cueharbor/starter-instruments

CueHarbor Starter Instruments

Multisampled instruments for the CueHarbor browser DAW library track (src/audio/multisample). Every file is CC0-1.0 or public domain; nothing here needs attribution and nothing is under CC-BY, Sampling+, or custom "royalty-free" terms.

The app reads catalog.json at the root, fetches one preset (.sfz or DecentSampler .dspreset) when you pick an instrument, and streams each WAV the first time its zone plays. Sample paths in presets are relative to the preset file.

Layout

catalog.json                     { "instruments": [{ id, name, license, path, bytes, description, ... }] }
<id>/instrument.sfz | .dspreset  preset the app loads (path in catalog.json)
<id>/instrument.sfz              (dspreset instruments also ship an SFZ alternate with release envelopes)
<id>/samples/*.wav               PCM WAV, original sample rate and bit depth (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit)
<id>/provenance.json             per-file source URL, source filename, license, mapping and format

Sample files are kept at their source resolution (no resampling, no bit-depth reduction). Processing was limited to trimming leading/trailing digital silence (below −66 dBFS before the attack, −80 dBFS after the tail), a short fade on trimmed tails, and, for long piano/bell decays, a length cap with a 1 s fade (felt piano 12 s, grand 16 s, upright 20 s). Octave naming in the sources was checked per folder with pitch detection, so roots are correct MIDI notes. The kalimba is retuned to equal temperament with per-zone tune.

Velocity layers, round-robins (seq_length/seq_position, DecentSampler seqMode="round_robin") and release-trigger samples are mapped wherever the source has them.

Instruments

Instrument	Preset	Category	License	Vel layers	Round-robins	Release samples	Keys (MIDI)	Format	Size	Source
Upright Piano	upright-piano/instrument.dspreset	keys	CC0-1.0	2	1	45	21–108	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	384.3 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
String Section	string-section/instrument.sfz	strings	CC0-1.0	2	2	–	26–90	44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit	105.6 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Nylon Guitar	nylon-guitar/instrument.dspreset	guitar	CC0-1.0	1	1	–	29–88	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	19.8 MB	FreePats Spanish Classical Guitar (2019-06-18)
Felt Piano	felt-piano/instrument.sfz	keys	public-domain	3	1	–	21–108	48 kHz, 16-bit	603.0 MB	Fuchs & Möhr Felt Piano by Tom Guder
FM Electric Piano	fm-piano/instrument.sfz	keys	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	8–100	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	62.2 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Grand Piano	grand-piano/instrument.sfz	keys	CC0-1.0	4	1	84	21–108	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	302.1 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Harpsichord	harpsichord/instrument.sfz	keys	CC0-1.0	1	1	28	26–88	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	65.2 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Concert Harp	harp/instrument.sfz	strings	CC0-1.0	4	1	–	24–105	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	63.0 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Pizzicato Strings	string-pizzicato/instrument.sfz	strings	CC0-1.0	2	2	–	24–90	44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit	37.2 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
French Horn	french-horn/instrument.sfz	brass	CC0-1.0	4	1	–	29–81	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	48.7 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Trombone	trombone/instrument.sfz	brass	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	30–69	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	59.6 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Trumpet	trumpet/instrument.sfz	brass	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	49–88	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	39.9 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Tuba	tuba/instrument.sfz	brass	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	25–66	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	31.2 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Bassoon	bassoon/instrument.sfz	woodwinds	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	30–79	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	35.2 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Clarinet	clarinet/instrument.sfz	woodwinds	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	46–94	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	59.4 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Flute	flute/instrument.sfz	woodwinds	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	56–100	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	49.0 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Oboe	oboe/instrument.sfz	woodwinds	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	54–93	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	34.6 MB	VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)
Tenor Saxophone	tenor-sax/instrument.sfz	woodwinds	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	40–92	48 kHz, 24-bit	99.4 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Glockenspiel	glockenspiel/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	75–112	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	12.3 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Kalimba	kalimba/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	1	2	–	39–101	48 kHz, 24-bit	20.9 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Marimba	marimba/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	37–100	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	18.3 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Tubular Bells	tubular-bells/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	56–81	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	51.4 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Vibraphone	vibraphone/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	49–92	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	32.1 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Xylophone	xylophone/instrument.sfz	mallets	CC0-1.0	2	1	–	63–112	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	4.6 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Electric Guitar (DI)	electric-guitar/instrument.sfz	guitar	CC0-1.0	4	3	72	33–90	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	118.5 MB	Karoryfer Emilyguitar
Strumstick	strumstick/instrument.sfz	guitar	CC0-1.0	3	1	–	46–85	44.1 kHz, 24-bit	88.3 MB	Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)
Synth Choir Pad	synth-choir/instrument.sfz	choir	CC0-1.0	1	1	–	33–108	44.1 kHz, 16-bit	14.4 MB	FreePats Synth Pad Choir (2020-05-16)

Sources and licenses

Source	URL	License	License evidence
FreePats Spanish Classical Guitar (2019-06-18)	https://freepats.zenvoid.org/Guitar/acoustic-guitar.html	CC0-1.0	https://github.com/freepats/spanish-classical-guitar
FreePats Synth Pad Choir (2020-05-16)	https://freepats.zenvoid.org/Synthesizer/synth-pad.html	CC0-1.0	https://github.com/freepats/synth-pad-choir
Fuchs & Möhr Felt Piano by Tom Guder	https://www.polyphone.io/en/soundfonts/pianos/683-fuchs-mohr-felt-piano	Public domain	https://www.polyphone.io/en/forum/your-creations/850-acoustic-felt-piano-upright-fuchs-mohr
Karoryfer Emilyguitar	https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.emilyguitar	CC0-1.0	https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.emilyguitar/blob/master/LICENSE
VSCO-2 Community Edition (Versilian Studios)	https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE	CC0-1.0	https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE/blob/master/LICENSE
Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL)	https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL	CC0-1.0	https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL/blob/master/LICENSE

Notes:

• VSCO-2 CE's bundled Readme.txt asks that the samples not be resold as-is and encourages credit; the repository LICENSE is the full CC0 1.0 text, which governs.
• Karoryfer Emilyguitar's readme carries an older "royalty-free, copyright 2014" line; the repository LICENSE (by the same author) is the full CC0 1.0 text.
• The felt piano was released by its author, Tom Guder, as "Public Domain" (Polyphone soundfont page license field and the author's forum post linking the WAV set).
• The synth choir is a synthesized (ZynAddSubFX) choir pad; no recorded CC0 choir multisample was found.
• No CC0 source with separate microphone positions was found for strings, so string-section has one (main) mic.

Credit is not required, but thanks to Versilian Studios (Sam Gossner), Ivy Audio (Simon Dalzell), Tom Guder, FreePats (Roberto), and Karoryfer Samples (D. Smolken).