[Freepats] Testing piano soundfonts

[Marcos Guglielmetti]

El Lunes, 14 de Mayo de 2007 10:30, Roberto Gordo Saez escribió:
 | This is a test for the IMIS acoustic piano soundfont, compared with
 | a proprietary soundfount and with a real piano recording.
 |
 | Music is Beethoven's piano sonata No 23, Op 57 "Appassionata", 3rd
 | movement, a more demanding piece of music than the previous Für Elise
 | test.
 |
 | 1. IMIS acoustic piano soundfont. Please listen the complete piece
 | of music; your ears will get used to the sound and will be easier to
 | notice the differences latter.
 |
 | http://zenvoid.org/audio/beethoven_sonata_op57_appassionata_m3.ogg
 |
 | 2. The same file, rendered with a proprietary soundfont. This soundfont
 | is similar to our free soundfont in size, and it is also made from mf
 | (medium-loud) samples only, but it is supposedly finished and well
 | balanced.
 |
 | http://zenvoid.org/audio/beethoven_sonata_op57_appassionata_m3_other1.ogg
 |
 | Comments are appreciated. First impression to me is that most important
 | differences in quality are beetween G2-B3 notes aproximately. I don't know
 | why.
 |
 | 3. And finally a real live piano performance by an experienced pianist.
 | If you have carefully listened at the other two, the first thing you will
 | surely notice is a hall reverb, and then you will probably notice that
 | the sound is far more pleasant, natural and smooth that the other two.
 |
 | http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/MP3Audio/67518-11.m3u
 |
 | The music is from Hyperion Records' listening room:
 | http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/listening_room.asp
 |
 | Pay attention to the expression that the pianist gives to the music. Soft
 | and very loud notes are used to communicate feelings, and the difference
 | with computer renders is quite noticeable. I hope the soundfont will be
 | closer when more layers are used.
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I will test them in soon, take calm :)


regards,

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