User manual CAKEWALK VSAMPLER 3

[. . . ] VSampler 3 Start Up and Basics User's Manual Start Up and Basics Introduction © 1998-2004 Speedsoft Audio Tools GmbH, Döbeln, Germany All rights reserved Stand: 26. 03. 2004 Products made by the following companies are mentioned solely for information purposes. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, DirectX, DirectSound, WDM © Microsoft Corporation Cubase, Cubase SX, Steinberg, VST, ASIO, HALion, LM4 © Steinberg Media Technologies AG Cakewalk, Sonar, DXi © Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Emagic, Logic © Emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH Battery, Kontakt, Kompakt, Intakt © NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Software Synthesis GmbH Sound Blaster, EAX, Audigy, Live!, E-MU © Creative Technology Ltd. Reason, ReBirth, ReWire, ReCycle, REX © Propellerhead Software AB Ogg, Vorbis © Xiph. Org FLAC © GPL/LGPL All software and hardware terms not specified, as well as brand names, are registered trade marks or trade marks of their respective owners. VSampler 3 Start Up and Basics License agreement In the following, "software" designates the program "VSampler" contained in the packaging, including the manual, Soundlibraries and purchased registration key. [. . . ] You can either choose a specific device as output device (hard-wired), or you can select the current standard device. To indicate the status of the output device assignment VSampler uses a padlock symbol, similar to the Instrument assignment (see 4. 4. 1. on page 65): locked The Instrument of this MIDI channel is hard-wired to a specific output device. By double-clicking the padlock symbol you can cancel the hard-wiring so that the current standard output device is used instead. open The Instrument of this MIDI channel is not hard-wired to a specific output device. It is routed to the standard device in accordance with the device settings (see "Choosing the Output Device" on page 78). 72 VSampler 3 Start Up and Basics 4. 5. 3 Assigning Samples to individual outputs (DXi, VSTi, ReWire) When used per VSTi/DXi/ReWire, VSampler offers up to 32 flexible individual outputs, see "5. 2. Not only can they be assigned to each Instrument as is the case with the Standalone version, but since VSampler 3. 1 individual outputs also can be assigned to Samples within an Instrument. This function is particularly useful when applied to drum kits, for example to output the bassdrum and the snare to different mixer channels of the sequencer. The assigning of Samples (Zones) to individual outputs takes place in the Editor View (switch views per menu "View") on the Zones page. To do this, select all of the Zones that should be played through an individual output, and set the desired output in the "Output" field: Different individual outputs for Samples within an Instrument 73 Operation 4. 6 Recommended Working Methods and Organization After you have spent some time getting to know VSampler's features, you should make some decisions concerning your future way of working with VSampler. At a number of key positions, VSampler offers several ways of accomplishing a task, whereas in other software samplers just one of these variations is possible. This variety can be especially confusing to a newcomer, but for someone switching from another software sampler it is welcome, because it enables them to adapt VSampler to their accustomed way of working. For this reason we would like to present our opinion on the most effective way of working with VSampler in conjunction with a VSTi/DXi compatible sequencer. 4. 6. 1 General tips When working on a song, use the Small View with the Instruments Pool or Import Window displayed. This view is optimized for the typical course of events that take place when assembling a song-specific Soundlibrary or filling the MIDI channels per drag & drop or double-click. If a project pushes your PC to the limits of it's processing power, please read "5. 4. 4. 6. 2 Settings · Leave the global Soundlibrary option at the default setting of "linked Samples" (see 5. 5. · Leave the DRC options at the default setting "activated" (see 6. 5. · Activate the option "Save Bank with host project" (see 5. 6. · Assign the Instruments to MIDI channels directly in VSampler, instead of in the track properties of the sequencer. · Adapt VSampler's GUI to your way of working, see "3. 3. · Use drag & drop, a more comfortable basis than the Windows Explorer are file managers such as Total Commander, see www. ghisler. com · Use the numerous context menus. [. . . ] A good soundcard can accompany you over several computer generations, and is worth the investment. Particularly for the use with software instruments, two qualities are important: · low latency2: For delay-free live performance, the latency should be lower than 15 ms, ASIO drivers tend to offer lower latencies than DirectSound drivers. · reliable drivers: Inform yourself on the manufacturer's website or in independent forums as to the frequency of past driver updates. Regular updates over a period of several years are a sign of good product maintenance. [. . . ]