TOPIC: How to create a drumkit sf2

Dear Eric,Yes, it is the field which says "1 (C#)". Highlight it and replace it with the correct note number.
In the case of the side stick, this will be 37.You are correct, you should repeat this for all notes.
Make sure to use the correct note numbers, otherwise the pitch of each drum sound could be different from the original sample.When you go back to the "instruments" section, and where you have assigned your key ranges for each sample, look for any samples that do not have any key range assigned. This will appear as a blank space in the "key range" field.
Fill in the blank space with the correct key number in the General MIDI drum kit map. Repeat this until you've filled in all the blank spaces.
By default, a blank space means that the sample will play if you play any note on the keyboard. Thus, a failure to fill in blank spaces will result in the problem you initially had; the sample will play regardless of what note you play on the keyboard.I understand that soundfont creation can start off as a little daunting, and I'm glad I was able to help you.

sylvia.

Af question: lease?

"select a sample (for example "sidestick_M1L" you have highlighted), and go to the tuning section below the waveform.
Now change it to whatever you need (which in this case, will be the General MIDI drum kit map).
When you go back to the instrument, you will notice that the italic value has changed.

After changing the value in the tuning section to the key # and letter I notice in the instrument the sample root key is 0 -not the same as the key range. Do I still need the Root key parameter?.

if Tuning(Scale) is set to zero, the sample plays its actual pitch anywhere and you dont need the Root Key parameter.
because drum sounds consist for 99 percent of release (reverb), you better not scale (transpose) them, release is easily lost when transposing. the sf2 protocol transposes by changeing the bit rate, so when you play a 44 kHz sample one octave lower, it is in fact a 22 kHz sample (that is about the sound quality of Alexander Bells wire phone)
the settings you need for a drum soundfont are;
Key Range; at which key you want to hear the aound
Tuning (Scale); zero
Volume env Attack; 1 or 2 milliseconds to avoid cracks
Volume env Relaese; always start with 1 second, adjust later al gusto
Reverb; if you want the sound coming from a longer distance
Loop; for sustaining sounds