PatchesDB is a Python based web server application for creating an online instrument database. It is still in development but it is already a rather powerful system for cataloging and sharing instruments.
The Resonance Instrument Database is the current testing site for this software and also aims to be an online community for free instrument sounds.
Features
- Supports all instrument formats that libInstPatch supports (SoundFont, DLS and GigaSampler currently)
- User accounts and authoring profiles for publishing content
- Category browsing of instruments
- Licensing using Creative Commons licenses
- Automated importing and compression of user contributed instruments using CRAM
- Uses libInstPatch to parse files and import instrument information into database
- Comment and rating system
- Powerful search features
