Bass sax soundfonts
I am doing some composing to practice for my GCSE as well as just for fun and I want to add a bass sax to my stuff as I play it in the concert band I am in. However as far as I can tell, there aren't any soundfonts that have a bass sax sound as they usually just go down to bari. I haven't looked very far as I dont know where to look. If anybody knows where a good bass sax sound is to replace ms basic that would be appreciated. My solution for now is putting musesound bari on the bass sax. This goes for the contrabass clarinet aswell but I have seen it on some soundfonts I just can't afford them but my solution still stands just with the bass clarinet instead. The issue with this though is it doesnt go past the range of that instrument, for example anything lower than a D on the bass won't play anything because that is equivalent to a low A on the bari, which is the lowest. Any help or advice is appreciated.
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You can transpose the written part an octave up temporarily so it plays back using the available bari sax samples. Alternatively, export the MIDI and pitch-shift the audio output using a DAW (like Cakewalk, Audacity, LMMS — all free) to reach the lower register. This isn't perfect, but can give you the illusion of a bass sax.
Bass saxophone, Contrabass saxophone, and Subcontrabass saxophone are all available in the MS Basic sound set. Choose All instruments at the top of the Family list. Then type saxo in the Search box at the top of the Instrument list.
In reply to Bass saxophone, Contrabass… by TheHutch
But they all use the Baritone sax sound from MS Basic. (MIDI: Bank 0, Prog 67; MS General: Baritone Sax )
Hence the OP's question: "If anybody knows where a good bass sax sound is to replace ms basic"