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I am currently using SampleTank 3 as my standalone synth in my Mac. I was able to set it up correctly in terms of playback. The instrument that I set is what I hear during playback. However, when I render the song to audio, it still uses the built-in sound.
What have I missed in the setting?
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I also tried using SampleTank 2 but the result is still the same.
Some additional info; my macOS version is Sierra 10.12.4 and my BIAB version is mac 2016.
Hoping to get help soon.
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So I tried using SampleTank 2 again. This time, I was able to make it work by setting it as a VST plugin. Whatever patch I define here is what will be save in the audio that I render (i.e., either M4A or AIFF). I need to run SampleTank 2 also at the same time so I can hear what it sounds like when I playback the song in BIAB.
I'm just wondering why was this mentioned in the video tutorial of PG Music? Is what I did just some sort of workaround?
I tried doing the same thing again, but this time using SampleTank 3 but BIAB did not accept it because it is a 64-bit plugin. I got frustrated again but after reading some topics in the site, I saw jBridgeM and gave it a try. Now, I consider my problem solved. But still, I'm thinking if defining the synth as a plugin a workaround or is that what it should be? I still haven't got a concrete answer from the support team. I hope there is a better solution.
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Hello Froi,
Are you using the IAC Driver to route the sound to SampleTank? I don't think what you want to do is possible, since you would somehow have to record the output from SampleTank back into Band-in-a-Box. Using the VST plugin is the best approach here I think... Which video tutorial were you referring to?
Andrew
PG Music Inc.
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Hi Andrew,
Yes, I'm using the IAC driver for both SampleTank 2 and 3. Though I also tried the BIAB Virtual Output for the latter.
The video I was referring to is "Using Band-in-a-Box Mac with Standalone Synths".
Is there a way that I just use the VST plugin but still here the MIDI sound when I playback the song in BIAB? Right now, I still need to run SampleTank so I get hear the MIDI sound during playback.
Last edited by Froi; 04/05/17 10:32 PM.
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We should update those tutorials, since they were probably written before plugin support was available.
The plugin version of SampleTank should work pretty much the same way. In other words you will need to assign the instruments to the appropriate channels in the SampleTank interface.
To use the plugin version:
1. Go to Options | MIDI Settings | Select MIDI Driver, and make sure you have Apple DLS synth selected.
2. Click the Plugins button and select 'Plugins Dialog' (or use the Plugins tab of the Mixer).
3. On the left, choose the track of interest, or click Default Synth to set it for all tracks.
4. Click the top drop-down box on the right and choose SampleTank - if it doesn't appear there, click Add Plugins... You should see the SampleTank plugin now, and it should look and work like the stand-alone version.
Andrew
PG Music Inc.
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Ok, I'll try that and give you updates on the result.
Thanks!
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Yehey!!!! This is what I want; only one occurrence of SampleTank and it covers both playback and rendering. Now it also has lesser RAM usage that can be allotted to other stuff. Thanks Andrew!!! 
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