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Any suggestions on a good freeware or low cost software synth for use with BIAB 10? I'm using an older Gateway laptop that runs the program just fine but I'm not happy with the audio quality from the internal soundcard.
Thanks!!!
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$40 Coyte Forte http://www.pgmusic.com/coyotefortedxi.htmIn terms of cost and benefit, nothing better IMO.
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Agreed, that a good all-rounder!
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If you are looking for free you can DL the SFZ+Professional http://www.cakewalk.com/products/sfz/This loads soundfonts and there are a ton of them out there for free, including some good GM ones. Although this is older technology some people still use soundfonts quite effectively. A word of caution there is a short learning curve with this software on how to set it up and to load the soundfonts. I can not say if this is better than Coyote Forte as I have never used it. However I did spend many years with soundfonts. Today I’m using much better sounds but of course that comes with an increase in cost. Good luck. Edit – if you are using the amp and speakers from the laptop you may not notice any difference in any sound source.
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Any suggestions on a good freeware or low cost software synth for use with BIAB 10? I'm using an older Gateway laptop that runs the program just fine but I'm not happy with the audio quality from the internal soundcard.
Thanks!!!
It is rather important to know which Operating System you are running here, along with the amount of RAM in the machine before anyone should be recommending which software MIDI synth might be used that can sound better than another.
For example, if you are still using good old XP, you might find improvement with the Edirol Virtual Sound Canvas VSC DXi synth that ships free with Band in a Box but is a separate install on the disk. But the good old VSC won't work with newer windows operating systems.
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To add to what Mac has said ...
I have a 32-but operating system and VSC/DXi works fine. It's my favourite soft synth. Unfortunately this synth doesn't work on 64-bit operating systems.
Noel
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re: the OP's comment that he has an old sound card...do I recall correctly that the software synths like Coyote only affect midi and not the RT audio which would be driven by the sound card for better or worse?
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Jim, yes, software synths only play the MIDI tracks.
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