TOPIC: Batch convert SFZ to SF2, no changes [I give up]

Since the latest version of Polyphone (which can read FLAC-files as audio samples) many SFZ-instruments can be read with Polyphone. That's why I personally converted several soundfonts to SFZ, because then I have a format which is readable with Polyphone but also with applications for SFZ-files. (SForZando can import soundfonts, though than the samples are stored within one big consolidated audio file and it can happen frequently it doesn't sound like it's supposed to).

The troubles appear when soundfonts contain modulators. Or vice versa when the SFZ-files contain opcodes about behaviour which is not included in the soundfont specs. (Here are those specs by the way. Good luck by reading it hahaha!)

Back to the subject. I guess converting sampled instruments to another format is often a time-consuming challenge. 20 years ago when musicians used hardware samplers ... when they needed to use a soundbank built for another sampler instead of their own it often resulted in no other option than using the samples and program it from scratch to make it compatible for their own sampler.

@bottrop I will take a look at your link later. And yes, for mixing it's usually better when the separate tracks are in mono.

Thanks for all the input.

I guess it's right that there are plenty of SF2s out there and maybe I should just trawl. Just that there are/were so many atrocious ones, that that itself could be time consuming...big time.

EDIT: I will in my "defence" add that the whole point of my question was that if I could do the thing with a batch file, it would be absolutely no trouble at all...start file, go to coffee.

I suppose I should cherry-pick the ones I have then start looking for others.I

I agree that stereo samples are a waste of time and are actually detrimental. I particularly hate pianos that pan right across the stereo image. You don't want to present it as if it's the player that's hearing it!