Custom Sounds with SoundFonts

Better Ears comes with some standard sounds, like piano, organ and guitar. To add other sounds, Better Ears supports the SoundFont 2 format (.sf2).

Adding SoundFonts

SoundFonts can be selected and added under Audio / MIDI Settings.

Audio / MIDI Settings

All available SoundFonts are listed in the "Sounds" menu under the "Tonal exercises" section. If you have not added a SoundFont yet, only the supplied SoundFont (Build In) is available.

Menu with SoundFonts

To add a new SoundFont, click on the "+" button on the right of the "Sounds" menu or select the "Add SountFont" menu entry. You have the possibility to add SoundFonts from 2 different sources.

Add SoundFonts

1.) Browse free SoundFonts

Browse free SoundFonts

This is a list of preselected free SoundFonts. By clicking on the "info" button you can access infos with copyright information about the SoundFont. Some SoundFonts also come with a sound sample. To download a SoundFont, select the appropriate item and click the "Download" button.

2.) Select a SoundFont file

This opens a file selector window, where you can select a SoundFont file from your computer.