Orchestral string soundfonts

[Glyn Adgie]

Does anybody know if there are any decent free soundfonts for orchestral
strings? I am using mustheory2.sf2 at present. It is OK for solo
strings, but the only way to get a string section tone is with "String
Ensemble 1". This sounds too "synthy" for the violins, and has way too
much reverb, which is spoiling the timing on fast phrases.

Glyn


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[Alf Tonny Bätz]

fluidsynth have a desent good strings


aptitude install fluid-soundfont-gm

regards Alf Tonny Bätz

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Glyn Adgie<glyn@...> wrote:

> Does anybody know if there are any decent free soundfonts for orchestral
> strings? I am using mustheory2.sf2 at present. It is OK for solo
> strings, but the only way to get a string section tone is with "String
> Ensemble 1". This sounds too "synthy" for the violins, and has way too
> much reverb, which is spoiling the timing on fast phrases.
>
> Glyn
>
>
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[Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas]

On Sunday, July 5, 2009, Glyn Adgie wrote:
> Does anybody know if there are any decent free soundfonts for orchestral
> strings? I am using mustheory2.sf2 at present. It is OK for solo
> strings, but the only way to get a string section tone is with "String
> Ensemble 1". This sounds too "synthy" for the violins, and has way too
> much reverb, which is spoiling the timing on fast phrases.
>
> Glyn

It is not exactly an orchestral soundfont, it is a general purpose one, but I
like how it sounds, and its relative small size.

GeneralUser GS, by S. Christian Collins
http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php

Regards,
Pedro

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[Glyn Adgie]

GeneralUser GS is not bad, and the strings have cleaner articulation
than mustheory2. However, there is problem with the tone on the initial
transients. On the fastest violin phrases, it sounds a bit like an
accordion. The trumpets and trombones suffer a similar problem. They go
"pow-pow-pow" instead of "pah-pah-pah". Thanks anyway.

Glyn

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