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1. dials Transp Coarse Tune deactivation restores a sound parameter to its default value Parameter is not changed and shows the default parameter value via semi transparency Parameter is active and changed thus overriding the Sound Preset s default parameter value Parameter is being edited T The Transp knob has additional increment decrement modes Left Mouse Click shifts down by 1 Right Mouse Click shifts up by 1 Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 27 of 59 General section Transp MIDI Transpose transposes incoming MIDI notes in semitones range 60 60 semitones It also visually shifts zones in the instrument preview above the Virtual Keyboard GEHERAL Coarse transposes an instrument by pitching audio range 12 12 semitones Tune fine tunes the samples range 50 50 cents No pitch disables all default and imported instrument tunings that is sample coarse sample tune instrument coarse instrument tune zone coarse and zone tune Attack overrides instrument s default Amplitude Envelope attack time range 0 50 seconds Hold overrides instrument s default Amplitude EG Hold time range 0 50 seconds Release overrides instrument s default Amplitude EG Release time range 0 50 seconds Decay overrides instrument s default Amplitude EG Decay time range 0 50 seconds Sustain overrides instrument s default Amplitude EG Sustain level in real dB units2. SAMPLELORDL 5 User Manual WINDOWS IS A TRADEMARK OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIO AND VST ARE TRADEMARKS OF STEINBERG SOFT UND HARDWARE GMBH OTHER COMPANY AND PRODUCT NAMES MAY BE M OR TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS REVISION 1 5 2 UPDATED NOVEMBER 10 2009 4 20 AM COPYRIGHT 2009 WLODZIMIERZ GRABOWSKI ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR LANGUAGE HELP KVR MEMBER DARKSTAR Samplelord 1 5 Table of Contents 3 of 59 Table of Contents Table Of COM CGS roses cece cop ooo tcs 3 Welcome isis 5 A O SS A A bapeapenatin 5 ADOBE NCES IONS cta ce e o ta o eae 5 VIO COMPAS O I es aida 5 Basic Sot wars Required A 6 Hardware Requirements aaa oa 6 SUPPO AC OMA ii AAA id 6 PWC OCUC CON nn 7 Wiatissamplelord lcnn r T E tee NC OT E E A E T ee gi What18 samplelord standalone eraann sia 7 Installation under Windows inicia 8 Software Installation Samplelord Samplelord Bundle ooonncccnnnnnninnnnnnonoconnnnnononanocnnnnnnnnnonnnanonnnns 8 Updating Samplelord Special VersiOns oooooooonoooonanannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononananannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 9 UmisiallinsS ampli dsd bl bd bid bic 10 MST SENS le A A O A E EE A A E E 11 Quick Start Example asia tue A Toner 12 Cubase Ud dpi A 12 PISO Seo ieco 13 Standalone MO ds da a cb cd 15 The User Interact 16 MAS PRUE Ve aL UN ANG O PRE PON 5 Tr A 16 VIVE ANA OD adela 16 M lis anata 17 TOS A ad Resa dorada ton 17 IMSTFUMENES Menu envi sas
3. CC 69 Hold 2 Pedal CC O Data Entry MSB e CC 71 Filter Resonance Harmonic e CC 7 Volume e CC 72 EG Release e CC 10 Pan CC 73 EG Attack CC I1 Expression CC 74 Filter Cutoff Brightness e CC 32 Bank Select LSB e CC 120 All Sound Off e CC 38 Data Entry LSB CC 121 All Controllers Off CC 123 All Notes Off Program Change Pitch Bend by default Pitch Bend works within a range of 2 semitones you can alter this range with Pitch Bend dial on Mod Ctrl edit page One important option is Receive Program Changes located in Multi menu When this Receive Program Changes option 1s active Samplelord selects the Patch automatically from a Bank or Collection after it receives Bank Select CC 0 CC 32 and Program Change PC messages When this option is unchecked responding to Program Change and Bank Select will be disabled Note When a Bank Select message is received the value is stored until a Program Change is received the stored Bank Select is then used to switch to the specified patch in the new bank For this reason Bank Select must be sent before a Program Change when you desire changing to a patch in a different bank Of course 1f you simply wish to change to another patch in the same bank there is no need to send a Bank Select first Samplelord displays the Bank and Patch numbers in its own format xxx yyy xxx means a bank number yyy means a patch number Program Change PC is translated b
4. amp Using Collections Example We have three files piano sf2 bass gig drums nki located in C Samples folder and we would like to create a collection file dance col 1 Run Notepad application Start Menu Programs lol x ile Edit Forma iew Hel Accessories Notepad or type notepad in Window s command E line Run I 2 Add a Bank number in the range 0 999 and type Space as a EMTETTEE iol x delimiter File Edit Format View Help 3 Adda Program number in the range 1 128 and add Space ioi x File Edit Format View Help 4 And as the latest entry in a line add a path to the file e g ioi x E ile Edi ormat View Hel C Samples piano sf2 and type Enter to create a new line for the a next entry Samplelord 1 5 Supported File Formats 5 Add entries for the 2 file bass gig 6 Add entries for the 3 file loop wav de Repeat steps 2 3 4 to add more files 8 Use from menu File Save As to save the collection choose All Files as the file type give the name of the file and add col extension to the name 54 of 59 P Untitled Notepad mazi File Edit Format View Help 6 1 C Samples piano sf2 6 2 C Samples bass gig I P Untitled Notepad e x File Edit Format View Help C Samples piano sf2 C Samples bass gig C Samples loop way A Samplelord Collection File must have a COL extension in other case Samplelord will not be able
5. 2 Out 7L fL 1010 1 2 Out Sl fL 1010 1 2 Out L fL 1010 1 2 JN 4 4114 Out 10L fL 1010 1 2 Que tal faon y Que 12 feao y Que 1aL fL 1o1o 12 y Que 14L L 1010 1 2 Out 15L fi 1010 1 2 Out 16L fL zo10 1J2 y Out 17L L 1010 1 2 414 44 Out 18L L 1010 1 2 Out 19L L 1010 1 2 4 4 4 4 N Out 20L 4 Maink Raons y owr Raono y owr frioio172 y Out4R R 1010 1 2 outsR Rioo o outer R 1010 1 2 Out 7R r 1010 1 2 outeR Rioo y owr Raons y Out 10R R0012 o y Quedar aoon amp Out 12R Raon y Out 13R r 1010 1 2 y Que 148 R 1010 1 2 Out 15R Raon y Out 16R r 1010 132 y Out 17R JR 1010 1 2 44 4 j4j 4 414 4 4114 4 414 44 Out 18R R 1010 1 2 Out 19R R 1010 1 2 4 4 4 4 Out 20R R 1010 1 2 MIDI Input The About menu only in the Standalone version About Displays about dialog Please see the Tool Bar section 1 1010 MIDI 1 1010 MIDI 2 CFF Samplelord 1 5 Key Commands 50 of 59 Key Commands Global shortcuts Tab switches between the Instrument and Browser Panels Instrument Panel shortcuts Up moves cursor up selects previous part Down moves cursor down selects next part selects next Patch a Bank or Collection selects next Patch in a Bank or Collection Del removes instrument from a part Shift Del removes instrument from a part and resets edit settings to de
6. 2 ME BROWSER SIZ BROWSER 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 yg 33 30 27 24 21 18 132 90 Buttons The Browser contains a set of buttons for easy access to some functions Prev loads the previous patch or bank from the Browser Next loads the next patch or bank from the Browser Load loads the currently selected patch or bank Root opens a directory browser to view a particular folder or partition on a hard disk Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 34 of 59 The Tool Bar has buttons for accessing the menus and it shows some additional information SAMPEEEORID Multi opens the Multi menu Setup opens the Setup menu Hide hides shows the graphical panel GUI Samplelord is the title of the application clicking on the title invokes detailed information about the software it also displays the registration status of the product r a 5 5 SAPIPLELORD OSP Programming Graphics Whodzimierz Grabowski Copyright 2006 2009 bttp www samplelord com All Rights Reserved Version 1 5 0 762 Date 2009 02 25 VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH CPU and HD panels show information about CPU load and Disk Streaming Usage You can hide this panel in menu settings MENU Setup View Cpu Meter Voices this counter shows information about polyphony of currently played voices not notes as one note can trigger many voices at once It also depends on the patch s cons
7. BANK costs 53 Native samplelora Collecion COL O 53 SS A A O O A Recreate 56 S OUNCE OME SEL iS 56 Gaso lidia 56 KOREA NE eee et O PO a Ona e er eer rer eee 56 Halo DUE nt lille 57 Eao Paddy 57 Audio Files WAV AE F acacia a7 e E cae EEE A E AEE cua auebu nies A aug Selena suetu tesa aauaeied si Multi B ndle SO OUD acicate 58 Muti ESPE dd dai 58 Bandio SNS Seite 59 Samplelord 1 5 Welcome 5 of 59 Welcome Congratulations and thank you for your decision to purchase Samplelord Here you will find extensive information about the features and functions of the program I hope you will create many great musical ideas with your new VST Instrument Author W odzimierz Grabowski About the Versions There are several versions of this product Samplelord VSTi Plug in this version requires a software host with VST plug in support This version is a file with dll extension Samplelord Standalone this version works as a stand alone application It needs A MIDI input device and an audio ASIO driver This version is the file with exe extension Samplelord Demo allows you to test the software before buying The Demo Version includes a regular periodic fade 1n fade out added to the outputs and the maximum polyphony is 256 voices other than that it is fully functional and allows you to test all features and functions in the software Versions Comparison Van Max MIDI Demo Fade
