How to load SFZ

Using Zynthian
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How do I load sfz files for Sfizz? The sfz comprises a sfz file and a series of samples, and it seems that I have to load them in compressed form. That’s easy to do, but should they all be in a directory first? Should the be subdirectories? All the samples should be .wav files??

To date I’ve only loaded sf2 files for FluidSynth and that is pretty straight forward.

Thanks,

Gonzo

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You have to prepare a zip containing a folder. Inside this folder you have to put all the files, samples and sfzs. I recommend creating a subfolder for the samples and putting the sfz in the top level. You can put more than one sfz (instrument) in each bundle.

Regards,

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Thanks!

I couldn’t find that info in the manuals. Maybe I missed it, but if not, then it’s worth including for the user who is less-familiar with sfz.

Gonzo

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@gonzoB

Put your sfzs in a folder on a USB stick. My folder name is: 0Favs.

Plug it into the Zynthian USB port

Using Terminal, launch a ssh session: ssh root@zynthian.local and enter password.

Navigate to the USB stick: cd /media/usb0

Now copy the folder to the user sfz folder in Zynthian:

root@zynthian:/media/usb0#

cp - avr 0Favs /zynthian/zynthian-my-data-soundfonts/sfz/

You can also make directories in sfz folder: mkdir Piano

and copy the contents one by one from your folder to the Zynthian using scp command:

scp . root@zynthian/local:/zynthan/zynthian-my-data/soundfonts/sfz/0Favs/Piano/

(should be shift 8 . shift 8 or wildcard.wildcard - for some reason the board filters the wildcards)

(Downloading and etching the stable image for a third time…)

Sam

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Thanks @samriccijr .

I was actually after the format of where to put the .wav files relative to the .sfz, but your comments have been helpful. I haven’t been able to see any of the files on the USB stick I tried previously, and I figured I was looking in the wrong place on the Zynth, but it turns out the stick was NTFS. I tried a FAT one and it works. So thanks for that.

Gonzo

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The easiest way is to put the .sfz and the .wav files in the same folder. You can have multiple sfz files in a folder too.

Sam