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SampleTank Questions #343134 04/03/16 08:55 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD V voxbox OP Apprentice
OP voxbox Apprentice V Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD	Hello All, I started using SampleTank 2.5 with BIAB. I noticed that the number of samples included are limited with this free version. I have SampleTank 3 FREE installed but again the number of samples included are limited. When I select VST SampleTank 3 I get the error message " Not a Valid VST" and "JBridge not installed". I am not sure why I need JBridge. My OS is 64 bit and isn't SampleTank 3 64 bit? Any recommendations for other SAMPLERS would be appreciated. Thanks all !!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.facebook.com/pg/Under-The-Big-Top-2281235388801911/posts/?ref=page_internal

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343135 04/03/16 09:00 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert
GHinCH Expert Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	The free versions of most programs are somewhat limited. After all they sell unlimited versions for a living. You need JBridge to use SampleTank3 with BIAB and RB because Your OS might be 64bit and SampleTanke 3 is 64bit but BIAB and RB are 32bit. Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build

Re: SampleTank Questions GHinCH #343136 04/03/16 09:21 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP voxbox Apprentice V Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD	Hello Thanks GHinCH. That makes sense. I forgot that BIAB is 32 bit. What Sampler(s) do you recommend? Cheers! Last edited by voxbox; 04/03/16 09:23 AM. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Under-The-Big-Top-2281235388801911/posts/?ref=page_internal

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343144 04/03/16 11:00 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,499 New Mexico Larry Kehl Veteran
Larry Kehl Veteran Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,499 New Mexico	What type of music to you generally play/make and how much do you want to spend? Asking which synth/sample playback synth is recommended, or worse which is "best" is like asking which flavor ice cream is "best" or or which one to recommend without knowing your taste preferences (you hate fruit - so strawberry is out) Assuming Real Tracks aren't sufficient for type/style of music or you need MIDI flex the usual go to's are: 1. For GM either Coyote Forte or Cakewalks TTS-1 2. For more versatility and larger sample library's of bread and butter sounds: (and any one of these three are probably the 97+% solution for a lot of folks) Native Instruments Kontakt, or IK's SampleTank, or Cakewalk's Dimension Pro or now Rapture Pro (Rapture Pro can replace Dimension Pro), 3. Beyond those depending on kind of music a more "specialized" set of sounds can be had with a Garritan program like Garritan Personal Orchestra or Garritan Jazz and Big Band, or IK's Miroslav Philharmonik. then there are truly specialized (one kind) sounds drums Addictive Drums, eZdrums, BFD, ...; keys Addictive Keys, eZkeys, etc. But there is also UVI Falcon, Spectra Sonics OmniSphere 2, AIR Structure 2, Steinberg HALion 5, Magix Independence Pro, East-West Quantum Leap, Vienna Symphonic Library, Reason,... and countless free and paid-for analog, digital, FM operator, and otherwise unique/niche/specialized or "one trick ponies" synths. EDIT FORGOT The above is all if you want to keep it all "in the box" there is a world of external HW synths (I use a LOT of those) - becasue I can make/record/sequence music and never turn PC on. good luck Larry Last edited by Larry Kehl; 04/03/16 11:03 AM. Win10Pro,i9,64GB,2TBSSD+20TBHDDs,1080TI,BIAB'24,Scarlett18i8,Montage7,Fusion 8HD,QS8,Integra7,XV5080,QSR,SC-8850,SPLAT,FL21&others,Komp.14,IK suite&others, just a guitar player-AXE FX III &FM9T, FishmanTP, MIDIGuitar2, GK2/3'sw/GI20

Re: SampleTank Questions Larry Kehl #343166 04/03/16 12:58 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP voxbox Apprentice V Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD	Hi Larry, To help clarify my question I will replace "recommendations" to "what is your favorite?". I am aware of what vst synths, samplers are available. Just trying to get an idea of what other songwriters/musicians prefer. Thanks for the input:) Cheers! Last edited by voxbox; 04/03/16 01:00 PM. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Under-The-Big-Top-2281235388801911/posts/?ref=page_internal