8. Lp Audio clip Move selected down Alk Down Automation clip Samplelord Group selected Alk G Color selected r ampler T5404 bassline synthesizer Zip selected Alk 2 Unzip all Alk L Restretch all 4 Check the Enable multiple outputs option in FL Studio s plug in menu if you plan to use all 16 channels Speech synthesizer y Fruity Wrapper Samplelord o e gt amp Samplelord Synth multi MIDI ae races Show MIDI input port SAMPEELEOR D Show MIDI output port ltd nd omp nable h GENERAL BROWSER 5 and Settings Import YST bank preset Export YST bank Export VST preset Samplelord 1 5 Quick Start Examples When the Enable multiple outputs option is enabled each channel is routed to corresponding inserts of FL Studio then we can apply insert effects and send effects to the individual Samplelord outputs Checking Use fixed size buffers on the compatibility submenu is not recommended because 1t produces less accuracy of MIDI timing Fruity Wrapper Samplelord m i Synth multi MIDI Show MIDI input port Show MIDI output port Options Compatibility Send note off velocity Send pitch bend range Bottom toolbar Export all programs as VST preset Reset el 14 of 59 Samplelord 1 5 Quick Start Examples 15 of 59 Standalone Mode 1 Run Samplelord exe from a Desktop shortcut or from the Start Menu short
9. currently selected bank or patch But when using the plug in version this key may be reserved for host use so using this key is dependent from the host possibilities If this key conflicts with a host s Enter key you can disable this key in Samplelord by checking this option in the Setup menu MENU Setup Key Commands Enter Off To open a folder click on the name of folder to close folder click on its name again SamplePool SamplePool b Samples 7 Samples gt Explosion Saw gt Greg Yoices gt Lord Hammond gt Nice Nylon Guitar t Soundfonts gt Sweet Sax gt Trynity Snare Verbs gt Violins Section gt AYLODIME b Soundfonts E mm PA ee ee ee gt If you want to view bank s content click on the name of bank to close a bank click on 1ts name again Mini GM exb 0 1 MB Miri GM exb 0 1 MB o 000 035 Picked Bass 4128 0001 Standard Drums Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 32 of 59 To load a bank or patch quickly you can use Double Mouse Click on the selected bank or patch 5500035 Picked Bass 4126 001 Standard rums 0 1 ME 5500035 Picked Bazz 4128 0017 Standard Drums You can also use a Drag amp Drop method to move the selected bank or patch from the Browser to the instrument part A Drag operation 1s marked with a special icon Bell Chroma Sel sf org Choirs mms gig Instrument Wal on out BROWSER Bamboo Flute exb Mini GM exb When you drag a file onto the f
10. files monolith files or Kompakt files are not supported Multi NKM files are currently not supported they can be imported and converted using Extreme Sample Converter If Samplelord cannot find the samples referenced by the Kontakt Patch then you will see an additional window which allows you to find these samples manually by browsing to a folder 2x Przegladanie w poszukiwaniu folderu Please select folder with Kontakt samples for Sweet Sax nki Samples O Explosion Saw a Greg Voices 3 Lord Hammond 3 Nice Nylon Guitar Waves Sweet Sax Waves Ej O Trynity Snare Verbs N 3 Violins Section O XYLODINE Folder Sweet Sax Waves Utw rz nowy Folder Anuluj dh After you click OK Samplelord will search for the samples automatically inside that folder and its subfolders You can stop this searching by pressing ESC key If some samples were still not found the best way to work around this problem is to place the Kontakt patch file and all the samples in the same common folder Samplelord 1 5 Supported File Formats 57 of 59 Halion FXP Halion s 1 x 2 x 3 x files are fully supported including WAVE and AIFF samples Loading HALion 3 files requires the Steinberg Dongle Monolith sample banks HSB and others derivative Halion files are not supported FXB Halion bank files multi are currently not supported you can use Extreme Sample Converter to convert FXB into Samplelord s ba
11. range 96 dB 0 dB Vel Curve sets instrument s Amplitude EG Velocity Curve smoothly in range 0 0 6 0 0 means constant velocity 1 means linear curve 2 means an exponential curve default setting Filter section Cutoff overrides instrument s Filter Cutoff Frequency in real Hz units range 50 Hz 20000 Hz default FILTER Q overrides instrument s default Filter Resonance in real dB units range 0 dB 20 dB No Filter this switch disables the Filter Filter Envelope Generator settings and Filter Velocity settings Attack overrides instrument s default Filter EG Attack time range 0 50 seconds Hold overrides instrument s default Filter EG Hold time range 0 50 seconds Release overrides instrument s default Filter EG Release time range 0 50 seconds Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 28 of 59 Depth overrides instrument s default Filter EG Depth range 100 100 Value 0 and center position of this knob means that Filter Envelope Generator is not used Velocity sets a Filter EG Velocity Curve range 0 0 1 0 this is used to change the Filter Cutoff Frequency with Note Velocity Vel Start sets a Filter Envelope Generator Velocity Start Point when pressing a note its Velocity changes the Filter Frequency A value 0 means that the curve is working over the full velocity range of 0 s 127 Mod Ctrl section Loop X Fade softens the transit
12. second group of digits indicates the Program Change number These file formats supports a bank feature that is a set of numbered programs inside the file SoundFont SF2 Giga GIG EmulatorX EXB Native Samplelord s Bank BANK Native Samplelord s Collection COL Y 9 Bank Select and Program Change values are sorted according to the bank and then program number Drum Kits are sorted to the end of list and they usually have a Bank Select value of 128 Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 26 of 59 Edit Panel The Sound Edit Panel contains a number of sections to control different groups of parameters When adjusting the knobs the default parameter values of the selected instrument are overridden changed the default parameter values are set when loading an imported instrument Using the commands of the Multi menu the Sound Edit parameters can be saved to a separate multi file SPF or to a bundled multi SBN When using SAMPLELORD as a plug in the parameters will also be saved by the host in its audio project To switch between the Edit Panel sections click on one of these three buttons HOTEL Sound Edit parameters are edited by dragging the mouse vertically Left Mouse Click Mouse Up or Down on a knob changes a parameter s value By holding the SHIFT key the changes are done in smaller steps By holding the CTRL key Left Mouse Click on a knob activates or deactivates a changes For three
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14. to see this file in the Browser as txt extensions are not recognized Remember to choose All Files from Save as type listbox and add col extension to the name of file 9 Open the collection in the Samplelord Browser by clicking on the file it lists its content If the file didn t show up refresh the folder by closing and opening it You will see a structure similar to the one we have created Now you can drag this file into a part and use 1t or you can export it as a Native Samplelord Bank for future use BROWSER o DUO DOS loop way In our example when Samplelord receive Program Change 1 through its MIDI Input it will select piano sf2 When Program Change 2 is received it will select bass gig as the active patch etc Samplelord 1 5 Supported File Formats 55 of 59 When a file in a Collection contains a list of patches inside it those patches will be incrementally renumbered starting from the defined Bank and Patch number in a collection So that file s own bank and patch numbers are not used simplify editing Just create a collection file in the same folder g You can use Relative Paths instead of giving full paths which as the added files or use double dots to define a parent folder and Program definitions so Samplelord will renumber all patches automatically To start a new renumbering from the certain patch please define Bank and Program Number for this patch before its path or filename and next p
