# SFZ sharing thread

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**Category:** Related Projects\
**Created:** [February 4, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/sfz-sharing-thread/10984 "2025-02-04T14:09:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/sfz-sharing-thread/10984/50 "2025-05-08T11:05:16Z")

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Today I got busy and studied Linoleum’s sfz and yml files. Good work and credits to @jofemodo and @NathanI .

I thought I might as well try creating a yml file for a nice and functional interface of some music font for sfizz and Zynthian UI.

Since I use Wind Controler I decided on Northern Trumpets sound font, which sounds nice and is free. I already mentioned it here and it is available at [Northern Trumpets free SFZ library | VGTrumpet](https://vgtrumpet.com/product/northern-trumpets-sfz/)

It has 3 settings available:  
Northern Trumpets\_BreathContr\_1.1.sfz  
Northern Trumpets\_KeybContr\_1.1.sfz  
Northern Trumpets\_WindContr\_1.1.sfz

So I reached for the version for Wind Controller and prepared these yml files:  
[common.yml](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/short-url/lI8Ban2ufs2PUWHZ2sQJIoV2Lqt.yml) (215 Bytes)  
[Northern Trumpets\_WindContr\_1.1.yml](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/short-url/8Y2StKoWH866fbDlWI6EmbWbV8K.yml) (686 Bytes)

Just save them to the same directory as Northern Trumpets\_WindContr\_1.1.sfz

For me, the most interesting section in yml file is

```auto
  keyswitch:
   graph_path: 'note_on'
   labels: ['Open Slow', 'Open Normal', 'Open Fast', 'Harmon Slow', 'Harmon Normal', 'Harmon Fast']
   ticks: [12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21]
   name: "sound"

```

This way I can change the sound of the font using the encoder on the Zynthian, or I can teach the Zynthian to change the sound color with an expression pedal on a CC channel. So I don’t have to bother with another keyboard and play the notes C0, D0 …

And finally, a very short demonstration of the change in the sound of the trumpet.  
[/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5f248f76f96e28a01fbb0bc7ba9c1c255ec1bb2a.ogg](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5f248f76f96e28a01fbb0bc7ba9c1c255ec1bb2a.ogg)

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