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DOOM Soundfont Q&A

Sep 14th, 2013
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  1. Getting Soundfonts
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  3. Q: Where do I start, where do I get soundfonts?
  4. A: Here's a large list of recommended soundfonts:
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  6. http://www.gamefront.com/files/21458874/SGM-V2.01.sf2
  7. SGM v2.01 is a good all-around soundfont, with nice guitars, bass, etc.
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  9. http://www.mediafire.com/download/ointrmv1wu0/RegressionFM_ver_1LX_Public.zip
  10. AdLib-like soundfont that may break your eardrums on some songs. Not for metal.
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  12. http://woolyss.com/chipmusic/chipmusic-soundfonts/OPL-3_FM_128M.zip
  13. A nice emulation of the Yamaha YMF262 (AKA the OPL-3) audio. Simple and nice.
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  15. http://www.mediafire.com/download/9q4htyj4bmjy8c1/the_ultimate_megadrive_soundfont_v3.rar
  16. Also an emulation soundfont, this one emulates the sound of a Sega Megadrive VERY well.
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  18. http://www.mediafire.com/download/vkvi6smxif2ng7b/8bitsf.sf2
  19. Made to sound like a NES, and definitely gets the job done at that.
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  21. http://us.un4seen.com/files/extra/WeedsGM3.zip
  22. Like SGM, it is also a good all-around soundfont. Recommended for beginners for its nice sound and small size.
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  24. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27048651/silverspring15.sf2.bz2
  25. This is basically the Brutal Doom of soundfonts. It's loud and obnoxious but can sound nice at times.
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  27. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/263088376/Patch93_SC-55_1.9.sf2
  28. The ultimate in soundfonts. Kinda. It's what DOOM was composed on, but be warned this is still just an emulation.
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  30. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rnpya9ecb9m4jh/arachno-soundfont-10-sf2.zip
  31. Arachno Soundfont is made for games. It generally sounds nice and should support many patches that are usually left out.
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  33. Q: Alright, now how do I use these soundfonts?
  34. A: There are various midi devices that you can use. Here are the ones that work with ZDoom:
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  36. Fluidsynth is recommended for beginners, just put this DLL in your ZDoom folder:
  37. http://devbuilds.drdteam.org/zdoom/fluidsynth.7z
  38. and then type in the console 'fluid_patchset C:\full\path\to\the\soundfont.sf2' (without quotes) and change your
  39. midi device in the Sound Options to Fluidsynth, then press enter on "Restart sound"
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  41. But if you're really into midi shit, you'll want to get the best of the best - BASSMIDI.
  42. It's simple as hell to set up and POWERFUL, made by the same guy who made several dozen foobar plugins.
  43. Step 1: Download BASSMIDI from the website (at the bottom there's a link labeled "Download BASSMIDI Driver")
  44. Step 2: Run setup
  45. Step 3: Go to start menu > All Programs > BASSMIDI System Synth and set up your soundfonts with the config
  46. And you're done. Set your midi driver to BASSMIDI Port A and you're good to go.
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  48. You can also get Timidity4ZDoom, which is also aight:
  49. http://www.zdoom.org/files/timidity4zdoom2.zip
  50. then edit your timidity.cfg to have the following in it:
  51. dir C:\full\path\to\the\soundfont\
  52. soundfont yoursoundfont.sf2
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  54. Alternatively, (G)ZDoom also supports GUS patches. If you have Doom 3 BFG installed you can find a patch set in the Classic folder or you can download an official copy free here to use:
  55. http://doomworld.com/idgames/?id=17127
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  57. http://zdoom.org/wiki/TiMidity++
  58. http://zdoom.org/wiki/FluidSynth
  59. http://zdoom.org/wiki/GUS
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