15. 3 E es E E E E sE AS P10LUSH STR Acoustic Grand Plan Honky Tonk Piano i Oh Bee Poly ts 000 Stereo Brass TR LONG FF ABC ECH TBT THS Er GP fa b Instrument Wol Fan ut Mute E Instrument Bellpad 1 Bellpad Pizzicato Strings F Pizzicato Strings Angle Choir 7 E Angle Choir JNS CHOIR JNS CHOIR Doh World 5 Doh World SR 7 Sirens 5 SR f Sirens 000 001 BARBED FLT 2b E 7 amp 000 001 BARBED FLT2M Digital Pad 1 E 3 Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad 3 E Digital Pad 3 gt PIOLUSH STR E gt F10 LUSH STR P10 LUSH STA P10 LUSH STA Acoustic Grand Pian Wy i Be Acoustic Grand Pian Honky Tonk Piano 13 Honky Tonk Fiano le See oe Jue US si Bo Left Click on Mute Column disables a MIDI channel highlighted state Left Click on Solo Column activates a MIDI channel for solo audition highlighted state Mute is highlighted by a Red button while Solo is represented by a Yellow in the default setup You can reverse these colors in MENU Setup View Mute Color Red Yellow You can activate Mute and Solo buttons together so when they are switched together on the same channel Mute has priority and it overrides Solo Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 17 of 59 The MIDI Channel value allows you to assign a different MIDI Channel to a part Left Mouse Click on this column opens an additional menu with a channel selector ke Instrument Wot Fan Gut Bellpad Pizzicato St
16. 4 Ifyou need all 16 audio channels remember to activate All ee Lord 4 Stereo Audio Outputs in VST Instruments Window Otherwise Lord 5 Stereo d Samplelord will operate on a single main audio output only o reo Lord 8 Stereo Lord 9 Stereo Lord 10 Stereo Lord 11 Stereo Lord 12 Stereo Lord 13 Stereo Lord 14 Stereo Lord 15 Stereo Lord 16 Stereo Samplelord 1 5 Quick Start Examples 13 of 59 FL Studio 8 1 Open FL Studio select Channels gt Add One gt More menu command E FESTONO 5 FILE EDIT CHANNELS VIEW OPTIONS TOOLS HELP Add one t More ShIrEP Ct Ctrl Del Clone selected Browse presets Delete selected Layer Move selected up Alk Up Audio clip Move selected down Alk Down Automation clip Group selected Alt G Sampler reee T5404 bassline synthesizer Speech synthesizer Zip selected Alt z Unzip all Alk L Restretch all 2 Check Samplelord item on the list F Icon will appear Lx Select generator plugin Fruity generator plugins VST plugins WS Ti plugins E Samplelord 3 Create a new channel and select Samplelord from the plug ins menu MENU Channels Add one Samplelord BF STUDID EJE FILE EDT CHANNELS VIEW OPTIONS TOOLS HELP Add one More rr Clone selected 5hiFt Ctr E Chrl Del Browse presets Delete selected Layer Move selected up Alk
17. Anale Choi JNS CHOIR Ooh World SR 7 Sirens 9 a Pan s Cursor 000 001 BARBED FLT2M Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad 3 e PIOLUSH STR To change a Pan position click on the Pan 12 EE Acoustic Grand Piar We Honky Tonk Piano SA Oh Bee Poly column of the corresponding Instrument part Drag the mouse vertically to increase or decrease pan position by 1 steps Pan changes are applied in real time to the stereo outputs Pan is set in a range of 100 Left 100 Right position in units By holding the SHIFT key during mouse drag changes to pan are applied in steps of 0 1 steps By holding CTRL key and mouse click we set pan to the center position We can adjust the smoothness of these parameters in the Multi menu MENU Multi MIDI Ctrl Automation Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 24 of 59 Outputs are used to route instruments to separate Husa Sin Bale piesa Det aE audio channels It is very useful when you want a peer Stings to apply insert or send effects for individual EN GM Ange Chor as instruments in the mixer of host software OOE ue UR E Ooh World Note SAMPLELORD does not have any built in MEF de eran FLT2M 3 0 effects MEM 7 Digital Pad 1 A Digital Pad 3 P10 LUSH STR Acoustic Grand Pian Honky Tonk Fiano SA Oh Bee Poly E2000 Stereo Brass To select an audio output click in the Out column of the corresponding Instrument part You may route more than one instrument to th
18. Level Meter CPU Meter Keyboard Middle C Qut 3 4 Show outputs as mono pair LHF Show hidden directories Show system directories w Large Browser w Status Bar w Browsers background W Keyboard w Keyboard Zones w Transparent Knobs w Mute Color Red Yellow w Level Meter w Cpu Meter Keyboard Middle Z shows hidden folders in Samplelord s Browser enables visibility of system folders in Samplelord s Browser switches between two browser s layout More in Browser Panel Customize chapter turns on off plug in s status bar turns on off line s highlighting turns on off keyboard visibility turns on off zone display turns on off knob transparency switches colors for mute and solo buttons turns on off audio peak monitor turns on off CPU and HD monitor sets key numbers on keyboard Samplelord 1 5 Menus 45 of 59 Resize This option changes plug in s overall width and height You can choose from different predefined settings If you would like to create SEERE a custom size use the handle located at the end of the Status Bar Panoramic 2 Panoramic 3 3 y Default Panoramic 4 Panoramic 5 Not all hosts support resizing of plug in window on the fly so working of this option 1s dependent on the host capabilities In this case we need to resize a plug in by moving the Size handle then close and open GUI again Finally you can restart the plug in reload audio project of host or
19. Limited Standalone Polyphony Channels In Out Options Included Samplelord VST 2048 16 No No No Samplelord Standalone 2048 16 No No Yes Samplelord Demo 256 16 Yes No Yes Samplelord 1 5 Welcome 6 of 59 Basic Software Requirements Windows XP or Vista operating system VST Host application supporting VSTi plug ins Acrobat Reader to view documentation Hardware Requirements Intel or Athlon processor with SSE instruction support Hard disk with good transfer rate and fast access time for Disk Streaming use Min 128MB RAM and 20MB memory on a hard disk for the installation files The Standalone version needs a sound card which supports ASIO or MME drivers An ASIO driver is recommended to get small latencies Support amp Contact If you have any questions regarding to the software please contact me at info samplelord com or info extranslator com Samplelord 1 5 What s new 7 of 59 Introduction What is Samplelord Samplelord Plug in is a virtual software instrument created for easy and extremely powerful sample playback The Plug in version requires a compatible VST host application such as Nuendo Cubase Sonar Ableton Live Logic FL Studio or others etc With multi timbral architecture 1t can work using 16 MIDI channels simultaneously and it provides 16 stereo outputs at the same time You can create different settings for each of the 16 simultaneously playable channels of a
20. atches will be renumbered incrementally y It is possible to use only file paths or filenames without Bank than 128 entries we can use only Program numbers to simplify the task and Samplelord will renumber subsequent patches from given number y When we are going to create a small list of patches no more P dance col Notepad Oj x File Edit Format View Help 6 1 piano sf2 6 2 bass gig 6 3 Drums Sonor Snares 661 LP423 wauv P dance col Notepad Oj x File Edit Format View Help P dance col Notepad loj x File Edit Format wiew Help piano1 nki piano2 nki piano3 nki bass1 fxp bass2 fxp organ_patches sfz Samplelord 1 5 Supported File Formats 56 of 59 Stz SFZ Full support except for compressed OGG files which currently cannot be played internally by SAMPLELORD Compressed OGG samples can be reconverted to non compressed format using Extreme Sample Converter Sound Font SF2 SoundFont 2 0 2 1 including 16 bit samples are fully supported SoundFont 2 4 with 24 bit support is not supported yet GigaStudio GIG Full GIGA Support including import of accelerated samples in all bit depth resolutions When we load accelerated gig samples for the first time they are written to a temporary giga_cache folder on disk to provide the best disk streaming performance Kontakt NKI Kontakt s NKI 1 x and 2 x files are fully supported including WAVE or AIFF samples Compressed
21. ation files to store their settings You can duplicate the samplelord ini file and rename it samplelord O8stereo ini in this example or let Samplelord create a new configuration file for you Disk Streaming Disk Streaming is a technique for playing back samples without Disk Streaming loading these samples entirely into RAM memory Disk Streaming OO reduces the time needed to load the sample initially but consumes tonm some extra CPU processing power and as a result the number of a a maximum voices played with using disk streaming is lower Disk 750 ms Streaming performance depends a lot on software and hardware ae configuration Disk Streaming requires a hard disk with a high 3 sec 4 transfer bandwidth with short access times ibe 10 sec This option sets a preload time of a sample after which it will be ae streamed from a hard disk 25 sec 30 sec For a 5 second sample length a I second setting means that the Steen al semple software will load the first second of a sample then after it reaches this point the rest of audio data will be streamed from a hard disk OFF turns of Disk Streaming 0 ms streaming from disk will be started immediately 100 ms 30 sec sets a preload buffer length Reload All Samples stops any played samples and reloads samples with new preload buffer Each time the preload buffer size is changed the currently loaded samples are reloaded and the amount of memory occupied by the
