Plogue Sforzando v1 822-R2R

sforzando is a free, highly SFZ 2.0 compliant sample player. Advanced sample hobbyists now have a powerful tool to experiment and share instruments without relying on proprietary formats. sforzando has only one instrument slot; no fancy UI, effects or mixers. Every tweak has to be done at the SFZ file level, no cheating!

sforzando is also a name given for a sudden change in music dynamics which, in musical notation, is represented by the “sfz” symbol.

Free As In Free Me From Proprietary Formats

The SFZ Format is widely accepted as the open standard to define the behavior of a musical instrument from a bare set of sound recordings. Being a royalty-free format, any developer can create, use and distribute SFZ files and players for either free or commercial purposes.

So when looking for flexibility and portability, SFZ is the obvious choice. That’s why it’s the default instrument file format used in the ARIA Engine.

Changes since since previous 1.801 release:

v1.822 May 6th 2015
• ARIA Engine update
• Fixed scanning in FL12

v1.816 March 12th 2015
• Added Saturation plugin.

v1.814 March 2nd 2015
v1.809 February 9th 2015
• Fixed parameter automation in a few hosts