Version 1.0 - FREEWARE

© Novilio Antonio Braggion 2008

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SfSynth Features :
SfSynth is the FIRST EASY FREEWARE SOFTSYNTH that uses SOUNDFONT wavetable tecnology to give you a better MIDI sounds. Donwload and install it and look about his simple and intuitive interface! Use LoopBe1 (included only for Windows XP,2000,Vista; use this version for older Windows) or other MIDI loopback utility software to plug it with a lot of MIDI software as Cubase, Cakewalk, VanBasco Karaoke and so many others! If you have a MIDI keyboard plug on a fast PC, you can use it as a Realtime Professional Synthetizer too!

SfSynth is a good sound module for use it on :

• Studio Room ...





• Karaoke Time ...





• ... and however and wherever you want!

Detail features :

• Fully compatible with SoundFont 2.x files, supports much of GM/GS/XG messages (view "Midi Implementation" table down).
• Up to 127 Sounds Banks (plus one for drums bank), 128 Instruments patches each one.
• Automatic calculate of maximum sample playback rate selectable of your soundcard, 16 bit dynamic range, stereo/mono sound, and up to 256 voice polyphony.
• CPU performance priority switch.
• Support for reverb and chorus by software DSP technology.
• Realtime Mixer Window to switch mute/solo channels, instruments change, volume, expression, panpot, reverb (channel/general), chorus (channel/general) level.
• Easy to use.

MIDI Implementation Table :

Function		Transmitted	Recognized	Remarks
Basic Channel		x	o	1..16
Mode		x	o	MIDI controllers 126 & 127; 0=poly, 1=mono
Note Number		x	o	0..127
Velocity	Note ON	x	o
After Touch	Ch's	x	o
Pitch Bend		x	o
Control Change	0	x	o	Bank select
	1	x	o	Modulation
	5	x	o	Portamento time
	6	x	o	Data entry MSB
	7	x	o	Volume
	10	x	o	Panpot
	11	x	o	Expression
	64	x	o	Hold1
	65	x	o	Portamento
	71	x	o	Low-pass Filter Resonance
	74	x	o	Low-pass Filter Cutoff
	84	x	o	Portamento control
	91	x	o	Effect1 depth (Reverb)
	93	x	o	Effect2 depth (Chorus)
	98, 99	x	o	NRPN LSB, MSB
	100, 101	x	o	RPN LSB, MSB
Prog Change		x	o	0..127
System Exclusive		x	o
				GM/GS/XG Reset
				Instrument/Drums Channel Switch (GS)
				Master Volume (GS)
				Reverb Time (GS)
				Reverb Level (GS)
				Chorus Level (GS)
				Reverb Low-pass Cutoff (XG)
				Reverb High-pass Cutoff (XG)
Aux Messages	All Sounds OFF	x	o	MIDI control change 120
	Reset All Controllers	x	o	MIDI control change 121
	All Notes OFF	x	o	MIDI control change 123
Notes			o: YES
			x: NO

RPN	Data entry MSB	Explanation
MSB : 0 LSB : 0	0..127	Pitch Bend Sensitivity (Data entry MSB : 0..127 semitones), Initial Value = 2 (2 semitones)
MSB : 0 LSB : 1	0..64..127	Master Fine Tuning (Data entry MSB : -100..0..+99.99 cents), Initial Value = 64 (0 cent)
MSB : 0 LSB : 2	0..64..127	Master Coarse Tuning (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63), Initial Value = 64 (0 semitone)

NRPN	Data entry MSB	Explanation
MSB : 1 LSB : 32	0..64..127	Cutoff Frequency (relative change) (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63)
MSB : 1 LSB : 33	0..64..127	Resonance Frequency (relative change) (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63)
MSB : 20 LSB : 0..127	0..64..127	Low-pass Filter Cutoff of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63 semitone)
MSB : 21 LSB : 0..127	0..64..127	Low-pass Filter Resonance of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63 semitone)
MSB : 24 LSB : 0..127	0..64..127	Coarse tuning (pitch) of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : -64..0..+63 semitone)
MSB : 25 LSB : 0..127	0..64..127	Fine tuning of drum instrument (relative change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : -100..0..+100 semitone)
MSB : 28 LSB : 0..127	0..64..127	Panpot of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : Left-Center-Right)
MSB : 29 LSB : 0..127	0..127	Reverb send level of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : zero-maximum)
MSB : 30 LSB : 0..127	0..127	Chorus send level of drum instrument (absolute change on specified drum instrument) NRPN LSB : key number of drum instrument (Data entry MSB : zero-maximum)

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