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Post by kenja on May 30, 2011 20:54:22 GMT
I am trying to find my way to using Cubase - either SX3 on winxp or version 5 on Vista/Win7. A friend has loaned me both to try and has given me some basic instruction but it has gone in one ear and out of ther other. I cannot seem to get any Virtual Instruments to load up. Is there a special way these should be installed so that Cubase recognises them? I've just about given up on it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Ken
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Post by freeway on May 30, 2011 22:44:43 GMT
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Post by kenja on May 31, 2011 9:54:27 GMT
Hi Barry Thanks for the link. I remember reading this when it was posted and put it on the back burner. It doesn't address my own issue with Cubase, which may well be that I just do not know what I am doing! When I bring up the box for VSTs There does not seem to ba any there even though I have them loaded (I think!?!). Is it that they only make an appearance once a project is loaded and under way? Does it only work for audio and not for midi? I have tried changing the Plug-in path to no avail. My mate has it working perfectly (unfortunately now ex mate so can't ask him!). I have tried following video instructions but they simply say "click on Virtual Instruments and choose which one you require". How annoying is that - I don't seem to have any! Grrrrr Anyone?  Thanks, Ken |
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Post by JohnG on May 31, 2011 10:19:01 GMT
Hi Ken,
Well, I haven't got your version of Cubase, just the LE version, so I'll try to explain how to load VST instruments with that.
With each virtual instrument you use, it will come with a file called the program name and with a suffix ".dll". For instance the Garritan personal orchestra comes with a file called "ARIA Player VST_x86.dll". The collection of these dll files has to be in a library known to Cubase.
So, within "Program Files" you'll find a library (or folder if you prefer) called "Steinberg". Within that folder you'll probably find three other folders, one called "Asio", one called "Cubase" (in my case Cubase LE) and the third called "Vstplugins". The trick is to put all the dll's in the last folder, usually in their own sub-folder. So in my case the Garritan dll is in a folder called "Garritan". All VSTs go in this Vstplugins folder, whether they're instruments or effects.
To sum it up, all the plug-in "instruments" and "effects" (.dll's) need to be within C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins, each one preferably within its own sub-directory. OR they could be within C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase LE\Vstplugins. I seem to have some in both.
Now, in my case with Cubase LE, after opening the program I click on the "Devices" menu and then on "VST Instruments" and a little box opens. I click on the "No VST Instrument" and it gives me a selection of instruments to load. I click on the one I want, then on the little "e" and it opens the instrument. Then I can load the sounds I want into each location and assign a channel to it.
Is that any help?
JohnG.
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Post by kenja on Jun 5, 2011 21:11:13 GMT
I finally got VSTi to work - after a fashion. However I am having so many problems getting Cubase to put midi sounds through my computer sound card I have now given up. You would think that if the VanBasco player can do it then Cubase should be able to? There are so many posts on the internet relating to this problem so it's not just me. Anyway I've uninstalled it and I am going to have a go with Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.
Thanks for trying to assist though.
Ken
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Post by freeway on Jun 6, 2011 0:42:43 GMT
Hi Ken  Think your gonna have similar probs trying to load VST'S in CWPA9 as far as Im aware your gonna need at least Sonar 7 to access them directly . I couldnt even load them in Sonar 6 ... but theres is however an alternative solution posted by John G see the link below ........but its a tricky one and I dunno if you wanna go down that route . Regards Barry  midihangout.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tutorials&action=display&thread=2353 |
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Post by JohnG on Jun 6, 2011 17:22:45 GMT
As Barry says, Ken,
CWPA9 doesn't handle VSTs directly, it came out before VSTs existed. The way it could work is by using VST host as I outlined with XGworks. The question then is whether VST host will handle your sound card.
I haven't bothered installing CWPA on my Win XP machine as I have Sonar 7, Cubase LE (which will handle 2 x VSTi) and XGworks which is quite enough. The key to getting most of this modern stuff to work seems to be to have an up-to-date audio card which uses ASIO drivers. But I have got mine working, for quick and easy editing etc. through the HDMI lead and out of my screens own loudspeakers. I have a small widescreen LCD TV/monitor now.
Any help?
JohnG.
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........JohnG wrote an excellent article on VST's here you might be interested in.........Im sure what applies to one sequencer should apply to most others......
