Salamander C5 ME Soundfont-version3
In other words: Ugly Baby Lizard
Bonus, Gold and Platinum Patches is included!
Part-1
The Salamander C5 Piano Soundonft is a soundfont that has a graceful sound that everyone knows well.
I have previously published a light version of this soundfont (Salamander C5 Lite v2 - 25MB). Salamander's original format is sFz. (The sFz version is approx.: 1.12 Gigabytes ).
As a result of my work on the Salamander's sample-files and sf2 parameters, I decided to offer you an more enhanced version of this sound bank.
a Sample Video
Salamander-C5-v3-ME Soundfont
Demo-1 (Bank 0, Preset0)
Salamander-C5-v3-ME-HEDSounds,
Patch List:
| Bank | Main Patch | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 000:0 | Salamander Grand C5 | Main Preset, Original Sound; For use with the Classical Music Orchestra (eg: for Sonatas, Concertos). |
| Bank | Enhanced Patches | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 001:0 | Sal.Pop Piano | Thin Sound; When used in combination with Pop-Music instruments, the piano tone becomes more audible. |
| 002:0 | Sal.Rich Piano | Main Preset, Very Rich Sound; Ideal for playing solo piano music. |
| 007:0 | Sal.Tack'd Hammer | Thinner Sound; It used to be used in music studios to get a sound similar to the electric piano sound. |
| 008:0 | Sal&Sons 1948 consol | If The Salamander-Grand was a old Console-Piano, how would it sound? |
| 009:0 | Sal&Fils 1832 consol | If The Salamander-Grand was a oldest Console-Piano, how would it sound now? |
| 011:0 | Sal.HarpsiGrand | Semi Piano, Semi Harpsichord. |
| 014:0 | Sal.HarpsiGr. coupld | Same as above, but coupled with octave. |
| 015:0 | Sal.ClaviGrand | Salamander Semi Clavinet |
| 016:0 | Salty-Tonk -viscous | a Honky-Tonk version of the Salamander C5 Grand Piano. |
| Bank | Bonus Patches: | for Solo lovers. |
|---|---|---|
| 032:0 | Sal.Oct.Solo1 | Doubled 1st octave (up); Useful for using a melodic instrument [not for accompaniment]. |
| 033:0 | Sal.Oct.Solo2 | Doubled 2nd octave (up); same as above. |
| 040:0 | Sal.FlanChorus | Some kind of studio effect. Useful for experimental solo projects. |
| 041:0 | Sal.Bowed | Bowed effect. Useful for experimental solo projects. |
| Bank | Gold Patches | Special patches for enthusiasts. |
|---|---|---|
| 048:0 | Sal.SR1 | Piano +(piano-strings's) Sympathetic Resonance(s) at end. |
| 049:0 | Sal.SR2 | Same as above |
| 050:0 | Sal.SR3 | Same as above |
| 051:0 | Sal.SR12 | Same as above |
| 052:0 | Sal.SR23 | Same as above |
| 053:0 | Sal.SR13 | Same as above |
| 054:0 | Sal.SR123 | Same as above |
| Bank | Platinum Patches | for Stereo lovers |
|---|---|---|
| 100:0 | Sal.Gr.Panorama | The panoramic effect is adjusted to how the player heard when playing the piano. |
| 101:0 | Sal.Pop Panorama | Same as above |
| 102:0 | Sal.Rich Panorama | Same as above |
| 103:0 | Sal.Hrps.Gr.Pano. | Same as above |
| 104:0 | Sal.Hrps.Gr-cpd P. | Same as above |
| 105:0 | Sal.ClvGr. Pano. | Same as above |
| Bank | Final Mark | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 127:0 | ^-End of SalC5 HED-^ | Wah-wah Effect |
Please Note: Don't worry that the size of this soundfont is relatively small. The sound quality is high due to the advanced techniques used to create this sound-font.
- Since the loop is used in the last parts of the samples, the sample sizes are reduced.
- Samples are 44.1kHz, 16bit quality.
- Although it looks like it is made up of a single layer, thanks to the techniques used, the sound response is at the level of 127 layers!
Please try it!
Downloads:
Download High Quality SF2 Version. (uncompressed size: 10.3MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-ME-HedSounds-SF2.zip
Download High Quality Compressed SF3 version: (uncompressed size: 2.7MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-ME-HedSounds-SF3.zip
Download Patch List:
HEDSounds-Salamander-C5-v3-ME-Patch_List-PDF.zip
Update! (for request) : More Responsive Layers
Some friends said that the sounds of the previous version (Lite v2) are more varied in dynamics; And they are right.
In the Lite version, I really wanted the sounds to change more in the dynamics and adjusted them accordingly. In v3 version I used standard soundfont response instead; Apparently this is not enough :)
The MR (More Responsive) version that you can download from below. I hope the dynamic/layer-lovers like it.
Download HQ More Responsive SF2 Version. (uncompressed size: 10.3MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-MR-HedSounds-SF2.zip
Download HQ Compressed More Responsive SF3 version: (uncompressed size: 2.7MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-MR-HedSounds-SF3.zip
Patch List is same. Download from above.
In the Lite version, I really wanted the sounds to change more in the dynamics and adjusted them accordingly. In v3 version I used standard soundfont response instead; Apparently this is not enough :)
The MR (More Responsive) version that you can download from below. I hope the dynamic/layer-lovers like it.
Download HQ More Responsive SF2 Version. (uncompressed size: 10.3MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-MR-HedSounds-SF2.zip
Download HQ Compressed More Responsive SF3 version: (uncompressed size: 2.7MB) :
Salamander-C5-v3-MR-HedSounds-SF3.zip
Patch List is same. Download from above.
Thanks for the amazing soundfonts. I am new in synthesized music, may I know how to make the piano sound more "light", and not sounded like it is played hard.
ReplyDeleteOne solution might be to use lower velocity and turn the volume up from the mixer.
DeleteIn terms of parameters, it is necessary to use modulators. But this is done during soundfont production and with soundfont editing software and requires a certain infrastructure and knowledge.
Gracias por tu trabajo. Un sonido de calidad para las necesidades musicales en Linux!
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