
The  _/_k_b  ("keyboard")  _s_f_l_i_b directory includes multisample
sets of piano and harpsichord soundfiles.  These include the
following sets of multisamples:

II.. GGrroouuppss ooff ssaammpplleess wwiitthhoouutt lloooopp ppooiinnttss::

_p_n_1  (piano 1) : many of these samples are of mediocre audio
quality
_p_n_1_._p (piano 1 pizzicato) : samples from the same  piano  as
the  _p_n_1 group, but the strings were plucked with fingertips
rather than played with the hammers from the keyboard
     The soundboard was miced very closely for these record
     ings  and  the  resulting  audio  quality is very "wet"
     (reverberant) -- too reverberant for many purposes

IIII.. GGrroouuppss ooff ssaammpplleess wwiitthh lloooopp ppooiinnttss::

_p_n_2_._l_o_o_p (piano multiset 2):
     Mono and ST (stereo) versions are available;  IMPORTANT
     : these soundfiles need fade-outs
_p_n_3_._l_o_o_p (piano multiset 3):
     Mono  and ST (stereo) versions are available;  the tim
     bre is brighter than the _p_n_2 multisamples; IMPORTANT  :
     these soundfiles need fade-outs
_h_o_n_k_y_t_o_n_k_p_n_._l_o_o_p  : honky tonk piano
_p_f_t_e_l_o_o_p (pianoforte): an eighteenth century pianoforte
_h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._1  (harpsichord  1) : 16 foot stop, 37 samples;
the timbre is relatively mellow
_h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._2 (harpsichord 2) : (16 and 8 foot  stops  cou
pled);
     "fatter,"  more  "reverberant  than  _h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._1 and
     _h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._3)
     timbre is somewhat  brighter  than  _h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._1  but
     less  bright than the _h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._3 and _h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._4
     s
_h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._3 (harpsichord 3) :
     similar to harpsichord as  hpschordloop.2  &  hpschord
     loop.1  but  with 8 and 4 foot stops coupled; timbre is
     bright, thin, "steely"
_h_p_s_c_h_o_r_d_l_o_o_p_._4 (harpsichord 4) :
     Mono and ST (stereo) versions are available;
     timbre is bright, full; loops on notes above _f_s_3 become
     progressively  shorter,  leading  to  annoying tremolos
     between _f_s_3 and _g_s_4 and artifacts above _a_4

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To obtain beginning and ending loop  points for all  of  the
samples designed for looping you can
       consult  the  _p_d_f format file _s_f_l_i_b_l_o_o_p_s on the _D_O_C_s
     page of the ECMC web site
      (Linux and SGI systems only) :  consult the  _e_c_m_c_h_e_l_p
     file _s_f_l_i_b_l_o_o_p_s
       (Linux  and SGI systems only) : Use the ECMC utility

          Type:  _s_f_l_i_b_l_o_o_p_s (with no arguments) for a  brief
          usage  summary,  or else see the _m_a_n page for this
          utility