22. ce Options Clear ad instrument ax Import a a Loads a sound file by selecting it from Windows Open File dialog We 47 Bass GATTO Se can Load one instrument at a time T SamplePool E hit 3 Samples Korg Choirs mms gig Soundfonts E Lord Hammond xp Desktop My Documents B zvon E Mini GM exb E Akai Basses sf2 E Nice Nylon Guitar fxp E Bamboo Flute exb E Sampled Acoustic gig E Bass Chorus sf2 E Sweet Sax nki E Bell Chroma Sel sf2 E TestBank bank E Collection col E Trynity Snare Yerbs sfz Dance Loop 01 ES Violins Section sfz Dance Loop 02 Ed XYLODINE sfz E Explosion Saw nki E Greg Voices sfz My Computer i cca Filename X Places Files of type All Supported Formats bank col sf2 gig Y Cancel Z Export Bank You can use this command to export a single instrument from a Bank or Collection as a Samplelord Bank Export Single Instrument Exports the selected instrument as a single Program in Native Samplelord Format During Export of Bank or Single Instrument a popup message window will ask what to do with a file Yes Exports a file and replaces the existing file in a project with the newly created file x Use exported File No If you just need to export this file for future use or for editing in other software such as Extreme tes Cancel Sample Converter for editing Cancel Can
23. cels the export operation Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 19 of 59 Unload Instrument Removes the instrument and any links to this instrument If you have this instrument linked from other parts those parts will be changed to empty Also this menu displays a path to the currently used file in this part so here you can check exactly which file is in memory ACOUSTIC 32 Export Bank Export Single Instrument Instrument Share Instrument This feature is designed to use the REE EE same instrument in multiple parts with different settings The Share Instrument s menu contains the list of currently loaded sounds so we can Import Export Bank Export Single Instrument Remove link Korg Choirs mms gig GREG MMS A Share instrument link only to the files that have been DE gt Sampled Acoustic gig ACOUSTIC 32 MoteOff Trigger Level loaded already Patch Streaming a Advanced Import Options Voice Options Clear EEE Remove link Removes a link to instrument that was created with Share Instrument command a yw Amplitude Note Off Trigger Level This menu contains settings for the volume level of playback when the sample is triggered by note off Enw Decay As Sample Amplitude is the most advanced method and it gives the best results 1t uses real time audio level monitoring Note off sample is adjusted to the latest level played by Note On Thi
24. cut 2 Set ASIO Driver in the Standalone Application s MENU System ASIO Sound Card ASIO Driver Name sE Samplelord 1 5 System About Stop Audio i e Multimedia ASIO 2 0 ESI 1010 ASIO Directx Full Duplex Driver ASIO Glock ASIO Firebace Asi Panel asi Routing MICI Input 3 Set MIDI Driver in the Standalone Application s MENU System MIDI Input MIDI Port Name StL Samplelord 1 5 Stop Audio lose Multimedia ASID Instrument ASIO Glock asi Panel Aa Routing MIDI Input p 2 1010 MIDI 2 OFF 4 Ifconfiguration was accepted the Application s Status Bar will show the CPU load and the currently selected ASIO and MIDI driver ASTON 1 36 asio 2 0 ESI 1010 1024 samples MIDI Input 1 1010 MIDI 1 Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 16 of 59 The User Interface Instrument Panel The Instrument Panel on the left hand side has 16 Instrument parts shown as 16 separate rows For each part you can assign a different MIDI input channel or Audio Output or both You can assign the same MIDI channel to more than one instrument to play these instruments with the same MIDI notes You can also route each instrument to an independent Audio Output or route some or all parts to common Audio Outputs Mute hn Solo Instrument wol Pan ut 1 Bellpad MA Pizzicato Strings Angle Choir JMS CHOIR Ooh World SR Y Sirens OO0 007 BARBED FLT 2M Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad
25. d opens a panel for the ASIO driver where you can change a latency buffer Some sound cards do not offer the possibility of latency change on the fly In this case you will need to close the Samplelord exe or stop ASIO with Stop Audio command and open the sound card s settings configuration file Please see your sound card s User Guide for details This option is only available when an ASIO driver is selected Samplelord 1 5 Menus ASIO Routing This option opens an additional dialog when you can assign Samplelord outputs to your sound card outputs This option 1s only available when an ASIO driver is selected The number of active channels depends on the number of stereo outputs set in Stereo Outputs menu By default the first left right ASIO channels are assigned as Samplelord outputs To change sound card s output click on the output s name and choose audio driver from the list Reset button sets default routing OK button accepts changes and closes window MIDI Input This command selects a MIDI input port used to connect external MIDI equipment with Samplelord software After port selection its status is shown on the Status Bar and it confirms that the MIDI input port is active and ready To switch off MIDI input choose the Off option 49 of 59 st ASIO Routing p x Outputs MainL fL 1010 1 2 Out 2L L 1010 1 2 Out SL fL 1010 1 2 Out 4L L 1010 1 2 Out SL fL 1010 1 2 Out L L 1010 1
26. e samplelord Places Files of type Samplelord License lic y Cancel Zo 5amplelord License Error x When software accepts the license you will see E the Samplelord interface If something goes SAMPLELORD LIC license file mot Found or nok compatible wrong or there was an incompatibility problem with the license s version you will see an error message If you place the SAMPLELORD LIC license file in the same folder as SETUP EXE before installation the installer will install and copy this file automatically Y Samplelord 1 5 Quick Start Examples 12 of 59 Quick Start Examples This chapter describes setting up the Samplelord as a VST Instrument in some host software products Cubase Studio 4 I assume that you have correctly set up Cubase software and your available MIDI and audio hardware Proceed as follows to activate Samplelord 1 Open VST Instruments Panel or use F11 shortcut x 2 Choose Samplelord plug in from a menu 1 no instrument e o a A we No YST Instrument 3 mda E l Synth h 5 E no instrument x 3 Choose Create if you want to create a new track automatically and assign the first MIDI channel to TN Samplelord or choose Cancel so you can assign Samplelord Cancel to the MIDI track manually ST Instruments 1 Samplelord Activate All Outputs Main Stereo Lord 2 Stereo
27. e User Interface 30 of 59 Directory DIR By clicking on DIR icon an additional menu appears Here you can select a particular hard disk s partition BROWSER or folder for browsing MN Root Directory ft SYSTEM C DEVELOPMENT D INSTALKI E 43 5 MB 6 6 MB Clicking on menu Root Directory a new dialog window appears and here you can select a particular folder for browsing Browse For Folder x Select root Folder ma Loops 5 Manual i Pad i Percussion hd Folder Orchestral Make Mew Folder Cancel 2 instrument it switches the Browser to the patch s location for easy file finding These snapshots y Samplelord uses a temporary snapshot to store the directory tree so that every time you select an gt work only for the program session during which you loaded the patch There are several shortcuts available in the Browser window which will help you navigate through folders banks and programs To navigate click somewhere on the Browser panel to select 1t and 1t will highlight the currently selected Greg Voices fs 0 1 ME folder We can also switch to this panel from the Instrument panel by pressing the Tab key Some keys may be dependent on the host capabilities and some keys may be not available inside Samplelord s window because the host application may use the same key shortcut for its own purposes The Tab key switches between the Instrument and Brow
