Soni Musicae BLANCHET-1720 sf2 version

PRESENTATION
Using this sound bank in a sampler, you can play a virtual harpsichord copied after a 18th century French
instrument by Blanchet. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop.

Please note that with a real harpsichord, you can play the first stop alone, or the second stop alone, or the lute alone,
or the first and the second stops together, or one of them and the lute, but you cannot play the three sounds together.
Respect this...

The keyboard of a harpsichord is not velocity sensitive (dynamic), and sounds at the same level whatever you press
the keys, but it seems that it is impossible to obtain with the soundfont format... To avoid dynamic differences and
respect the original instrument, you can adjust velocity in your sequencer in a way that the volume is constantly the
highest...

SOUND ESTHETICS
This bank has been created according to the following aims : we tried to produce the best soundbank possible,
without concession, i.e. without any consideration of size.

According to this, we have one sample for each note, and it lasts as long as the sound is audible : the files last
between 4 et 15 seconds for this sf2 version, without the release samples, for a total weight of 214 Mb.

You may find this recording too dry, not reverberated enough. It is a deliberate choice, because we want this bank
to be used in many contexts, mainly in a sequencer. So, it is possible to modify its sound, and add some
reverberation or other effects, exactly as the user likes, what would have been impossible with a less neutral sound
(for ex : church or concert hall).

The harpsichord has been tuned to A 415 Hz and to equal temperament. But, in order to make it easier to use with
most of modern instruments (in a sequencer for example), we transposed a semi-tone, to get a 440 Hz tuned
harpsichord. So you can play it in your compositions without problem.
 LICENSE BLANCHET-1720 : CONDITIONS OF USE

Copyright by Eric BRICET and Jean Yves GARET. August, 28th 2005

The sound bank «Blanchet-1720» has been sampled by Eric Bricet and Jean Yves Garet, in August 2005. The
authors have decided to distribute it freely to anyone who will find it useful.

The free licence grants you the right to use the sound bank according to these conditions :

§ 1 - The licence is granted for an indefinite period of time. Were the obligations of this contract not respected, we
could require the user not to use the bank any more.

§ 2 - It is forbidden to sell this sound bank or to insert the samples in any commercial application. It is forbidden to
modify the samples (except for a strictly personal use). However, it is possible to create new mapping files (for any
software) but this has to be reserved for personal use, and these creations have to be transmitted to the authors, who
might distribute them freely.
Public use and recordings are accepted freely.

§ 3 - Even if it is distributed without any restriction, the authors keep property and rights on the sound bank
«Blanchet-1720 ».

§ 4 - If the user do not comply with these conditions, it could lead to legal prosecution. The court of jurisdiction
will be in France. The French version of this contract will be applied.

Commercial distribution of this sound bank is illegal and can lead to legal action.

§ 5 - It is forbidden to distribute this sound bank «Blanchet-1720» without permission.

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