Can't save GS Wavetable Synth as SF2!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:44 am
Hi, I'm new here. I created an account on this forum just so I can ask for help about this one big problem I'm having:
I first downloaded Viena on my old Windows 7 PC, because I needed it to convert the GS Wavetable Synth soundfont "gm.dls" to an sf2, so it can be compatible with VirtualMIDISynth. I imported the sf2 into VMS and it worked just fine. Then my computer's motherboard died, and unfortunately, I didn't backup that sf2 file, so now I have to convert the dls file again on my new computer (which is also Windows 7). I'm doing it the same way I did before: open "gm.dls", save it as "gm.sf2", import it into VMS, play a MIDI file, and... nope! "Error 41 while loading soundfont".
Both computers are Windows 7 64-bit, so it's not a problem with my computer. My other soundfonts work just fine, so it's not a problem with VMS. However, I am using a new version of Viena. Maybe it's a bug introduced in the new version.
(By the way, I know I can use GS Wavetable Synth without VMS, but then it won't sound as good because there's no chorus and reverb effects. That's why I wanted to convert it in the first place.)
So, can someone help me fix this? Or if it can't be fixed now, can I get a download link to an older version of Viena?
I first downloaded Viena on my old Windows 7 PC, because I needed it to convert the GS Wavetable Synth soundfont "gm.dls" to an sf2, so it can be compatible with VirtualMIDISynth. I imported the sf2 into VMS and it worked just fine. Then my computer's motherboard died, and unfortunately, I didn't backup that sf2 file, so now I have to convert the dls file again on my new computer (which is also Windows 7). I'm doing it the same way I did before: open "gm.dls", save it as "gm.sf2", import it into VMS, play a MIDI file, and... nope! "Error 41 while loading soundfont".
Both computers are Windows 7 64-bit, so it's not a problem with my computer. My other soundfonts work just fine, so it's not a problem with VMS. However, I am using a new version of Viena. Maybe it's a bug introduced in the new version.
(By the way, I know I can use GS Wavetable Synth without VMS, but then it won't sound as good because there's no chorus and reverb effects. That's why I wanted to convert it in the first place.)
So, can someone help me fix this? Or if it can't be fixed now, can I get a download link to an older version of Viena?