Are there any ophicleide soundfonts?
Are there any ophicleide soundfonts?
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Just to clarify, you mean brass instrument SoundFonts, yes?
The "serpent" is the ancestor of the ophicleide. Check out this thread:
https://musescore.org/en/node/267277
In reply to The "serpent" is the… by Daniel Sabados
Since I understand you need this instrument for a romantic piece like the Grande Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale by Berlioz, I would recommend you to use a tuba instead.
In reply to Since I understand you need… by Daniel Sabados
Mmm... Tuba isn't the same.
BTW: The General MIDI Standard also forgot a very used instrument: the SOUSAPHONE. It is the Bass..., Bass..., BASS of the brass family. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousaphone.
Again... Tuba is not the same!!!
In reply to Mmm... Tuba isn't the same. … by jotape1960
The wikipedia page says the sousaphone has the exact same pitch range as the tuba. On the other hand I am convinced that the ophicleide, the sousaphone and the tuba each have their own distinctive timbre. From the same family, interchangeable, but not the same, just as you say.
Orchestras today use tubas instead of ophicleides when performing works by Berlioz. And that's a good reason to believe that a tuba soundfont will do the job.
In reply to The wikipedia page says the… by Daniel Sabados
Looking around, the only ophicleide sounds was not free. It's at least $99 from what I could tell.
If you are trying to get the sound Berlioz was trying to get, then it is well worth an effort to find an ophicleide sound, the question is it worth $99 to get it and some more?
In reply to Looking around, the only… by mike320
Where is that soundfont you mentioned? Is it sf2?
In reply to Where is that soundfont you… by Toby.
I found it at https://vis.versilstudios.com/vsco-2.html
I know nothing else about them. It was the only ophcleide soundfont I could find on the web.
In reply to Mmm... Tuba isn't the same. … by jotape1960
How does this helicon work for sousaphone? http://oldenstyle.com/help.html
In reply to The "serpent" is the… by Daniel Sabados
This one actually has an ophecleide. https://musescore.org/en/node/116726