28. e same audio output channel to send a group of instruments to the same set of effects in your host It is also possible to route the same instrument to more than one audio output using share mode we can share instrument on other channels by using Share Instrument menu command The number of outputs enabled in this menu depends from the number of configured Stereo Outputs and this can be set in the MENU Setup Stereo Outputs Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 25 of 59 Mute hn Solo Instrument us Bellpad We Plzzicato Strings Angle Choir JAS CHOIR Ooh World A SA 7 Sirens O00 001 BARBED FLT 2M Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad 3 F10 LUSH STR 12 E Acoustic Grand Pian 13 8 Honky Tonk Piano SA Oh Bee Poly 16 TR LONG FF ABC The Prog and Bank buttons are used to select a Patch from the loaded file These buttons work only when we load so called bank file which includes set of numbered programs inside so we can switch between internal patches Eros Program Change command selects previous Program Patch Erros Program Change command selects next Program Patch Kean Bank Select command switches to the previous bank inside file eant Bank Select command switches to the next bank inside file You can also use and keys on the keyboard numeric pad to select the previous or next Patch Notation 000 the first group of digits indicates the Bank Select number 001 the
29. er Panel is active it displays the path information about the selected element in the browser When we click on a keyboard to audition a note it shows information about the sample The bottom right corner of the status bar includes a size handle by clicking and holding that handle you can resize a plug in s GUI More details about window resizing are in the Resize chapter Status Bar of Standalone Version ASIG 1 35 ASIO 2 0 ESI 1010 1024 samples MIDI Input 1 1010 MIDI 1 An additional Status bar in the stand alone version shows a CPU meter audio ASIO driver s or MME driver s buffer size and active MIDI Input port Samplelord 1 5 Menus 37 of 59 Menus The Multi menu The Multi menu contains options that may used differently in every Samplelord session muL Tl pen Save Quality Mode Master Level Velocity Sensitivity Polyphony Limiter MIDI Ctrl Automation MIDI Filter Receive Program Changes Reset Open Opens a Samplelord multi or Samplelord bundle file To open a bundle choose Bundle SBN file format extension Save Saves a Samplelord multi setup or a Samplelord bundled multi setup Quality Mode This menu switches between three types of resampling This option is the A same as the MQ icon on the Tool Bar Quality Mode Normal e Medium High Normal Quality N gives the best performance Medium Quality MQ optimal very good perfo
30. f you would like to select a different folder click Browse By default this is folder the C Program Files Samplelord JE ProgamFies Sempeiod jose folder On Vista systems it will install to C Program Files x86 Samplelord At least 17 1 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Cancel Then installer will ask for a VSTi folder by default this is eE C Program Files Steinberg VstPlugins Samplelord folder Where should Samplelord VSTi be instaled amp Setup will install Samplelord STi into the following folder The Installer will also create some shortcuts In Start Menu To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different folder click Browse items for quick access to Samplelord s folders C Program Files Steinberg stPlugins S amplelord Browse fag Samplelord d Samplelord Standalone lt Back Cancel T Samplelord User Manual i Uninstall Samplelord 2 Folder Standalone y Folder VSTi y Folder V Machine Samplelord 1 5 Installation under Windows 9 of 59 Updating Samplelord Special versions To update the software run the installer SAMPLELORD SETUP EXE To update the software quickly or to install special versions described below download and run the SAMPLELORD_UPDATE EXE installer This Updater will install only the runtime and theme files Przegladanie w poszukiwaniu folderu _ x Updater will install Samplelord VSTi into the Following Folder EME Son
31. fault Ctrl Del resets only instrument edit settings to default Browser Panel shortcuts Home sets cursor to the top item End sets cursor to the bottom item Left collapses a folder or closes a bank when a bank is selected Right expands a folder or opens a bank to access to its programs Up selects the previous item Down selects the next item loads the next file or patch Holding key will move quickly through items When you release the key it loads the file or program into the currently selected Instrument part loads the previous file or patch Holding key will move quickly through items When you release the key 1t loads the file or program into the currently selected Instrument part Page Up scrolls the view to the previous page Page Down scrolls the view to the next page Enter loads the currently selected file or patch Samplelord 1 5 General MIDI 51 of 59 General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages It allows sending the notes and other control messages between two instruments hardware or software instruments MIDI Implementation Samplelord responds to these MIDI messages unless you change this in the MIDI Filter window where you can disable responding to selected incoming MIDI messages Note ON Note OFF Control Change e CC 0 Bank Select MSB e CC 64 Sustain Pedal e CC I Modulation wheel
32. ger ASIO latency buffers dd REA Controller Crossfade rr ECN RPTE RE 50 ms The Default settings are 20 ms for Volume Pan and 50 ms for other MIDI controllers Samplelord 1 5 Menus 39 of 59 MIDI Filter This window opens a MIDI Filter window where you can filter some BS incoming MIDI messages If you want to disable responding for some MIDI controller message click on its checkbox It is highlighted as red a 5 Portamenta If you would like to create a default setup which will be loaded every time you will start Samplelord click Set as Default button To close this window click on the icon Receive Program Changes This option activates or deactivates Samplelord s response to incoming Program Change PC and Bank Select CC 0 CC 32 MIDI messages Reset This option clears the project settings and unloads all instruments from memory You can use this option when creating a New Multi Setup Samplelord 1 5 Menus 40 of 59 The Setup menu The Setup menu contains global plug in settings These settings are common for all Samplelord s instances and sessions and they are stored in the samplelord ini configuration file Stereo Gukpuks Disk Streaming Disk Streaming Buffer Multiprocessing Theme Colorize Font VIE Resize Key Commands Mouse Wheel Mouse Capture Method Import Reset Stereo Outputs Sets available audio outputs visible in a VST host One audio output taren d
33. ilds a GUI Samplelord 1 5 Menus 43 of 59 Colorize Allows you to change the general GUI color The Colorize options Colorize Custom are processed for the GUI only during plug in load or standalone A E start up and it does not affect CPU load during normal work The Selva only disadvantage of this function 1s that 1t takes some noticeable green semi gray delay about few seconds before 1t will display a GUI because 1t needs re calculate new bitmaps olive If you have an idea for some interesting color of the GUI which could be added to the Theme for quick loading please contact me by e mail There are five predefined Color values default steel blue green semi gray and olive You can create your own custom color of GUI by invoking a Custom command from this menu x Hue l Saturation Luminance 2 Lightness SEE EEE Reset Random Store Four parameters control different color parameters To change the hue color saturation luminance or lightness drag its slider to some position and drop at desired value Reset sets the slider values to default positions Random sets the color parameters randomly Store allows you to save colorize option to a file and SS alx adds it to the Colorize menu for quick access A new dialog window appears to save your colorize options This setting is stored in the same folder as Samplelord During the next plug in load or s
34. ile is loaded w Clear part settings before PATCH load Clear part settings before AUDIO WAVE load Clear part settings before PATCH load resets current parameters of instrument before new instrument load Clear part settings before AUDIO WAVE load resets current parameters of instrument before new audio file load Reset Resets all global settings to default You can do the same by deleting the samplelord ini configuration file in Samplelord s folder Samplelord 1 5 Menus 47 of 59 Hide clicking on this button hides plug in s GUI so it saves its graphics resources and reduces CPU load caused by graphics operations si Samplelord 1 5 File System About To show GUI click on panel The File menu only in the Standalone version Exit quits the standalone version Samplelord 1 5 Menus 48 of 59 The System menu only in the Standalone version System Stop Audio Multimedia w ASIO ASIO Clock ASIO Panel ASIO Routing MIDI Input Stop Audio Stops the ASIO or MME driver Multimedia Selects a MME driver The Status bar shows a CPU meter and its buffer size used for audio processing ASIO Selects an ASIO driver The Status bar shows a ASIO CPU meter and its buffer size used for audio processing in other words a buffer latency ASIO Clock This option changes a sample rate in ASIO mode and it is available when ASIO driver is selected ASIO Panel This comman
