How to decompress a compressed SoundFont
Generally, SoundFont tends to be heavy, so it may be compressed by dedicated software.
In this article, I will show you how to decompress such files.
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How to decompress for .sfpack files
The .sfpack file is compressed by SFPack.
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You can dounload the software from site above and decompress the compressed file.
How to decompress for .sfArk files
A .sfArk file is compressed by software called sfArk, but the official website of the software is closed.
Fortunately, there is an online converter, so use it.
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If the file is heavy and the online converter cannot takes care it, it seems that Awave Studio software supports decompression and you can use it.
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If you do not mind to use command line tools, you can choose to use it.
GitHub - raboof/sfarkxtc: Basic sfArk decompressorBasic sfArk decompressor. Contribute to raboof/sfarkxtc development by creating an account on GitHub.
If you absolutely need the original software file, I think it is safe to download it from the Internet Archive.
sfArk SoundFont Compression | melodymachine.com
How to decompress for .zip / .lzh / .rar files
These can be decompressed with general compression / decompression software.
There is also a lot of free software. I use 7-Zip.
7-Zip
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