3 SoundFont. You can choose which instrument you think is the best to add to your own soundfont. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2I_8bgGH-Q3Z0YyVGJncnAxYTQ…
And BTW, Baroque Organs ONLY use the 8' stop, but they also use th 4' stop along with the 8' stop to make it sound a little louder. And what is a Claviorganum and a Lautenwerck?
In reply to Here's the link to my own… by Arianna2001
Claviorganum - combination of keyboard instrument (usually harpsichord) and organ.
Lautenwerck - A harpsichord with gut strings instead of metal, giving it a lute-like sound (this instrument was a personal favorite of Bach, hence its addition).
I have downloaded your FluidR3, as well as both of the "Four Seasons" and the "SSO", all having great quality. I'd love to know where and how you get and edit your samples. Feel free to send me an email at martinwilde829@gmail.com for further contributions.
In reply to Claviorganum - combination… by [DELETED] 2873771
Thanks! When is your new version of the SoundFont coming? BTW, I've recorded the Violin Samples myself.
In reply to Here's the link to my own… by Arianna2001
Hi Arianna, could you reupload the FluidR3 Soundfont?
Please :)
In reply to Here's the link to my own… by Arianna2001
Hello Arianna, your Google Drive seems to be no longer available (I get a 404 error message). Is there an alternate repository of your soundfonts`?
Thanks!
In reply to You did a Fabulous Job on… by Arianna2001
Arianna,
I have started using the "Musica Barocca" SF2 but note that the user who originally posted has deleted their account. Do you have a sense of where the user found the "Lautenwerck" samples? They are probably lute stop (modified?) of a harpsichord, spinet or such but would really love to know the source. I'm planning to use the instrument on an upcoming album and would love to 1) give credit as appropriate and 2) double check that the samples are free for use without any legal ramifications!
In reply to Arianna, I have started… by bachstudies
Never mind! I opened the SF2 in Polyphone and it lists the Blanchet Lute stop as the source. So, assuming it is a straight lift, 1) credit goes to Soni Musicae and 2) it is free to use without legal issues!
Wonderful start to a new Baroque soundfont. The Claviorganum and the Lautenwerk are particularly great - very realistic.
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i found a copy of MusicaBarocca.sf2 on a harddisk from 1686 A.D. remapped the Presets and it works. all samples recorded in Continental Europese castles and cathedrals, lo vib, no vib, soaked with reverb, what more do you want? stereo? no, instruments that produce separate sounds for the left and the right ear had to be invented yet in 1686. download it now, share it with your fellow Baroqualiens, post it, host it, for i myself have no use and no space for a Baroque soundfont, so within a few weeks this link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JhIyAi3BKe1QlqRRnNyQqAJPzWVaavcm/view?…
will be expired, dead, fourOfour.
In reply to i found a copy of… by bottrop
A harddisk from 1686, respect!
In reply to A harddisk from 1686,… by Jojo-Schmitz
the French had harddisks in that time, though they called it le disque dur of course. they used them in their war against the English, thanks to this harddisks they won and forced the English to name their island after a French peninsula.
In reply to the French had harddisks in… by bottrop
Did you happen to have the soundfront still?
In reply to Did you happen to have the… by songwriter X
no. my PC is absolutely Baroquefree now.
maybe someone else took the trouble to download it and will share it with you.
regards bottrop