Adding a "Search" window to the forum

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looking for answer to VSTi problem

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I wonder if Mr. Antonio would be willing to add a “search” box to this forum so that we could search for particular topics within the forum?

I’m having a problem with adding a VSTi to a midi track, and the “Help” topics states:

How to use a VST/DX instrument:

· select the desired VST or DX instrument to use in the Track / MIDI / New instrument channel pop-up menu

· open a MIDI track’s Track properties dialog box. The MIDI output port drop down box should now contain, besides the regular MIDI output port, an entry relative to the VST/DX instrument plug-in.

But when I perform this, I don’t get a “New Instrument Channel” selection in the pop up window.

If anyone could help, that would be great!

Jeff

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A search like this one or am I missing the point…

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But when I perform this, I don’t get a “New Instrument Channel” selection in the pop up window.


I’m not totally sure but I think it’s in a different place in different versions. I can’t remember where though. Hopefully someone will know, or I’ll remember…

[EDIT] I remembered. See my post below.
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…oh and what Vsti are you trying to use?

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ooooh ouch!! Totally missed the search button. Thanks for pointing that out to me.

I’m trying to use a drum vsti called “ersdrums”. If anyone out there has used it and knows how to make it work, I’m all ears.

I would just like to know how to get these Vsti’s working period. I know they have alot to offer, and I want to use them.

I think now I will do a “search”

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OK, got it…

“Add Channel”–>"Add New Instrument Channel"

HTH


Mark

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Okay!!

Got the VSTi thing worked out. VSTi’s are working; downloaded sfz and it does the job.

Now the problem I have is that I’m looking for a decent drum kit, and all of the ones I have found so far are pretty useless.

The one’s I’ve been downloading are from Hammer Sound, and so far, don’t like any of them.

I think I will start another string for suggestions for good to great free sound fonts.

Jeff

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The one’s I’ve been downloading are from Hammer Sound, and so far, don’t like any of them.


I gave up using soundfonts for drum samples as you are by-and-large stuck with the kit as put together by the 'font’s author.

I now put together my own kits from discreet samples - of which there are thousands on the 'net. My favourite are still our very own Tom Hick’s samples, and the single shots that came on a BetaMonkey loop CD I have. You have to use a VSTi sampler though instead of SFZ.
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Before you completely give up on soundfonts, try this:

http://naturalstudio.co.uk/ns_kit7free.html

This was the best drum soundfont I found by far.

In the end though, I splashed out on Sampletank after using the free drum demo they used to have on their site.