| What Format works best
with my Digital Sampler? In short, SoundFont is the easiest, WAV comes in second, Audio takes the most effort to load but on the other hand, it works with absolutley every sampler. Below you will find a chart of the most popular Hardware and Software Samplers and Keyboards and the file formats they support.
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| Sampler | Type: | Format: |
| Steinberg Halion | PC/Mac | Soundfont |
| Emagic EXS24 / EXSP24 | PC/Mac | Soundfont |
| Native Instruments Kontakt | PC/Mac | Soundfont |
| Native Instruments Reaktor | PC/Mac | WAV |
| VSamp 3.3 (Software Synth for Mac) | Mac | Soundfont |
| Bitheadz Unity DS-1 | PC/Mac | Soundfont |
| E-mu (newer models) | Hardware Sampler | Soundfont |
| Akai (newer models) | Hardware Sampler | WAV |
| Roland (newer models keyboards and samplers) | Standalone | WAV |
| Korg (newer models keyboards and samplers) | Standalone | WAV |
| Yamaha (newer models keyboards and samplers) | Standalone | WAV |
| Ensoniq ASR-X | Hardware Sampler | WAV |
| Gigasampler | PC/Mac | WAV |
| Kurzweil (newer models) | Hardware Sampler | WAV |
| Creamware Pulsar | PC/Mac | WAV |
| All older Samplers or Sampling Keyboards: | Audio CD |