SoundFont Synth broken in Leopard

I just made a clean install (using migration assistant) of Leopard.
(Tiger still available on a second disk).
All seemed fine until I tried to play a previous GarageBand composition, which
sounded horrible.
The problem seems to be SoundFont Synth. Notes never end after they
have started. The same happens if I play them on a keyboard.
In addition, GarageBand crashes when I select SoundFont Synth and click on "manual".
None of these problems ever occurred with Tiger. I am using the lastest version
of everything except SoundFont Synth, which does not seem to exist anymore.

Can anyone reproduce this? It is hard to believe I am the only one.

Second question: is there a fix? DSLMusicDevice should be able to do this, but
I have never been able to use another instrument in a soundbank and save it
(I have succeeded in changing the instrument using a MIDI keyboard, but when
I save it and listen again I hear the first instrument from the bank, which usually is piano).
Is there any way to split a soundbank into separate instruments?

PowerMac G5 dual 2GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Dec 17, 2007 2:23 PM

22 replies

hvico

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Jan 16, 2008 6:46 PM in response to hvico

Please, I need this software and its website it's down! I am a registered user and I have my serial number but I do not have the installer. Please send me the installer to hvico@hotmail.com, I'll be really grateful!

hvico

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Jan 17, 2008 11:42 AM in response to hvico

Never mind. I've found that this software is useless nowadays. GarageBand has direct SoundFont support. More info: http://www.icompositions.com/news/article.php?pid=207

Jan 17, 2008 2:35 PM in response to hvico

Of course GB supports SoundFonts, but only single-voice SoundFonts. If it's a bank of SFs or if you want to use the QT General Midi Sounds, the DLS Music Device is useless, and you need Soundfont Synth.

hvico

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Jan 21, 2008 3:04 AM in response to Christoph Drösser

Thanks for that information. Do you have the latest version? The author' site is still down, I think it might be gone for good.

Jan 21, 2008 3:55 AM in response to hvico

I have the latest version, but I'm certainly not authorized to re-distribute it. You might contact the author per email at andydrabble@btinternet.com.

rzrxtion

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Mar 5, 2008 1:20 PM in response to H Oudekerk

i'm a little late to the party, but would i be able to send you my email to get a copy of SFSynth also?

Mar 6, 2008 2:12 PM in response to Christoph Drösser

I tried to download the latest (Intel)version of SoundFont Synth today, since my version doesn't work on my Intel-Mac and Leopard. BUT: the website of the developer is down, and his email doesn't work either (my request returns undelivered).

I am a registered user, but I am a bit angry of this!

I would be very pleased if someone could send me the latest version (V2.2) of SoundFont Synth!

Thanks,
Michael

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