DLS files

[David Walker]

Does anyone know where DLS files can be downloaded from?

[hole...@my-deja.com]

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"David Walker" <dwal...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where DLS files can be downloaded from?
>

DLS files are scarce (mainly because DLS 1.0 was quite limited, and
there is little support for the newer DLS 2.0 standard among software
and soundcard manufacturers yet). There IS a way to get TONS of DLS
files, though, with a little work....

Very similar to the DLS 2.0 standard is the SoundFont 2.0 format
utilized by Creative's AWE line of soundcards. Because the SoundFont
format is public domain, and Creative's soundcards are so popular, there
are lots of files to be found on the internet. The file extension for
this format is .sf2, indicating the SoundFont 2.x standard. A good
place to look is here:

http://www.synthzone.com/soundfont.htm

The SoundFont (.sf2) file can then be converted to a Downloadable Sound
(.dls) file with the aid of an editor program, such as AWave or Audio
Compositor (my favorite):

http://home.att.net/%7Eaudiocompositor/

Remember, however, that while SoundFont 2.0 is widely used in
computer-generated music and midi files, DLS 2.0 has been slow to catch
on and cards/software that support DLS 1.0 may not handle DLS 2.0 very
well. When converting from .sf2 to .dls, you will need to specify which
version of .dls you wish to convert to, as the file extension for both
DLS 1.0 and DLS 2.0 are the same. (Whose dumb idea was that!?) Audio
Compositor 4.0, now in beta test, will allow you to choose which version
of DLS you are creating.

Hope this helps!

HoleNote

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