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jan bruijn
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Joined 04-30-2005 status: Guru |
Sofar I get the HALion one working properly as a VST in Cubase 5.0 and I am impressed with the quality of some of the voices. Especially I do like the Expressive Flute voice of HAlion one.
So because I got this VST working properly I installed my Garritan Bigband Jazz software again. But no success. Oh yeah, Garritan appears in the VST Instrument List and I can create a midi track for it as well, but the library is nowhere to find.
So, I dont know anymore. I think the best thing is to forget those external VST LIbraries. Jan |
Bad_Mister
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Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
I certainly don’t know about where the content for those libraries goes… but why not ask Cubase to locate it for you? When you open a VSTi, there is usually a way for you to Load Preset… when that dialog box opens there usually is a Categories button and a LOCATION button… try clicking on the Location… This should open a tree that will indicate where the data for that VSTi is found. Uncheck the box next to the folder, and recheck it… if you are asked about the data answer “KEEP” and recheck the folder, this should locate the data. |
jan bruijn
Total Posts: 4952
Joined 04-30-2005 status: Guru |
Yes, I think I tried that already. Using the Category and locate knob. But no Garritan instruments came in sight. Now I am not sure, so I will try it again to-night. Thanks Jan |
frankE
Total Posts: 5350
Joined 12-23-2002 status: Guru |
Jan, please don’t think negatively about all VSTi(s), simply because of one with which you might be having a problem. :) Many of us are running 20 or 30 VSTi(s), with no problem, so it’s just a matter of sorting out what is wrong with this one. A ‘fix’ is usually easy, and it’s often just a matter of moving something or pointing things in the right direction.
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jan bruijn
Total Posts: 4952
Joined 04-30-2005 status: Guru |
frankE,
Installed are: JABB KP2 2.2.3
OK. Its not working yet. The following files are in:
Steinberg/VSTPlugins folder: Garritan JazzVst.dll
In the Garritan Jazz Bigband folder are all the libraries part 1 and 2. NKC and NKS files and the Jazz and Bigband KP2 NKX file
I suspect those files in the Garritan folder have to be moved elsewhere? or ?? Jan Important. I found my mistake. Oh well mistake. In the VST instrument list you can also select kontaktplayer 2. LOL. So I did select that one and bingo theree was the kontaktplayer 2 with JABB inbedded. Now I can select instruments and play them in Cubase 5.0. The instruments sounds very dry so I have to figure out how to make them sound better, more reverb etc. Any suggestions? Jan |
Bad_Mister
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Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
You can make your own presets (actually with most VSTi synths you have to)… this is different from hardware synthesizers where you get Voices already processed with effects. VSTi mostly expect YOU to create your own. Once you do you should save these as your “presets” so you don’t have to wind up processing them everytime you want to use them. You can use both INSERT Effects (where you route that individual VSTi to its own effects) and/or you can setup a SEND/RETURN situation for things like Reverb where every audio lane has access to it… Setting up a SEND/RETURN REVERB is fairly easy in Cubase. You can create a FX CHANNEL. You find it same as when you ADD a track. You can do so either by right clicking in the track area and “ADD FX CHANNEL TRACK” or you can go to PROJECT > ADD TRACK > FX CHANNEL Now you can select a Reverb from your VST Effects.
Each AUDIO track or lane can have a SEND to this EFFECT.
Of course additionally you can use INSERT effects on your Audio lane as well and save these as presets with that sound. If you come up with a combination of effects you like, then execute a SAVE PRESET - this way you can recall the sound with all the Inserts you used. |
frankE
Total Posts: 5350
Joined 12-23-2002 status: Guru |
Hi Jan,
Re: “The instruments sounds very dry so I have to figure out how to make them sound better, more reverb etc.”
And now that you’ve got a couple of VSTi(s) working, if you ever decide to add more, you’ll have a better idea of how they work and what to do. And JABB is NOT the best plug-in of its type on the market, especially when one considers sound quality, so there’s a whole new world out there just waiting to be explored by you. For example, check out Omnisphere (from Spectrasonics) some day, and I expect you’ll change your mind forever about synths, modules and VSTi(s). Absolutely superb!..........frank |