35. ion between the end and the beginning of the loop range 0 2000 samples This option works globally on all samples of the currently selected instrument MOD ETFL Pitch Bend sets a Pitch Bend range from 0 to 24 semitones Value 2 semitones 1s the default value Freq sets a modulation frequency vibrato tremolo speed in real units range 0 001 Hz 50 0 Hz Delay sets a modulation delay range 0 50 seconds Attack sets a modulation attack range 0 50 seconds Volume sets a volume range control tremolo using the modulation wheel CC 1 in real dB units range 0 dB 12 dB Pitch sets a pitch range control vibrato using the modulation wheel CC 1 range 0 cents 1200 cents Mod Off is a three state button when MOD OFF is highlighted it does not respond to External Modulation Controller CC 1 often the Mod Wheel on your keyboard when LFO is highlighted it activates an internal vibrato mode instead of Modulation Some patches have controller switching inside based on the Modulation Controller value In this situation we have to turn off Modulation because we can t control modulation and use controller switching at the same time Samplelord s sets MOD OFF automatically when it finds modulation controller switch inside the patch Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface Browser Panel The Browser is used to view open and drag sound files into the instrument parts It has a tree structure ba
36. irst part then it automatically creates links so the same file will be shared by all 16 parts Thus you can load one GM sound bank containing a set of programs and operate it as a Multi timbral instrument allowing playing through all 16 channels Samplelord provides a quick method for building a sound set from existing audio files in WAV or AIFF format To do this use Drag amp Drop method to drag the audio file from the browser and drop onto selected key on the virtual keyboard Explosion Saw nki 0 1 MB Sweet Sax nki 0 1 MB Dance Loop 01 wav 0 4 MB Dance Loop 02 way Cal 0 2 MB 0 1 MB Hit 2 aif 0 2 MB Hit 3 8 0 1 MB Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 33 of 59 You can add more audio files to the same key and create dynamic sounds which responds to the velocity When you add two audio samples they will split velocity range twice When we add three samples on a key a three velocity splits will be created Velocity regions are created in a regular length Each new velocity region 1s started at low point of a key and existing samples are moved into high part of key A zone display above the keyboard gives information how many samples have been assigned to the same root key Customize By clicking on the arrow icon on the menu bar of the Browser you can select either of the two available layouts of the Browser large next to keyboard and small above the keyboard 5 2 EROMSER SIZE Sampled Acoustic gig 31
37. mbine this option together with Limit Velocity Range By default 1t works in the 0 127 velocity range Example of using Proportional dynamic layers together with Limit Velocity Range Proportional dynamic layers 10 Limit Vel Range 64 127 2476 2476 2476 2477 2477 2477 2477 1381 415 254 93 826 665 255 94 1383 417 256 95 1384 418 257 96 177 21 1 154R 4 1151 99N Als AR q7 2021 1865 1225 1152 830 217 1861 Limit Velocity Range loads only samples within a specified velocity range samples outside this range are not loaded and unassigned places on the map are filled with existing samples Limit Key Range loads only samples in the specified key range samples outside this range are not loaded Do not import filter settings 1t does not load Filter Resonance and Filter Q settings from the patch Do not import envelope settings 1t does not load amplitude and filter envelope settings AHDSR Attack Hold Decay Sustain Release Do not import tune settings it does not load Pitch and ScaleTune parameters Do not import modulation settings it does not load Mod parameters Do not import volume gain settings it omits Volume and Gain info Do not import pan settings it omits Panorama settings Renumber Program Change values it changes Program Change numbers corresponding to the patch ID of the bank Ignore loop it omits any loop information so the sample plays back from the beginning to end Ignore Keyswitching it
38. n T simply do it by loading the SPF file into a text editor such as Genera1nidito Notepad or WordPad Remember to select All Files as a file sbeloeltysensitivity 1000 type list box in Open Dialog Window to see all files SmoothCrossfadeController 56 ilePath E Testowe Samplelord Soundfonts BELL PAD SF2 x PresetName Bellpad Mode The Multi file contains set of different codes arranged in groups GLOBAL parameters for the common settings PARTOI PART16 parameters for each of the 16 instrument parts To create a Multi select a Save command from menu MENU Multi gt Save Browse to the folder where you want to save the Multi enter a name for the multi click Save To create a New Multi unload all Instruments and settings select a Reset command from menu MENU Multi Reset Samplelord 1 5 Multi amp Bundle Setup 59 of 59 Bundle SBN The advantages of using the Bundle format quicker loading transferring to another project archiving To create a bundle use these steps 1 Choose the command from MENU Multi Save dialog window will appear 2 Enter your filename and select Samplelord Bundle SBN file format Click Save 3 Bundling will be started and a B undle icon will be shown for each part when it has been bundled Hute hn Solo Instrument Tal Fan ut Bellpad Pizzicato Strings Angle Choir 4 Remember to save your audio project inside y
39. ngs Do not import volume gain settings Do not import pan settings Renumber Program Change values Ignore loop Ignore Keyswitching Ignore Controller switching Ignore NoteOff Release samples MobeOrr Trigger Level If you change any option in the Advanced Import Options window an Patch Streaming asterisk on this menu item will indicate that this option is active Advanced Import Options Maximum sample memory allocation defines the maximum amount of MB memory to be allocated for the samples The rest of the samples which did not fit into this size are streamed from disk With this setting you can balance between memory use and hard disk access for the specified patch Sample length trim samples to specified length in seconds For example for long piano samples when you do not need their long decay you can trim it After the sample is trimmed a small 10ms Fade Out is applied at the end of the sample to eliminate pops Fade out is applied only to non looped samples Proportional dynamic layers this option reduces the number of velocity layers It divides the velocity Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 21 of 59 zone map into regular intervals Sometimes we do not need hundreds of dynamic layers included in the specified key especially when we could never play the samples at very low levels so we can limit the patch to the specified region In this way we can save some memory You can co
40. nk format Comment it would be great if ESC could convert HALion fxb and Kontakt nkm files to Samplelord Collection files If Samplelord cannot find the samples referenced by the HALion Patch then you will see an additional window which allows you to find these samples manually by browsing to a folder aixi Przegl danie w poszukiwaniu folderu Please select folder with Kontakt samples For weet Sax nki Samples O Explosion Saw a Greg Voices Lord Hammond 9 Nice Nylon Guitar Waves Sweet Sax Waves O Trynity Snare Verbs I 9 Violins Section XYLODINE x Folder Sweet Sax Waves Utw rz nowy Folder Anuluj dh After you click OK Samplelord will search for the samples automatically inside that folder and its subfolders You can stop this searching by pressing ESC key If some samples were still not found the best way to work around this problem is to place the patch file and all the samples in the same common folder EmulatorX EXB EmulatorX banks are fully supported except for monolith sample banks e g factory sample banks ProteusX banks are also can be imported except for monolith factory sample banks Audio Files WAV AIFF WAVE and AIFF samples are fully supported except for compressed and multi channel audio files Multi channel audio files are not yet supported There are no restrictions on Disk Streaming but sample can t exceed 2GB file size that is a Wind
