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Description:
Soundfont editor for quickly designing musical instruments

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.5.1,130@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio soundfont music-production editor sf2

Install: brew install --cask polyphone

About:
Polyphone is a cross-platform graphical editor designed for creating and modifying Soundfont files (SF2, SF3, SFZ). It allows users to visualize and edit the complex hierarchy of instruments, samples, and articulations within a soundfont. The tool simplifies the process of crafting high-quality virtual instruments for use in digital audio workstations and music composition software.

Key Features:

Intuitive graphical interface for editing Soundfont (SF2/SF3) and SFZ files
Advanced sample management with pitch, loop, and envelope editing
Support for layers, modulators, and instrument articulations
Cross-platform availability (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Use Cases:

Creating custom virtual instruments from recorded audio samples
Editing and optimizing existing Soundfonts for better performance
Converting between different audio formats within soundfonts

Alternatives:

Vienna Soundfont Studio – A legacy proprietary editor; Polyphone offers a modern, open-source alternative with broader format support.
SfarkXT – Primarily a decompression tool; Polyphone provides full editing capabilities.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 3:17am	2.5.1,130	0	VERSION_BUMP	7b37d4f1