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343179 04/03/16 02:29 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,853 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,853 Hamlin NY	I use Kontakt in virtually every song. Kontakt comes with a lot of patches and there are tons of other patches both from NI and third parties. I believe that it is the most supported sampler available. Life is short so make sure you spend as much time as possible on the Internet arguing with strangers. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: SampleTank Questions MarioD #343180 04/03/16 02:39 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP voxbox Apprentice V Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD	Hi MarioD THANKS for your input. I will have to revisit Kontakt web site to see what they have to offer. Cheers! https://www.facebook.com/pg/Under-The-Big-Top-2281235388801911/posts/?ref=page_internal

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343255 04/04/16 04:19 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,499 New Mexico Larry Kehl Veteran
Larry Kehl Veteran Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,499 New Mexico	http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=343205#Post343205 You might be interested in above Larry Win10Pro,i9,64GB,2TBSSD+20TBHDDs,1080TI,BIAB'24,Scarlett18i8,Montage7,Fusion 8HD,QS8,Integra7,XV5080,QSR,SC-8850,SPLAT,FL21&others,Komp.14,IK suite&others, just a guitar player-AXE FX III &FM9T, FishmanTP, MIDIGuitar2, GK2/3'sw/GI20

Re: SampleTank Questions Larry Kehl #343355 04/04/16 02:58 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP voxbox Apprentice V Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 102 Baltimore MD	Hi Larry, Thanks for the update and link. It looks good! Cheers!! https://www.facebook.com/pg/Under-The-Big-Top-2281235388801911/posts/?ref=page_internal

Re: SampleTank Questions GHinCH #343382 04/04/16 05:09 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 671 Raleigh NC D dga Journeyman
dga Journeyman D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 671 Raleigh NC	Originally Posted By: GHinCH The free versions of most programs are somewhat limited. After all they sell unlimited versions for a living. You need JBridge to use SampleTank3 with BIAB and RB because Your OS might be 64bit and SampleTanke 3 is 64bit but BIAB and RB are 32bit. I purchased JBridge last year from PG music. I want to install it on my new computer, do I have to purchase a new copy? I'm not using the old computer as the HD died. "When you help somebody else you are really helping yourself"

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343397 04/04/16 07:02 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,623 Australia	dga, I'm not PG Music staff so I cannot answer with certainty but you should be ok. You're only running it on a single machine. You can easily check this by using Live Help during office hours. The Live Help link is found under Support at the top of the webpage (or Contact at the bottom of the webpage). Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: SampleTank Questions dga #343407 04/04/16 09:25 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,120 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,120 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: dga I purchased JBridge last year from PG music. I want to install it on my new computer, do I have to purchase a new copy? I'm not using the old computer as the HD died. No, you definitely shouldn't have to purchase again. Do you still have the original distribution? You may have received it as a 7z file that will require a password to unzip. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: SampleTank Questions dga #343418 04/04/16 11:20 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert
GHinCH Expert Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Originally Posted By: dga Originally Posted By: GHinCH The free versions of most programs are somewhat limited. After all they sell unlimited versions for a living. You need JBridge to use SampleTank3 with BIAB and RB because Your OS might be 64bit and SampleTanke 3 is 64bit but BIAB and RB are 32bit. I purchased JBridge last year from PG music. I want to install it on my new computer, do I have to purchase a new copy? I'm not using the old computer as the HD died. Sorry, but that is a simple reason for regular backups. I don't care much if a hard disk dies. Yes it is a pita to reinstall what was there before. It is often time consuming. But, today's memory media are in a price range affordable for at least 95 percent of computer users. You just have to use it. My own procedure: On a weekly basis I do incremental backups using an external HD. A second external HD stores all downloads of software and their accompanying data, access codes for example -- just to make sure. I did have a HD failure years ago and after reinstalling the system the backup disk died also. My next step is to buy a new HD to clone the boot drive on a basis after new software is installed. (I do use models of the Seagate Backup Plus series.) Usually, PGMusic is very generously serving their customers. Last edited by GHinCH; 04/04/16 11:22 PM. Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build

