Tutorials

Create a soundfont from scratch

Learn the basics to create a new soundfont.

How to prepare a sample

An instrument built in a soundfont is made of samples, coming for example from the recordings of a real instrument. This tutorial describes how to add and prepare a sample in a soundfont.

Custom releases

The purpose of this tutorial is to create expressive instruments using looped samples whose releases have been recorded. You will learn how to fully use the capabilities of such a sample, by using the attack and sustain of the sample but also its release.

Use Polyphone as a synthesizer

Polyphone isn't just a soundfont editor, it's also a full-featured synthesizer that lets you play along with a MIDI keyboard. This tutorial shows you how to launch Polyphone in synth mode.

Create a synthesizer with a Raspberry Pi

Coming soon!

Read a MIDI file with a soundfont

MIDI files contain MIDI messages which, when put together, form a melody. They can be combined with a synthesizer using a soundfont, and this tutorial shows how to use a MIDI file to test the rendering of a soundfont.