Sampletank samples conversion

I decided to post this question here because this is where all the smart people hang out. ('I'm serious about that too!) I bought the Sampletank Expansion Pack for Mello Zone only to find that the version of Sampletank included will not operate with Vista and IK Multimedia has chosen not to update it for Vista. I've talked to IK Multimedia and their suggestions were 1) buy a Vista compatible version of Sampletank and 2) use a 3rd party converter to convert the samples I bought to a format I can use with other samplers. Any suggestions for converters? The cheaper the better, I might add! As a last resort IK did say that the demo of the proper version of Sampletank will operate for 10 days so I could download it and play every sample and record them and save them as waves to be used in other samplers, but I thought I would see if there were any other suggestions. Thanks for any suggestions.

I have found IK's support to be VERY lacking. I bought one of the expansion packs - the Phil Gould on Drums. apparently I did not realize that this "expansion pack" was mostly LOOPS with a few drum hits for the sampletank. no big deal, but when I went to use the drum hits they weren't mapped to standard GM and I couldn't find anywhere in the documentation where they told you what the maps were. I contacted support and they basically told me (after several emails back and forth and them telling me I was an idiot) that I just needed to listen to the sounds and map them myself because they weren't going to support that disk any more.

I guess this story doesn't really help your dilemma, just to commisserate, I guess. A translator would cost you some money. so would buying Vista, and buying vista might cause you more problems than just the money. I'd say just try to sell it on ebay or get MF to give you your money back.

here, mike, see if this will work:

http://www.chickensys.com/products/sw_iteminfo.php?sw_name=Translator+Free

cost is right!

actually, that was me!

Sorry for blaming you, Rob! Sorry for swatting you with a rolled up newspaper, Reece. I'm watching the NHL playoffs and got a little too caught up in the hitting.

Thanks for sharing your problem,,, I didn't realize ST LE wouldn't load into Vista, and it's good to know about that. That's actually a pretty good sound set, too. grrrrr that Vista isn't compatable with so many things. Don't underestimate the value of what you bought to get more deals, though. Let's take a trip down the "buy Sampletank" road for a minute.

FWIW, you would qualify for an IK crossgrade to the full blown version of Sampletank, for buying it. You'd probably have to register you're copy on some other computer to qualify, though. IK is having a special offer until the end of the month that allows you to get a free plug in of your choice, (Amplitube 2, Amplitube Jimmy Hendrix, Ampeg SVX, CSR, or T Racks MSRP $299-$399) if you register a qualifying IK product, which includes Sampletank. So,,,, you could purchase the Sampletank 2.5 at a crossgrade discount for around $250 and you'd get Sampletank AND a $400 plug. (ok, yeah, your crossgrade on on that would be around $250, but still it's like half price on each) If you buy at esoundz, you also get thier special bonus disk tossed in, which has some Miroslov, world sounds and some other misc stuff. http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=259

If you really like these types of vintage sounds, eSoundz is running a GB on Rare and Vintage instruments that includes the Sampletank engine, (not the Sampletank XL soundset, though) with a free plug, too. http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=1344655&mpage=1&key=?

That said, I do agree that translating your sounds is a lot of work. If you can't run the Sampletank version you have,,, I'd either get Sampletank or give it away. Try the demo out to help you make your decision.

At least you'll know if what you have is useful to you.


Edit,,, the Chicken Systems free does one sound at a time,,, I haven't tried going out of Sampletank, so dont know how well it works. I would temper my comments about not translating them, if you have a lot other sound sets you want to change formats of. Then getting a full blown sample converter might be a good option. Just a few thoughts

I'm not a comp geek either panther...so ...here's a link to a page that may help you decide "IF" this is something you want to do...

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

hope this helps....

BTW....this ia a big page and took about 30-45 seconds to load (@DSL speed) so be patient....it will open.