... SF2: for SB Live! and Audigy
In addition to its own format with the file extension .VS3, VSampler
also exports soundbanks in SF2 format, an ability that will especially
please owners of SB Live!™ and Audigy™ soundcards. VSampler is the clever
comfort-alternative to classic SF2 editors, because it doesn't limit the
user to the capabilities of the SF2 format generally. With VSampler you
can create SF2s easier than ever, to play them back as usual through an SB
Live!™ or SB Audigy™ soundcard, or you can load them into any other SF2
player. At the same time you stay independent of any specific hardware -
indeed the best of both worlds.
... VC3: up to 20:1 compressd for Internet exchange
VSampler allows direct loading and storing of compressed soundbanks,
which are much smaller than the uncompressed standard type. This
compressed type has the file extension .VC3. Depending on the purpose, you
have 2 types to choose from:
- lossless: for archive-purposes, approx. 2:1, which thanks to
Flac is
better than Rar/Zip/Ace
- lossy: to exchange larger sound banks over the internet, thanks to
Ogg Vorbis even at 20:1 the quality is astonishingly good (better
than MP3), default compression is approx. 10:1
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