Greetings.
 
I have an older version of Cakewalk Sonar (Producer Edition 6) and I got setup on my new PC.  Everything works great - even done some test recordings and I'm liking the results!
 
The only thing I didn't get migrated over from my old PC/setup is a plugin/vst/application to use Soundfonts.  
 
SFZ appears to be no longer existing.  
 
I have Livesynth Pro on my old setup still.  I remember getting it from this URL as a free download.
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/livesynth_pro_by_liveupdate
...but the download is no longer available and I no longer have the setup file to migrate to my new system.
 
A previous forum post, someone recommended to me TX16WX as a free soundfont player.
http://www.tx16wx.com/
...which it is in fact free and a soundfont player, however - its a stand alone application only.  ....meaning, I can't use it to record soundfonts in Cakewalk.
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The point of this thread, my request for help is,
1) is there a an application available to where I can use soundfonts in my version of CAKEWALK?
or
2) is there something better than soundfonts I can use?  (I'm not a Luddite, I'm just terrible at keeping up with the times)
 
I don't have a problem paying for plugins if it fulfills what I need.
Please help.  Any and all leads would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you very much,
 

sfz is still bundled with SONAR although I have no experience using the version bundled with SONAR 6 on a modern OS. Pretty sure LiveSynth Pro is long gone. TX16Wx is a VST which should work in SONAR 6, it does work in newer versions of SONAR.

There is another thread about SFZ.  It is still out there.  Search in the instruments forum.
 
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EverSoul
.... someone recommended to me TX16WX as a free soundfont player.
http://www.tx16wx.com/
...which it is in fact free and a soundfont player, however - its a stand alone application only.  ....meaning, I can't use it to record soundfonts in Cakewalk.
....

Not sure why you think it's standalone only.  I just downloaded and tested in Sonar.  Installs and loads fine as VST instrument.

JonD

EverSoul
.... someone recommended to me TX16WX as a free soundfont player.
http://www.tx16wx.com/
...which it is in fact free and a soundfont player, however - its a stand alone application only.  ....meaning, I can't use it to record soundfonts in Cakewalk.
....

Not sure why you think it's standalone only.  I just downloaded and tested in Sonar.  Installs and loads fine as VST instrument.

Do you have Sonar Producer 6?  
Because I don't get any SoftSynth/VST options using it.
 

AT
There is another thread about SFZ.  It is still out there.  Search in the instruments forum.
 
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Thanks.  I will.
 
I did find another site that had a Livesynth Pro download, so finding what I need to use Soundfonts might be solved.
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Going back to the 2) from my original post - are soundfonts the pinnacle of instrument sounds?  ....or is there something better out there?
 

EverSoul
 
Do you have Sonar Producer 6?  
Because I don't get any SoftSynth/VST options using it.
 ....

No, I have Sonar X3 and Plat.  And I didn't get any SoftSynth/VST options during the install either. 
 
But the DLL file installed in my VST folder. 
 
If not in your VST folder, have you looked in the other "usual" locations? (Steinberg folder, Program Files, etc.)

I directed the install directly into my Cakewalk folders.  (VST into VST and so forth)
The (dll) files are there, but I still don't think its compatible with 6 Producer.
There's just no communication between the two.
 
That being said, I'm looking for practical software options here.
Having awesome features really diminishes if it takes hours of scratching my head, talking to people and digging around the internet for solutions - just to figure out how to turn the @#$%ing thing on.
 
I appreciate the effort though, but I'm cutting my losses with TX16WX.
Livesynth Pro works for sure, because I've already used it for years on my other setup.
 

Well, its back to the drawing board.  Apparently, LiveSynth Pro is 32 bit only - and I'm on a 64bit install.  I've got a few other things I want to keep that are 64 bit...
 
....but I've litterally installed 5 different applications hoping something will actually do what it says it will do.  Sonar 6 sees NONE of them.
 
Tried jbridge hoping it would work with LiveSynth Pro - it doesn't.
 
Rough night.  I've spent hours on this and gotten nowhere.
(thought sforzando was a lead - nope)
 
Ugh...
 

EverSoul
...LiveSynth Pro is 32 bit only - and I'm on a 64bit install.  I've got a few other things I want to keep that are 64 bit...

 
Do you realise that you can have both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Sonar installed together side by side? If some plugins don't work in 64 they may work in 32.

Do any third party VST effects or instruments you have installed show up and work correctly?