Re: SampleTank Questions dga #343424 04/05/16 12:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,120 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,120 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: dga I purchased JBridge last year from PG music. I want to install it on my new computer, do I have to purchase a new copy? I'm not using the old computer as the HD died. dga, this probably should have its own thread, because it's not Sampletank related. However, my answer here: If you don't have a backup of the original, then I don't know. I do have backups: image, incremental, individual, multiple disks in rotation, onsite and offsite storage. But I'm paranoid. Everyone should expect a hard drive failure. They happen. Sorry to hear of your dilemma, but if you can provide evidence the original purchase someone hopefully might look after you. PGM will probably have a record. Worst case, $10 I think for jbridge. Good luck BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343467 04/05/16 06:18 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert
GHinCH Expert Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Not only that PGMusic should have a record, if you had it installed on your previous hard disk, J (https://jstuff.wordpress.com/) should also have a record, because he sent you the registration key. If you still have that key (find it in your emails?) you just need to download the relevant version and activate it. Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build

Re: SampleTank Questions voxbox #343504 04/05/16 09:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,847 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,847 Pensacola, Florida	Quote: If you still have that key (find it in your emails?) you just need to download the relevant version and activate it. Just so there is no confusion. Assuming you previously registered jbridge, then it's not just a matter of just downloading the latest version, as that is just the demo version. On the jbridge page, in the list on the right, will be links for updates (you can choose either the latest stable version or the latest beta version). Once you get to the updates page, you just need to enter your registered email address and you will be sent the latest version of jbridge. The file you receive will come as a 7zip file, so you will need either WinZip or 7zip (which is free) to extract it. The extracted file will be a zip file, so again you need either WinZip, 7zip, or Windows 7 and above to extract it. You will then have the install program which you can run (I suggest running it as administrator). This install program is your personal installer, so you won't need to worry about entering codes. Hope this helps. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: SampleTank Questions AudioTrack #343510 04/05/16 09:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dga Journeyman D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 671 Raleigh NC	Video Tracker. Thanks. "When you help somebody else you are really helping yourself"

Re: SampleTank Questions jford #343518 04/05/16 10:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dga Journeyman D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 671 Raleigh NC	Originally Posted By: jford Quote: If you still have that key (find it in your emails?) you just need to download the relevant version and activate it. Just so there is no confusion. Assuming you previously registered jbridge, then it's not just a matter of just downloading the latest version, as that is just the demo version. On the jbridge page, in the list on the right, will be links for updates (you can choose either the latest stable version or the latest beta version). Once you get to the updates page, you just need to enter your registered email address and you will be sent the latest version of jbridge. The file you receive will come as a 7zip file, so you will need either WinZip or 7zip (which is free) to extract it. The extracted file will be a zip file, so again you need either WinZip, 7zip, or Windows 7 and above to extract it. You will then have the install program which you can run (I suggest running it as administrator). This install program is your personal installer, so you won't need to worry about entering codes. Got in touch with PG they sent me the email that I was sent when I registered the purchase. Hope this helps. "When you help somebody else you are really helping yourself"

Re: SampleTank Questions jford #343639 04/06/16 08:07 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert
GHinCH Expert Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Originally Posted By: jford Quote: If you still have that key (find it in your emails?) you just need to download the relevant version and activate it. Just so there is no confusion. Assuming you previously registered jbridge, then it's not just a matter of just downloading the latest version, as that is just the demo version. On the jbridge page, in the list on the right, will be links for updates (you can choose either the latest stable version or the latest beta version). Once you get to the updates page, you just need to enter your registered email address and you will be sent the latest version of jbridge. The file you receive will come as a 7zip file, so you will need either WinZip or 7zip (which is free) to extract it. The extracted file will be a zip file, so again you need either WinZip, 7zip, or Windows 7 and above to extract it. You will then have the install program which you can run (I suggest running it as administrator). This install program is your personal installer, so you won't need to worry about entering codes. Hope this helps. I didn't remember correctly when I wrote the above post. But yesterday I had to install it on my laptop. Yes, I did find J's email with my personalized 7z file and the password. And yes, there is no further activation. Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build

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