electrofon.net virtual instruments - Summary
· Project purpose
To offer functional, accessible and musically valid versions of historical or unique instruments, playable directly in a web browser. The project prioritizes sound preservation, education and open access.
· Differences from conventional samplers
| Feature | Conventional samplers | electrofon.net |
|---|
| Sound phases | Attack, Sustain (loop), Release | Single sample up to 30s |
| Audio format | WAV, FLAC | MP3 at 192 kb/s |
| Player | Specialized sampler engine | Web browser (JavaScript) |
| Sampling | All notes individually | In some cases only C notes, others interpolated using midi2rate |
| Purpose | Professional performance | Accessibility, education, preservation |
· Strategies by instrument type
· Large instruments
Such as the arciorgano, the harmonium, or the ESMUC organ:
- Only C1, C2, C3... notes are sampled
- Other notes are generated using
midi2rate
- Several historical temperaments are offered to enrich the result
- Full sample sets are available on the server
- Some browser (eg. Firefox) can run into issues
· Damaged or incomplete instruments
Such as the harmonium and celesta:
- The original instruments were in poor condition
- Only the playable notes were recorded
- Missing notes were extrapolated from nearby ones
- All source material is available with full transparency
· Small and complete instruments
Such as the Ghent carillon, the claviorgan or other museum instruments:
- All actual samples are used
- No interpolation needed
- Fully functional within a browser
- The largest instrument: 1632 pipes sampled one by one
- No
midi2rate, no temperaments
- No digital manipulation: raw recorded sound
- Out-of-tune pipes included as part of its authentic character
· Transparency and access
- All original recordings are available on the server
- Simplified virtual instruments are fully functional but never misleading
- The project defends honesty, knowledge, and freedom of access
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