Importing SF2 soundfonts into Korg TR
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Importing SF2 soundfonts into Korg TR
Does anyone have a step-by-step for getting an SF2 soundfont file from computer to a Korg TR that has sample RAM installed, but no sampling upgrade?
You need to use a 3rd party program to convert the SF file into a keymap and appropriate samples.
Then put on a card and load into the keyboard. You only need to load the KMP (KeyMaP) and the KSF (Korg Sample Format) files will be loaded by it automatically - provided that they stay in the right folder relative to the KMP file.
Then you need to build a program that uses those samples.
For the conversion, a popular program is the AWave Studio sample conversion program.
Then put on a card and load into the keyboard. You only need to load the KMP (KeyMaP) and the KSF (Korg Sample Format) files will be loaded by it automatically - provided that they stay in the right folder relative to the KMP file.
Then you need to build a program that uses those samples.
For the conversion, a popular program is the AWave Studio sample conversion program.
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Too much work. 
Has anyone tried using Chicken Systems Translator to bring an SF2 sound "fully formed" into a TR? Would that work? And if so, does the file stay about the same size? That is, if I have a 15 mb soundfont and use the translator to get it into a Korg with 16 mb RAM, is that likely to work, or is the original size not necessarily a good indication of the amount of space you'll need on the receiving end of the translation?
Has anyone tried using Chicken Systems Translator to bring an SF2 sound "fully formed" into a TR? Would that work? And if so, does the file stay about the same size? That is, if I have a 15 mb soundfont and use the translator to get it into a Korg with 16 mb RAM, is that likely to work, or is the original size not necessarily a good indication of the amount of space you'll need on the receiving end of the translation?
Hi,
I would like to do the same thing. I have found some very good Rhodes samples in SF2 format and now I'd like to get them into the TR. The problem is that I don't know how the resulting structure should look like. When I open the SF2 file in Awave Studio I get one instrument with 5 layers. However, when I save this file in Korg format and open the saved KSC file, I get 5 instruments instead (each instrument has one layer). I assume this isn't the way it's supposed to look like. Or is it? Can I have all the layers or must I get rid of one in order for it to work? The reason I ask is because I've bought Piano 2 by K-sounds and when I open one of the included KSCs in Awave Studio, I see two instruments each of which has 2 layers. Is this the kind of structure I'm supposed to follow?
Many thanks!
I would like to do the same thing. I have found some very good Rhodes samples in SF2 format and now I'd like to get them into the TR. The problem is that I don't know how the resulting structure should look like. When I open the SF2 file in Awave Studio I get one instrument with 5 layers. However, when I save this file in Korg format and open the saved KSC file, I get 5 instruments instead (each instrument has one layer). I assume this isn't the way it's supposed to look like. Or is it? Can I have all the layers or must I get rid of one in order for it to work? The reason I ask is because I've bought Piano 2 by K-sounds and when I open one of the included KSCs in Awave Studio, I see two instruments each of which has 2 layers. Is this the kind of structure I'm supposed to follow?
Many thanks!
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Did you ever get the ksounds Piano 2 on your TR?
I think the ksounds samples or patches are very realistic. I'd like to try them on my TR88.MinorKey wrote:Hi,
I would like to do the same thing. I have found some very good Rhodes samples in SF2 format and now I'd like to get them into the TR. The problem is that I don't know how the resulting structure should look like. When I open the SF2 file in Awave Studio I get one instrument with 5 layers. However, when I save this file in Korg format and open the saved KSC file, I get 5 instruments instead (each instrument has one layer). I assume this isn't the way it's supposed to look like. Or is it? Can I have all the layers or must I get rid of one in order for it to work? The reason I ask is because I've bought Piano 2 by K-sounds and when I open one of the included KSCs in Awave Studio, I see two instruments each of which has 2 layers. Is this the kind of structure I'm supposed to follow?
Many thanks!
I think the mp3 demo sounds great....but not sure about how it actually comes out on the TR given it's limited effects transfer.