Originally Posted By: larrymagee
I downloaded SampleTank 3.5 and also the Free Sounds. The application works when I run it stand-alone to listen to the sounds.

In RB 2015 (7) I clicked on 'Specific VSTi/DXi Synth for Midi Track' then 'Add VSTi plug-in'. I could not find any of the SampleTank instruments I had just installed because RB was looking for .dll files and all the files are st3i files and RB apparently doesn't use them. I know I'm looking in the right place.

Does anyone know how to make this work? I did a search of the RB help on SampleTank and also on st31 but nothing was there.

I need some nice midi instruments. I couldn't get Kontakt to work either but I didn't document it.

thanks...




DUH! Should have seen this earlier:

Let's back up - to what YOU actually said - before any of this other stuff occurred

What RB initially told you is correct: RB IS looking for the .dll (VSTi) for Sampletank 3 - the VSTi application for Sampletank 3 (OR ANY VST/VSTi) is GOING TO BE A FILE NAME ENDING IN .dll

Specifically, RB needs to find, and YOU will need to point RB to the file called "SampleTank 3.dll"

It will PROBABLY be somewhere in/under your C:\Program Files\?? (one of it's sub-directories)
Probably in C:\Program Files\IK Multimedia or C:\Program Files\VST or .. (just search for that file named" SampleTank 3.dll")

I can't tell you where exactly because I do not use default installs and move stuff around AFTER it's installed.

The *.st31" files you mentioned are the SampleTank 3 INSTRUMENTS themselves and they will be used by the SampleTank 3.dll (VSTi ).

YOU can't load the .st31 directly into a RB track, period (immaterial which audio driver you use (MME, ASIO, or other) or what PORT it's on.


now try it
Larry

Last edited by Larry Kehl; 04/27/15 10:37 AM.
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