41. omits keyswitching settings Ignore Controller switching it omits switching via controllers Ignore NoteOff Release samples it does not load Release Samples used to triggering Note Off samples Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 22 of 59 Voice Options Opens the Voice Options dialog for setting voices polyphony of instrument These settings overrides voice settings inside the internal patch Here we can create a e g a MONO instrument and decide how the recently played notes will be removed before it will make a room for a new sample To use any of this option you need to activate it by default options are disabled xi i Voces i Voce Kill Mode 2048 VOICES Kill Ary l C fe fio ms Kill Highest note Kill Lowest note Voices adjusts the maximum number of voices that can be played by an instrument If a Sample is triggered and the maximum voice count has already been reached Samplelord releases existing voices to make a room for a new voice Fade Time adjusts how long a killed voice will fade out before it disappears The fadeout length is specified in milliseconds Voice Kill Mode sets what action Samplelord should take to voices which do not fit in specified Voices limit Kall Any takes first free voice and applies a fade out on it Kill Oldest the oldest still playing voice 1s removed Kill Newest the most recently played voice will be fade out Kill Highest Note voice with the highest pi
42. our host if you would like to store the bundle setup For each loaded part this process creates 2 separate files one for patch info a Samplelord BANK file and the second for sample content a Samplelord SMPL file When the sample content is bigger than 1GB then it is divided into smaller 1GB files to fit more easily on DVD or USB Stick If you would like to go back to the multi format and reload project with the original sound files and patches if they still exists and they were _ Samplelord Muti SPF not deleted save project as multi with MENU command Multi gt SPST Save and choose Samplelord Multi SPF as a type of file AL
43. ows limitation 8 bit WAVE AIFF audio samples are loaded directly into memory due to their relatively small size Other files e g AKAI E MU CDs can be converted into a supported format using the Extreme Sample Converter application http www extranslator com which 1s sold separately or as a bundle offer Samplelord 1 5 Multi amp Bundle Setup 58 of 59 Multi amp Bundle Setup Samplelord supports 2 file formats for saving its context Multis SPF files and Bundles SBN files The Multi SPF file keeps the file path and settings for each instrument part together with some of the main options The Bundle SBN file has the same concept as multi file but it uses exported files in native Samplelord Bank format so they load quickly You can always go back to a Multi setup before the files were bundled Multi SPF When Samplelord is working in plug in mode in hosts such as Cubase Sonar FL Studio etc multi settings can be stored within the host s project so you do not need to save the Multi setup of Samplelord separately however the feature allows you to save the Multi for future use for use in other projects for transferring settings from one Samplelord session to another or finally for archive purposes All commands regarding to multi operations are presented in the menu Multi If for some reason you would like to re edit a Multi file for x example to correct file paths or change other settings you ca
44. reload the host Key Commands Enables or disables shortcuts Key Commands OFF of Tab oF oy On used For loading sounds or opening Folders Key Commands CF Enter PF or AAA 4 On used For switching between panels Off disables shortcuts Enter enables or disables use of the Enter key inside Samplelord Tab enables or disables use of the Tab key inside Samplelord Mouse Wheel Sets the amount of window scroll in a Browser Panel ra ener OFF when using the mouse wheel a w lx Default ox ax 4x 5 lines Off disables mouse wheel action 10 lines 15 lines 20 lines One screen at time Half screen at time Samplelord 1 5 Menus 46 of 59 Mouse Capture Method This option defines method of mouse wheel detection Mouse Capture Method y Autodetect Because Mouse Wheel usage is an undocumented AT Windows Mode feature of VST and there is no official support for it so YST Mode developers must use other techniques to take control over mouse wheel events Autodetect automatically enables a mouse wheel mode selects available VST Mode or Windows Mode This 1s the default and recommended setting Windows Mode to use mouse wheel you have to make a click on plug in s panel first VST Mode uses an undocumented mouse wheel VST opcode Host application must provide support for this opcode Import This option defines what to do with the current edit settings when a new patch audio f
45. riggers a Note OFF You can click at different positions on a key to audition sound at different velocities Right Mouse Click triggers only Note ON in a sustained mode to stop sustained note click on the played key again Auditioned notes are marked with blue keys Sometimes you can see green keys on the keyboard These keys indicate a key switch region Keyswitching is a technique to create a several sound variations By selecting a green key we switch between the sound variations Technically we switch a sample mapping for each key Above the keyboard you will see a sample map for the selected patch The sample map icons are mono sample plays one audio channel stereo sample contains two interleaved channels Left and Right stereo linked sample this sample is built from mono Left and Right samples unknown sample means there was a problem with importing of this sample When multiple zones are located in the same region key or velocity layering then its root keys may be arranged in a one column Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 36 of 59 Status Bar Samplelord includes a status bar at the bottom of its GUI It contains information about the multi or the triggered sample ETT OEA ARA AAA FRIO SE LAA dl E sn maar aan a PE AST 1 32 ASIO 2 0 ESI 1010 1024 samples When the Instrument Panel is active then it displays the file path to saved opened Multi setup When the Brows
46. rings Angle Choir JAS CHOIR Ooh orld SA 7 Sirens DOO 001 BARBED FLT 2M Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad 3 PIOLUSH STF P10 LUSH STA Acoustic Grand Pian Honky Tonk Piano SA Oh Bee Poly This area displays the sounds loaded for each part You can load single patches audio files bank or collections here You can move up or down through the instrument parts using the Cursor Arrows and with Left Mouse Click you can select a part Double Click on selected part opens a Load Instrument Dialog see below Instrument Wal Fan Gut 1 i Bellpad The currently selected part is highlighted and the format of the text shows what category of instrument is loaded Pizzicato Strings Selected part A Single instrument this part contains only one program Shared instrument this part contains a link to another instrument in a project 000001 BARBED FLT2M Bank or Collection this part contains set of many programs Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 18 of 59 CH Bundled instrument this instrument was saved in the Samplelord Multi Bundle Format to load quickly Right Mouse Click on an Instrument part opens an additional menu here we can do several operations on the instrument Mute hn Solo Instrument Wal Fon Gut Import Export Bank Export Single Instrument Unload instrument Share instrument b MokeOrr Trigger Level Patch Streaming Advanced Import Options voi
47. rmance and very good sound quality High Quality mode HQ high quality but high CPU Usage good for audio mixdown Samplelord 1 5 Menus 38 of 59 Master Level This menu sets the global Master Volume Level The Default Meal 24 dE recommended setting is 6 0 dB Samplelord does not use any 18 db limiters on its outputs so be careful when working with a 12 dB high master level in the standalone version of Samplelord as sede l 6 dE its outputs are routed directly to the sound card fee O dB 3 dB w 6 dE default 9 dE 12 dB 18 dB 24 dB Velocity Sensitivity Defines how Samplelord responds to velocity of notes velocity Sensitivity i Positive values 1 5 cause the low velocity notes to 4 play more loudly and vice versa 3 2 Normal is the default sensitivity 1 Polyphony Limiter Opens a window where you can set the kl Y pl Max Polyphony I IOAA MAAA SE maximum playable voices for all instruments pece i i in a multi Values from 1 2048 are possible To change the maximum number of voices by 1 or 1 click on the slider and use Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys You can use this option to create a monophonic style of play but it will work on all loaded instruments MIDI Ctrl Automation Used to create smooth transitions between MIDI xl controller changes It is important especially when 2 Volume Pan IMM 20 ms you use big
