Soundfonts *.sf2 vs *.sfz

[Franny23dmt]

So I tried to use the soundfont SCC Expressive Strings mentioned in the LMMS documentation, but they are *.sfz files, and LMMS doesnt recognise them. I tried changing the extension to *.sf2 like other soundfonts that i use, but it didnt work as you would expect .

Any insight into this? thanks!

[musikbear]

I tried changing the extension to *.sf2 like other soundfonts that i use, but it didnt work as you would expect .

Yes you cant do that. You need a player

[zonkmachine]

Here is one open source application that can convert .sfz files to .sf2.
https://www.polyphone-soundfonts.com/en/