.SFARK File Extension

Compressed SoundFont Archive

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What is an SFARK file?

An SFARK file is a compressed archive that contains several .SF2 (SoundFont Sound Bank) or .SBK (E-MU SoundFont Sound Bank) files. Musicians create SFARK files using the sfArk SoundFont compression utility.

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Screenshot of a .sfark file in sfArk
SFARK file open in sfArk

Several audio cards and MIDI players can play audio samples saved as SF2 or SBK files. These files typically have large file sizes, which can make sharing them with other musicians difficult.

If a musician wants to send several SF2 or SBK files to another musician, they can package the files as a single, compressed SFARK archive. The other musician can then use sfArk to decompress the archive and access the sound banks it contains.

How to open an SFARK file

You can use sfArk (multiplatform) to decompress an SFARK file and extract the .SF2 and .SBK files it contains. You can then open those files in any audio player or editor that supports those formats. (For example, you can open an SBK file in FMJ-Software Awave Studio.)

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Programs that open SFARK files

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