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The ULTIMATE LeapFrog Leap-font (4 Instrument Packs in 1 file)

Here is LeapFrog's Leap-font, the soundfont used in LeapFrog toys and LeapPad models, Imagination Desk, My First LeapPad, Leapster games. I've recreated loop points and envelopes for each instrument being sampled (well, the loop points are - at least - decent). The SoundFont is not 100% GM, 'specially the drums -- it's almost GM compatible most of the times, so don't worry. ALL of the instrument samples are included and are somewhat remastered in High Quality, since I recreated the Leap-font, being faithful and true to the originals. The complete collection includes 4 packs (included in 1 ZIP file here) you can also download from their respective links:

PACK 1: LeapPad Mainstream Models/Leapster/Imagination Desk/Quantum Pad Instrument Collection: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/2297

PACK 2: My First LeapPad/LeapZone Learning Toys Instrument Collection (2000-2007): https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/2298

PACK 3: Learning Screen Karaoke Instrument Bundle: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/2285

PACK 4: Complete: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/2290

The Leap-font Wavetable Synthesis (or Leap-font for short) is LeapFrog's trademark soundfont and LeapFrog's audio sound engine that was used for a variety of LeapFrog toys. It is a sound-font MIDI hardware synth (sound/music playback routine) who has an embedded on-chip synth in a system (e.g. LeapPad and Leapster) directing SYN files referring to a set of commands representing notes and onboard instruments inside the audio engine.

It is sometimes nicknamed as the LeapPad MIDI Sequencer, first created by Explore Technologies for the Odyssey Globe. It was architected by Richard Marriott and Brad Fuller.

Music data, for example, may be transferred to and from the interactive learning appliance according to a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) or MIDI-like protocol. Each SYN audio resource may be a set of commands representing instruments and notes. In some embodiments, the actual instrument sound files are not stored with the SYN audio resource, just the commands. This allows musical sets of commands to specify complex musical pieces with very high quality in very small space.

The instrument sounds and notes are stored in a RAW audio resource file which may be an uncompressed binary file representing a sound. It may be used when high quality audio output is desired.

The Leap-font is a lot more advanced, which works a lot like MIDI (musical instrument digital interface). The instrument system in the Leap-font has so much more that he or she can do with it. The Leap-font has 74 instruments and supports 6 channels, which means he or she can have up to 6 instruments or multiple tracks with the same instrument playing at once.

The Leap-font was used on the higher end toys (e.g. LeapPad Learning System (1999), My First LeapPad, Turbo Twist, the Leapster up until the Leapster 2) and even some cheaper ones (e.g. Learning Screen Karaoke, See and Learn Driver, Leap's Learning Band, School Time Leaptop (songs) and Fridge DJ). Also, each instrument's samples are multi-sampled, or sampled with each range having a specific sample across its specific notes. All of the instruments are named by Brad Fuller, displaying Program Numbers in proper GM coding order with bank selection 0; the variants have the bank selection 1 or higher.

This soundfont is used for music written for LeapFrog's Children-oriented products. The platforms each have a restricted embedded system with onboard instruments.

The following list gives examples of Leap-font uses in the music written for LeapFrog-oriented products, also there is which instrument pack to use for that toy:

A. LeapPad (use pack 1)

B. My First LeapPad (use pack 2)

C. Little Touch LeapPad (use pack 1)

D. Imagination Desk (use pack 1)

E. Turbo Twist Line (use pack 1)

F. School Time LeapTop (use pack 2)

G. Explorer Globe (under the name Odyssey Globe; worldwide premiere) (use pack 1 or 2 or 4)

H. Leap’s Learning Band (use pack 2)

I. See and Learn Driver (use pack 1)

J. Leap's Phonics Pond [sample-based]

K. Leap's Phonics Library [sample-based]

L. Learning Screen Karaoke (use pack 1 or 3)

M. Leapster (another most notable use) (use pack 1)

N. Fridge DJ Magnetic Learning Radio (use pack 1 or 3)

O. LeapStart Learning Gym (use pack 1)

P. Dreamscapes Soother (use pack 1)

Q. Letter Factory Board Game (use pack 1)

R. Tag Reader (use pack 1)

S. Learn Around Playground Table (use pack 1)

T. IQuest (use pack 1)

U. Learn and Groove Alphabet Drum (use pack 1)

If you're a huge LeapFrog fan, use this soundfont to make LeapFrog-styled tunes to kick your nostalgia in your pants! Experience the GM sounds of LeapFrog's Built-in MIDI Synthesizer in all its glory!

SOUNDFONT DEMO: https://archive.org/details/leap-frog-leap-font-official-release-link-in-description

Archive Download: https://archive.org/details/leap-font-complete-collection-4-instrument-packs

Deviantart Download: https://www.deviantart.com/smochdar/art/LeapFrog-s-Leap-font-OFFICIAL-961075346