How to make Windows to use gs_instruments.dls from mac?

[eviluess]

Hey, I have some music written in mac, using gs_instruments.dls through DLSMusicDevice.

But I didn't find a Windows VSTi support loading a DLS to synth.

I have tried baseMidi and SynthFont, they support SF2 only.

I used Awave Studio v11.3 to convert the dls to sf2, but the "sustain" length seems all wrong. Even "Strings", their sustain is 0, and sounds like playing marc ...

I also tried to just open the DLS in Awave Studio, and the sustain value are really all wrong.

Why Apple always do something abnormal ....

I tried convert gm.dls from Windows to sf2 with Awave Studio, everything goes right.

So:

1. Is there any soft synth (VSTi/DXi) support loading DLS in Windows?
2. How to correctly convert gs_instruments.dls to sf2?

Thanks!!

[akademie]

Try "Awave Studio" converter here
https://www.fmjsoft.com/awavestudio.html

and here is its complete list of supported formats:
https://www.fmjsoft.com/awavestudio.html#formats

[eviluess]

Originally Posted by akademie

Try "Awave Studio" converter here
https://www.fmjsoft.com/awavestudio.html

and here is its complete list of supported formats:
https://www.fmjsoft.com/awavestudio.html#formats

I tried it already, v10.5 and v11.3, both is incorrect.
It makes all sustain to 0.

[tparker24]

Check our sforzando by Plogue. It's free sfz player and is highly regarded. It handles DLS by automatically converting them to sfz, just like it does for sf2.

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/sforzando-by-plogue

https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html

[eviluess]

Originally Posted by tparker24

Check our sforzando by Plogue. It's free sfz player and is highly regarded. It handles DLS by automatically converting them to sfz, just like it does for sf2.

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/sforzando-by-plogue

https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html

I tried this.
But it doesn't support "program change" event.
Thus I need to manually select in the software.
Not the one I am seeking for.

Thanks~