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Sfx Links

  MPEG4-SA Home Page

This is the definitive source for SAOL information. written and maintained by Eric Scheirer (primary author of the SAOL language, and editor of the  MPEG4-SA standard).

  The MPEG-4 SA Final Draft Standard

A PDF file containing the final draft of the MPEG-4 SA standard. The current ISO standard contains  some minor corrections to the final draft, but the final draft is free.

  The MPEG-4 Structured Audio Book

An online book about MPEG-4 SA and SAOL. The book provides tuturials and examples. Written by John Lazzaro and John Wawrzynek, authors of the SFRONT SAOL compiler. 

  John Lazzaro's SA Home Page

A goldmine of information about SA, well written and well presented. Highly recommended. The The MPEG-4 Structured Audio Book (which is a part of this site) is an indispensible resource for anyone who wants to develop SAOL programs.

  Saol.net

Provides tutorials, samples, discussion groups, all centered around SAOL and MPEG4-SA.
  The MPEG Working Group

The home page of the MPEG working group (a working comittee of the ISO/IEC). The MPEG Working group is responsible for developing the MPEG-4 standard. This page provides a good overview of the full scope of the MPEG-4 standard, and the current state of MPEG-4 on the standards track.

SoundFont Links

There are literally thousands of SoundFonts available on the net, some free, some otherwise, some magnificent, some otherwise. Here are a few links to get you started.

  SoundFont.com EMU SoundFonts

SoundFont collections available for purchase from EMU Systems. Particularly recommended is the "EMU8100-04CD General MIDI" SoundFont CD, that contains the 8MB GM/GS compatible SoundFont bank that I currently use (USD$20).

  The Sound Site

Various free SoundFonts, including several free GM and GS SoundFonts.

  Hammer Sound

This site includes a comprehensive index to free SoundFonts available on the internet.

 

 

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