soundfontInstrument

soundfontInstrument#

csoundengine.csoundlib.soundfontInstrument(sfpath, name)[source]#

Get the instrument number from a preset

The returned instrument number can be used with csound opcodes like sfinstr or sfinstr3

Parameters:
  • sfpath (str) – the path to a .sf2 file. “?” to open a file-browser dialog

  • name (str) – the instrument name

Return type:

int | None

Returns:

the instrument index, if exists