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Sampling VST Recommendations?
Looking for a Sampling program that I can use as a stand-alone and VST, and that integrates nicely with Sonar X3 as a VST (not looking for headaches). Good drum samples or pristine/realistic instrument samples are not what I'm looking for. What I want is the ability to modify/change/alter/distort/reverse my own sounds/wave files. A low-fi mode would be awesome. Any suggestions?
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 15:34:55
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Isn't Rapture a Synth? I need a sampler, so that I can load my own sounds, for example, one of my own guitar riffs that I would like to loop and process.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 15:38:29
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Rapture uses audio files. Each element can load a single sample or an sfz file. Try dragging a guitar riff into one of the elements.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 15:47:32
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I like Alchemy. It has some minor problems with Sonar X3, but it hasn't given me any headaches. When browsing, the scroll wheel on the mouse doesn't work, but that is all I've noticed. It's a nice tool for sound design and allows a lot of control over real-time modification of the sound. Notice that there are different ways to import your samples. There are plenty of examples on their site. Here are a couple songs I've used it in - https://sites.google.com/site/phoenixtaiji/musicwrongTurn (the pad and keys [not the Rhodes, that's Lounge Lizard]) and passage (synth horns that come in half way through) HTH
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 15:56:08
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Alchemy is no longer being sold. To get the scroll wheel back in Alchemy click in one of the X/Y entry fields. 
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 16:53:13
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pinguinotuerto
Isn't Rapture a Synth? I need a sampler, so that I can load my own sounds, for example, one of my own guitar riffs that I would like to loop and process.
This should get you started down the right track: Rapture As a ... Processor.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 17:16:31
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Thanks for the Alchemy scroll wheel tip scook.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 18:31:38
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Thanks to all!!! Very helpful bunch, as usual!!!!!
Wasn't Rapture included with Sonar? If it was, with a previous version, I should still have it, right?
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 18:47:59
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It was and is in Sonar. Depends on the version of Sonar which Rapture you have. Producer has the full version.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/10 18:58:19
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Kontakt is probably your best bet if you want something advanced to work with but it will take some scripting. There are whole communities dedicated to just programming in Kontakt.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/11 12:57:20
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☄ Helpfulby pinguinotuerto 2015/01/11 13:24:34
Geist is a great sampler - primarily a drum machine but you can use it for almost any sampling task (provided it fits onto Geist's 16 pads, each of which holds 8 layers of samples). You can edit samples, apply envelopes to them, pitch and time shift etc. It comes with a full set of internal effects which you can apply to pads, layers or the entire "engine" (of which there are 8). One of the effects is a bit crusher which is great for the crunchy lo-fi sound you're looking for. You can also program patterns within Geist and indeed you can sequence your entire song in its song editor.
If you're looking to create complex instruments then maybe Kontakt would be the better choice, but for sheer usability and convenience, few programs come close to Geist. It really is an amazing piece of kit.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/11 13:27:31
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Thanks, sharke! Downloading the demo right now. It's a bit pricey, but seems to be exactly what I've been looking for. Also dowloading a free one called ELASTIK 2 Player by Ueberschall to try it out.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/11 17:00:15
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Look out for Geist on sale occasionally. I think I got it for $100 or so.
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/11 18:12:55
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I'll keep my eye out for a sale, but if it doesn't go on sale soon, I might have to bite the bullet. It's exactly what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Sampling VST Recommendations?
2015/01/12 00:55:57
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I have not seen Geist go on sale in a while now, and it used to do so about every 3 months. Be sure to get on their mailing list and also check audiodeluxe.com as well (but I think they coincide). Geist should be due for a sale, but most of the Christmas deals were "bundles" so they may be altering their marketing strategies.
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2015/01/12 01:13:28
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