---
name: "sfizz_render"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sfizz-standalone"
version: "1.2.3-15"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sfizz_render"
---

# sfizz\_render(1)

Render a MIDI file as a WAV file using an SFZ instrument description.

## NAME

sfizz\_render - Render a MIDI file as a WAV file using an SFZ instrument description.

## SYNOPSIS

sfizz\_render --sfz FILE --wav FILE --midi FILE \[OPTIONS...\]

## DESCRIPTION

sfizz\_render wraps the sfizz SFZ library and can be used to render midi file as sound files using an SFZ description file and its associated samples.

## OPTIONS

- \-b, --blocksize NUMBER

  Block size for the sfizz callbacks

- \-s, --samplerate NUMBER

  Output sample rate

- \-q, --quality NUMBER

  Resampling quality, like the SFZ sample\_quality opcode. A value of 1 will use a linear interpolation of source samples, while higher value will use increasingly better algorithms.

- \-p, --polyphony NUMBER

  Maximum polyphony

- \-v, --verbose

  Verbose output

- \--log PREFIX

  Produce logs

- \--use-eot

  End the rendering at the last End of Track Midi message

- \-h, --help

  Show help

## SEE ALSO

[sfizz\_jack(1)](/sfizz_jack/1.md)

## BUGS

See the main repository at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz.

## AUTHOR

Contributors can be seen on the main repository at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz.