Converting SFF2 files to SFF1

[Tommarr]

I believe that I read (but now can't find) a thread that said that SFF2 files can be converted to SFF1.
I own a Genos and CGP1000. The CGP is old and uses the SFF1 file format.

I have successfully loaded SFF1 files (from PSR website) and use them on both instruments, since Genos is backwards compatible.

Going the other way, how do I convert SFF2 files for use on my older instrument?

Thanks!

[DrakeM]

Converting styles from SFF2 to SFF1 is very labor intense process. You don't need to learn how as very style that can be converted has most likely already been converted.

Here are two links:

Here are 532 styles converted I did years ago:
https://www.psrtutorial.com/sty/collections/drake.html

Here are 3963 styles converted by Onacimus:
https://www.psrtutorial.com/sty/collections/onacimus.html

The newer SFF2 styles currently use much more advanced Mega voices from Guitar, Horns and Strings. These Mega voices can't been modified to work by simply choosing a non Mega voice to replace it.

Drake

[Jørgen]

Hi
Try my "Style Format 2 Converter" software found at
http://www.jososoft.dk/yamaha/software/sf2c/index.htm
Regards
Jørgen

[pjd]

As Drake to, the real trick is converting the rest of the MIDI stuff enabled by SFF2.

Yamaha sometimes use the name "SFF GE (Guitar Edition)" instead of SFF2. (Technically, "SFF2" refers to the MIDI marker at the beginning of an SFF2 style file.) In short, SFF GE improves the realism of MegaVoice guitar parts.

Then there are non-SFF2 related things to be converted for an older keyboard: replacing new DSP effects with old ones, replacing new voices with old ones, etc.

All of this is pretty labor-intensive. If you're doing your own styles, it's sometimes easier to start out with SFF1 and convert to SFF2! At least the SFF1 style will play on a newer keyboard (as you mentioned) and you can convert at your convenience.

All the best -- pj