unfa🇺🇦
I'm trying to get the Sfizz LV2 plugin to work so I can use Virtual Playing Orchestra's SFZ files with Ardour. So far no go - anyone had any luck with it?
https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz
sfztools/sfizz

SFZ parser and synth c++ library, providing AU / LV2 / VST3 plugins and JACK standalone client - sfztools/sfizz

Jan 28, 2020 at 11:36pmTusky
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020
@unfa Maybe you could use LinuxSampler inside Ardour and configure it via Qsampler? I was also trying to use some sfz orchestral files some days ago and that was the solution I came up
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020
@unfa I've never used sfz files before, so I'm not quite sure if it solves your problem
Show threadunfa🇺🇦Jan 29, 2020
@darias Hmm, I never understood how does the LinuxSampler plug-in work. It seems to do nothing. Maybe I should look into it though.
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020
@unfa @darias You need to add it as a lv2 in ardour and then opem qsampler outside as a standalone app to configure. Pretty weird
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020
@unfa @darias Also it seems carla can load sfz files, just tested a couple of minutes ago. You need to setup the path of sfz files in settings and then when addimg a new node select refresh to make them appear in the selector
Show threadunfa🇺🇦Jan 29, 2020
@darias Oh! I could use Carla Rack plugin to play them in Ardour then!
Show threadunfa🇺🇦Jan 29, 2020
@darias I've tried it on Windows so far, but no luck. Ardour crashes :P
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020
@unfa More reasons not to use that OS then ;D. This is me using the Virtual Playing Orchestra 3 on Arch. I think you are currently using Manjaro as your main distro, so it should behave the same there. Also tested in lmms.
Show threadunfa🇺🇦Jan 29, 2020
@darias Nice! Yeah, I would love to use Linux at work here, but it'd only cause problems - I need to run code other people wrote on Windows.
Show threadFreddie TurbinaJan 29, 2020

@unfa Maybe you could use the sforzando vst in ardour?

https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html

Plogue | sforzando :: Free SFZ Player

sforzando is a free, highly SFZ 2.0 compliant sample player.

Show threadunfa🇺🇦Jan 29, 2020
@darias I was thinking about it, but I am not sure if licensing allows commercial use. I couldn't deduct it from the EULA. So I thought I'll try libre solutions first.
Show threadMarkku TavastiJan 31, 2020
@unfa libremusicproduction.com/tutor…
Linuxsampler and Ardour: Using them together | Libre Music Production

Show threadMidgardNov 9, 2020

@unfa I compiled #sfizz and did `make install` and it works in #Ardour if I set the LV2_PATH environment variable to include /usr/local/lib.

I have a glorious Virtual Playing Orchestra now, but for some reason it every time I stop playback, Ardour's whole UI freezes for maybe 20 seconds... unless I select JACK as Transport Master.

Show threadMidgardNov 9, 2020
@unfa The freeze is proportional to the amount of sfizz tracks I have.
Show threadunfa🇺🇦Nov 9, 2020
@midgard I've got no idea what this is, have you talked to #sfizz developers about it? Maybe it's a bug on their side?
Show threadMidgardNov 9, 2020
@unfa Ha, I just found that the problem doesn't exist on older versions. I've pinpointed the exact commit with #git bisect and I'll be in touch with the devs. Thanks!