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The original SoundFont file format was developed in the early 1990s by E-mu Systems and Creative Labs, and it contains audio recordings of instrument sounds along with logic that determines how those samples get played. You can check out my virtual instruments by clicking on the links to the left. There are a number of standalone or plugin-based sampler programs that are compatible with SoundFont and/or SFZ sampler formats. The most common sampler file formats in use today are SoundFont, SFZ and Kontakt.Īll of the virtual instruments I have published on this site are in either SoundFont or SFZ format. These files must be loaded into a compatible standalone or plugin-based virtual instrument known as a sampler.

Sampler file format - Some instruments exist as a file (or collection of files) that adhere to a specific standard.

Plugins are typically in VST format (Windows/Mac/Linux), AU format (Mac), or LV2 (Linux).

Plugin - A virtual instrument that must be hosted inside a compatible music application.Standalone software - A virtual instrument that does not need to be hosted within any other music software.Virtual instruments are usually available as: Some virtual instruments attempt to mimic acoustic instruments, while others go for a more synthetic sound. A virtual instrument is a piece of software that turns user input (usually via MIDI keyboard) into sound.