Why doesn't Linux sampler install some SFZ files?

[stefano.bellotta]

@samriccijr

Hi Stefano!

It sounds as if you are using the web configuration browser to upload a zip file containing sfz and wav files. You are asking what is the best way to organize the zip file so it properly loads.

I found it easier to ssh into the zynthian, create a folder in zynthian-my-data/soundfonts/sfz/MyFolder, then scp copy the sfz and wave files to it.

I found it even easier to copy the sfz folders to a usb drive, then ssh into the zynthian and cp copy from the USB stick to zynthian-my-data/soundfonts/sfz. Use the file organization in zynthian-data/soundfonts/sfz as a guide.

1: Linuxsampler reads a sfz file and looks for samples in a specific location or folder.

So if the Brass.sfz file lists a

sample=./samples/brass/brassfall/soft/green/brass1.wav

Linuxsampler looks for that exact path. If that path does not exist, the sample will not load.

2: The cleanest structure for me is to put the .sfz file in the same folder as the multi-samples. Linuxsampler only has to look in one folder. (zynthian-data/soundfonts/sfz does this for most of the sfzs and multisamples).

For my Brass.sfz the location would be

sample=brass1.wav (without recurse or subdirectories)

I have not tried to upload using a zip file because my sfz folders have up to 120 wav files and total 32-200 mb in size. It takes much longer to upload using the web configuration .

3: There are other factors like sample format and compression (Flac or wv) that might prevent a sfz from playing properly, but is most likely the sfz file pointing to a non-existent location.

4: You might have to edit the recurse and directory path so Linuxsampler can find the wave files. Open them in a text editor, Find and Replace All makes light work of the editing.

Hope this helps,

Thanks Sam, you were very kind and exhaustive in the answer … even beyond my expectations. I’ll try and let you know. Hi, Stefano from Italy.