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# SoundFont Resources

[Freepats](http://freepats.zenvoid.org/) is a project dedicated to creating a free and open set of instrument patches, in any format, that can be used with softsynths.

[GeneralUser GS](http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php) is a GM and GS compatible SoundFont bank for composing or playing MIDI files.

[Percussion-SF @ ArachnoSoft](http://www.arachnosoft.com/main/download.php?id=soundfont-sf2) has some nice soundfont files for special percussion.

## SoundFont tools

[Polyphone](http://polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/) is a free program that will allow you to build new SoundFont files from scratch.

Conversion of sfz to sf2 <http://lmms.io/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4761&p=15612#p15612>:

* Load install application from <https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/>
* Run application
* Load any sfz bank
* Save it as sf2

If you have problems while loading samples, open the sfz file in a text editor and change the path for samples or remove the following setting:

`"default_path=YOUR PATH"`