Can someone please give me a step by step instruction on how to insert virtual instruments into my project using Music Creator 6? I cannot find any good tutorials on this. I have had the product nearly a month and have yet been able to use the synths. I am a complete newbie to the whole computerized music software. Thanks.

Virtual instruments are no different from soft synths. IIRC they all are listed under "Soft Synths" in Plugin Manager.

You could have made this quicker by telling what plugin you're trying to use and what went wrong. Also, your system specs might be usefull. Put them in your signature.

Welcome to the forum.
That's one of the first things covered in the Help files. Under Tutorials, Using Soft Synths. It's Tutorial 8 in my program.
Click Insert at the top, Soft Synths>select a synth.
If you're starting from scratch, leave the Create MIDI Source Track box checked and MC will insert a MIDI track with the output of the track already set to the synth, and the soft synth track.
Record MIDI notes in the MIDI track with your keyboard or by entering notes in the Staff view or Piano Roll view (PRV) with your mouse.
If you already have a MIDI track with notes in it, uncheck the Create MIDI Source Track box and set the output of your MIDI track to the synth.
 
Here's a little video I did just 2 days ago. The subject isn't inserting synths, but I do insert a synth in the video. I don't know if you have to be a Photobucket member to view it, but it's free to sign up.
 
http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg13/GregFields/?action=view&current=Beginning2.mp4
 
 

I have not been able find any tutorial with this program showing how to insert using synths (virtual instruments). I am trying to use cakewalk soundcenter. Greg appreciate your feedback but still not figuring this out. I am really frustrated with this program.

Are you looking for video tutorials?
I started using MC before there was so much help available, so I just learned by reading.
Here is a link to some MC 6 videos that may help you.
Hope it works; I haven't watched them.
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Musiccreator/feature.aspx/Learn-Music-Creator

Stygian


I have not been able find any tutorial with this program showing how to insert using synths (virtual instruments). I am trying to use cakewalk soundcenter. Greg appreciate your feedback but still not figuring this out. I am really frustrated with this program.

Would you mind saying which part of Gregs post #3 is unclear to you, so we could clarify? Basicly the whole thing is done with 3-4 mouse clicks as Greg explains. I'm 100% sure that if you read the help files, the step by step instructions for using soft synths are there. It's no use starting to copy paste the help files here.

Greg, thanks for the link to the videos but they do not help. I am trying to create my own sounds using the Cakewalk sound center but cannot get it to work. As I said, I am completely new to the whole computerized music making software. I am probably not explaining myself correctly or understanding your explanation Greg because I do not know the language yet. I am just going to read through the help files and see if I can figure this out myself. I thought someone more experienced with this thing could quickly tell me how to get the sounds from the sound center into my project. I never expected anyone to copy and past the help files here. Thanks again Greg for your feedback. You have been very polite.

Stygian


I am trying to create my own sounds using the Cakewalk sound center but cannot get it to work.
 

This sentence suggests that you have, in fact, inserted Sound Center into your project. Is that correct?
If so, are you not getting sound from it?
Provide any details on what you have done already.
Please don't take offense to the questions being asked. This is a very basic function, and we are not quite clear on where you are getting stuck.

Hello Robert, I click insert soft synth and then Sound Center. The Sound Center window pops up with all the instrument types, subtypes, & programs. Let's say I want to get an acoustic guitar sound from Sound Center into my project, I am not understanding how to do that. I know this may be basic to a lot of people on here, but as I said I am completely new to all of this. Oh, and it is not the questions that I find offensive. Thank you for questions and assistance.

Since you're new to computer recording, it's possible that you're not completely clear about sound center. If you're already versed on what I'm about to say, then simply disregard. In order to use any of the sounds in sound center... you have to double-click on the sound you want to use & that sound will be loaded. You can then play the sound like you would a real keyboard, that's why it's called a virtual instrument.

Do you have a midi keyboard connected or do you plan to manually enter notes in the piano-roll in order to create a musical performance? What are you using to play the sounds?