Kronos and SoundFont 2!

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:21 pm

Dan, Rich or anyone? Whats up with the SF2 Loading? I havent successfully
Loaded one yet...it either gets stuck or File Unavailable or it Loads and the
Samples are MUTED. Which SF2 Files is it supposed to Load exactly?
SF2s Saved in ESC 3.9 or AWAVE Studio 10.01 are the files i use.
ESC i dont know in what version but AS Saves in SF2 2.04 Version of SF2.
Any clarification?

Thanks

ak · Post by ak » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:32 pm

Nadim,

I have the same problem and I sent many files to Korg USA support but never got a reply or an answer.

For some reason, if you load a large file SF2 in the Kronos then it will then FREEZE. The same case was in the M3 and Korg never fixed it.

I think the SF2 conversion is poorly implemented in both M3 and Kronos.

Post by **Sharp** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:49 pm

Saved in ESC 3.9

Ooohh...cool.
How did you get your hands on 3.9 ?

I've been waiting for 4.0 to be released forever, and seems 3.6 is all I can see under the login pages.

Regards
Sharp.

apex · Post by **apex** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:14 pm

Yes and this is very dis-heartening to me. I very much purchased a Kronos with this specific function in mind. It was messed up on the m3 and has still not been corrected on the Kronos.

I hope that it's addressed and resolved in the 1.5 update.

There are some work-arounds but the take TONS of time...

has something to do with the start/end point of the imported sample.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:00 am

Oh dear James, hahaha, i am sorry man, i meant 3.6.9...lolllzzzz...sorry.
Karim and Apex, yes, i think i can comfortably with full conscience state
that M3 and Kronos NO! DO NOT SUPPORT SF2! So save your self the time guys.

spo elman · Post by **spo elman** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:59 pm

no succes here either. Any solutions?

popmann · Post by **popmann** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:37 am

Has there been some crazy cool sf development in the last handful of years? I scoured the net looking for them back in the Gigastudio days...mostly antique tiny samples...mostly home grown...I got a couple cool Sonic Implants drum kits with some purchase...they were good enough to use years ago...but, really--what's the driver for so many wanting this compatibility in a $3k+ workstation?

Shakil · Post by **Shakil** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:56 am

I think soundfont is also being used as a conversion route from other formats that can not be imported direclty.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:56 am

popmann wrote:what's the driver for so many wanting this compatibility in a $3k+ workstation?

Cuz the 3+K Workstation doesnt have a basic Sampling Toor or Editor in
Software Version...to create a Multisample you have to kill your self doing it.
But if you create it in Kontakt or elsewhere on the PC (which is fast and easy)
and then export it as SF2 on the Kronos will just Load in 1 Second.

Do you now GET the Driver or Fuss about this?

SeedyLee · Post by **SeedyLee** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:21 am

How can you be sure that AWave and ESC are creating 100% compliant SF2 files? Are you sure the fault isn't with these conversion tools?

It would indeed by nice to have a Sample Editor that runs on PC (not sure if Korg's plugin editor will have this). If not, I'm happy to investigate the feasibility of developing a simple multi-sample editor.

Either way, editing samples on the Kronos is a dream compared to the Triton LE ...

Anyone know if the sample format for the Kronos is simlar to that of the Triton?

Shakil · Post by **Shakil** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:03 pm

SeedyLee wrote: Either way, editing samples on the Kronos is a dream compared to the Triton LE ...

We are talking about multi-samples, not samples.

spo elman · Post by **spo elman** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:24 pm

if i load sf2 files, it does load the samples, but i've to create the multisample myself. Then i convert MS to program and i've got the patch i wnat, but this have to go easier...

SeedyLee · Post by **SeedyLee** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:28 am

Shakil wrote:
SeedyLee wrote: Either way, editing samples on the Kronos is a dream compared to the Triton LE ...
We are talking about multi-samples, not samples.

Sorry, yes, I was incorrectly using the terms interchangably.

apex · Post by **apex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:46 am

what exactly is going wrong....?

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:11 am

SeedyLee wrote:How can you be sure that AWave and ESC are creating 100% compliant SF2 files? Are you sure the fault isn't with these conversion tools?

No, the fault is Korg's no matter how bad the conversion Tools are, Korg
should provide us with something.