SoundFont is a file format for sample based instrument sounds. Originally created by Creative Labs and EMU Systems and used in the SoundBlaster AWE 32 and later cards. There are now many other hardware platforms and software synthesizers supporting this format. SoundFont 2.0 and later are open formats and the specification is freely available.
Resources
- Wikipedia SoundFont page - Good overview of SoundFont format and other resources.
- SoundFont 2.4 specification - PDF document describing SoundFont format technical details.
- Creative Labs Developer Documentation - Specifications, docs, SF2 test files, etc.
- Hammersound - A nice resource for downloading free SoundFont instrument files.
