Fluida LV2 for sf2 soundfont
Apr 1, 2022
Fluida is A new UI LV2 plugin for linux based on Fluidsynth so it support .sf2 sound fonts like Compifont or Sonatina and many others. It works well on Linux with Reaper and Ardour.
Install
We can simply install by compiling it:
git clone https://github.com/brummer10/Fluida.lv2.git
git submodule init
git submodule update
makesudo cp -r Fluida/Fluida.lv2 ~/.lv2/Fluida.lv2
Use
Scan LV2 from your favourite daw and add Fluida. If you do not knwo how you can follow this guide.
Conclusions
The sf2 soundfount are surpassed in general from .sfz and also decent sampler, but they generally are very very light and work quickly so to have a lightweight session sometimes I use this kind of soundfont.
Enjoy!