Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE)

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2013/10/26 07:51:09 (permalink)

Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE)

Hello everyone,
so I have a couple of MIDI-files that I arranged with another programm and I'd like to make them sound better by adding my own samples and soundfonts to them. When I check my MIDI output devices all I get is "Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth" which is checked. That one does only play the standard-microsoft-samples that of course don't sound very good. Is there any way to change this?
I'm fairly new to SONAR, by the way.
 
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    lawp
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 08:28:53 (permalink)
    use a vst instrument, check the get started guide, have fun!
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 08:29:03 (permalink)
    Welcome to the forum!
     
    To play your own samples triggered by MIDI you need a sampler or sample player, in which you load the samples on different keys. Then you use the sampler like any soft synth. I don't know if X1 LE comes with a sampler. If it does, the most likely candidate for you to find there is DropZone.
     
    If you want to test with soft synths in general, I assume you have TTS-1.
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 09:23:05 (permalink)
    Kalle Rantaaho
    Welcome to the forum!
     
    To play your own samples triggered by MIDI you need a sampler or sample player, in which you load the samples on different keys. Then you use the sampler like any soft synth. I don't know if X1 LE comes with a sampler. If it does, the most likely candidate for you to find there is DropZone.
     
    If you want to test with soft synths in general, I assume you have TTS-1.
    At  you can find lots of soft synths, both commercial and free.


    Thanks for your reply! DropZone doesn't come with my version of SONAR but your link did help me a lot. Found a sampler called Jeskola there. It's free and lets me load my samples :) The only thing that bothers me a bit is that it doesn't play all notes in the MIDIs (some are just left out) but that may just be a problem during the programm is on. Maybe it's fixed as soon as the files are exported. I'll test that.
     
    Thanks again,
    -Yaen
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 09:26:18 (permalink)
    A decent free sampler TX16Wx
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 09:36:49 (permalink)
    scook
    A decent free sampler


    Thanks, I'll check that out too :)
     
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    Re: Applying my own .wav/.mp3 samples to Midis (SONAR X1 LE) 2013/10/26 09:59:49 (permalink)
    scook
    A decent free sampler


    Hm this looks decent indeed but is there a way to use one sample for the entire keyboard? (with pitching, cause that works quite well for most of my samples, acutally) Or do I have to pick each key individually changing the pitch of the notes in another programm first?
    EDIT: Found the solution. Just go to the scale option and select normal.
    post edited by Yaen - 2013/10/26 10:16:34
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