Old Soundfonts Review

Because computer memory was scarce, SoundFont designers had to be creative. They used clever looping techniques and minimal sampling to create sounds.

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When you pressed a key on your keyboard, the computer would look up the corresponding recording in the SoundFont file and play it back. If you pressed the key harder, it might switch to a different sample (a louder, more aggressive hit), and it would pitch-shift the sample to play different notes. Because computer memory was scarce, SoundFont designers had