48. s method gives very smooth transition between Note On ending and Note Off beginning Env Decay uses the level from decay envelope to trigger Note Off sample As Sample plays note off sample with default volume Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 20 of 59 Patch Streaming This command opens an additional window Patch Streaming Settings where you can set individual preload time of loaded patch SE Patch Streaming Settings l X AAA Global Disk Streaming 1t uses preload time settings defined globally via MENU Setup Disk Streaming Preload Time 500 ms AA EAT OFF disables Disk Streaming for this patch completely 0 ms 60 sec sets preload time in selected time interval Moker Trigger Level If you set Patch Streaming an asterisk on this menu will indicate that this habr cr aa E w option is active atch Streaming Advanced Import Options Advanced Import Options Opens a new window with the individual import settings to be used when loading an instrument into a part The settings are applied to all the samples and patches in a bank SL Advanced Import Options x Maximum sample memory allocation 1 MB Sample length seconds EE Proportional dynamic layers Ha Limit velocity range fo 127 M Limit key range o 127 Do not import filter settings Do not import envelope settings Do not import tune settings Do not import modulation setti
49. samples is updated Era me Samplelord 1 5 Menus 42 of 59 Disk Streaming Buffer RA y Fille precaching This option sets the amount of audio data that disk 16 EE streaming will read directly from a hard disk The Default 24 KB 64KB option is sufficient for most configurations 32 KB 45 KE w 64 KB recommended File precaching This option enables Window s file caching after which files will be streamed from a hard E al disk It takes some time but 1t offers stable data streaming 192 KB without dropouts 25 KE 384 KB When a file is cached you will see an additional progress bar Multiprocessing This option is reserved for systems with multiple cores or ii multiple CPUs onboard It increases Samplelord s power so you EN get more voices for playback and less CPU load with al multiprocessing enabled Multi Core 6xCPL Theme This option changes the color theme used for the Samplelord GUI v Goldenrod fray It is based on a single bitmap file so if you are familiar with a graphic Oregon editor such as Paint Photoshop or Corel you can change and design your own shape and colors for specific elements As an example the default Goldenrod theme is located in Goldenrod bmp file in Samplelord s folder The advantages of using Theme is that the plug in or application starts very quickly without a noticeable delay in compared to the Colorize function which performs various graphical operations before it bu
50. sed on the file structure on your hard disk You can browse through one disk partition at a time but there are shortcuts to switch between different disk partitions on a hard disk Only files supported by Samplelord are shown in this window There are different colors used for each file format for easy navigation through different formats Icons used in the Browser are k folder j opened folder selected folder 7 opened selected folder empty folder T F program inside selected bank 29 of 59 EROWSER gt GIGASTUBIO X2L gt Plano SamplePool gt Samples gt Soundfonts gt won Dance Loop 01 waw 0 4 ME Dance Loop U way 0 2 ME Hit 1 ait 0 1 MB Hit 2 aif 0 2 MB Hit 33 aif 0 1 MB The Filter menu can be used to customize view of files and folders in browser Folders Sample Folders Samples Waves SampleP oo Samplelord bank Samplelord Collection col SoundFont sf Giga gig SFz sFz Emulators exb Halion Fp Kontakt nki Wave aw Giff aif aiff Fait LULi Li E E Bamboo Flute exb 10 bytes 17 0 MB 31 2 MB 0 1 MB 0 1 MB 0 1 ME 0 1 MB 0 1 MB To filter some file types which you do not want to be shown in a browser click on F the icon and from menu deselect a folder or file type A highlighted state of the F icon means that you have made some changes here a GIGASTUDIO Samplelord 1 5 Th
51. sed to work with independent settings like different number of outputs different theme and customize settings e Samplelord 1 dll e Samplelord 2 dll e Samplelord 3 dll e Samplelord 4 dll Example You use Samplelord to trigger drum samples on 4 audio channels with first instance and you use the second instance of Samplelord to play the orchestral sounds on the next 4 audio channels Thus we save the processing power because we use only 8 audio channels instead of 32 in case of using the normal versions We use minimum number of audio channels needed for our project and moreover we can set completely different settings for each instance Uninstalling Samplelord To uninstall the software use Uninstall Samplelord command from Windows Start Menu Windows Start Menu Programs Samplelord Uninstall Samplelord To uninstall software completely delete the SAMPLELORD folder Remember to save your files bundles or samples which could be stored here if you may need them later Samplelord 1 5 Installation under Windows 11 of 59 Select Samplelord License File ax Look in o SYSTEM C y e 1 Ed The first time you run the software 1t will ask you about the license This is a SAMPLELORD LIC file downloaded and e renentes A My Recen otalcmd unpacked before Select the license file with an PAAA Swinvows samplelord lic N open file dialog Desktop My Documents Fr My Computer y AE File nam
52. ser panels If this key conflicts with a host s Tab key you can disable it in the Setup menu Setup Key Commands Tab Off Finally you can disable all key commands and release these keys for the host MENU Setup Key Commands Off Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 31 of 59 Home key sets cursor to the top item End key sets cursor to the bottom item Left arrow key collapses a folder or closes a bank when a bank is selected Up arrow key selects the previous item Down arrow key selects the next item Right arrow key expands a folder or opens a bank to access to 1ts programs TestB ank bank 49 5 ME 4000 00 Clavinova Bright Ly 000 00 Roland P50 EPlano 4 OO0 004 Honky Tork 4000005 Rhodes EYP YS GOOO006 amaha Dx key on the keyboard numeric pad selects then next entry and loads the file or program to the currently selected instrument part in the Instrument Panel Holding key will move quickly through items When you release the key it loads the file or program into the currently selected Instrument part key on the keyboard numeric pad selects the previous item and loads the file or program to the currently selected Instrument part Holding key will move quickly through items When you release this key it loads the file or program into the currently selected Instrument part Page Up scrolls view to the previous page Page Down scrolls view to the next page Enter key loads
53. tandalone start up it scans its folder and if it finds color files it will add them into Colorize menu OK applies the changes a Zapisz jako typ Color Seco Anuluj y Samplelord 1 5 Menus 44 of 59 Font This menu allows you to change a font used for the Instrument and Browser panels Dir modifies the font used for Directory Folder in Browser Panel File modifies the font used for File in Browser Panel Instr modifies the font used for Patch Name in Instrument Panel Choosing a command invokes additional font dialog window Here you can change a font style Note that the font colors are defined in the theme bitmap file Czcionka Styl czcionki Rozmiar Tahom Pogrubienie ls Regulame z x O Techland Kursywa Anuluj O Tekton Pro 10 O Tekton Pro Cond Pogrubiona kursywa o Tekton Pro Ext 12 Tempus Sans ITC Terminal y hd Efekty Przyk ad J Przekre lenie ERF Podkreslenie hati Kolor MN zin v Skrypt Europa Srodkowa y Reset resets the font settings to the default Tahoma font style View Customizes view of plug in by switching on off visible elements Show outputs as mono pair L R sets display output s name in Out column and in Out Menu Show hidden directories Show system directories Large Browser Status Bar Browser s background Keyboard Keyboard Zones Transparent Knobs Mute Color Red Yellow
54. tch will be cut off Kill Lowest Note voice with the lowest pitch will be cut off Advanced Import Options voice O ptions If you change something in this window an asterisk 1s added which inform you about modifications in this window Clear Resets settings and edit options of selected part but does not remove the loaded instrument Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 23 of 59 The volume level CC 7 of each Instrument part s audio output can be adjusted These Mute hn Solo Instrument Wal Pan Gut s Bellpad adjustments are applied smoothly in real time on ER E the audio outputs EN eee JNS CHOIR Ooh World we SA 7 Sirens Volume s Cursor 000 001 BARBED FLT2M Digital Pad 1 Digital Pad 3 To change a Volume level click in the Vol 1 MM PIOLUSH STR column of the corresponding Instrument part e Came e at 13 Honky Tonk Piano Drag the mouse vertically to increase or decrease y SA Oh Bee Poly the volume level Volume Level changes are applied in real time to the stereo outputs The Volume Level is set in real dB units ranging from 60 0dB 0dB 12 0dB in 0 1dB steps By holding CTRL key and mouse click you can set volume to the default OdB The pan position CC 0 of each Instrument part s audio output can be adjusted These Mute Chn Solo Instrument adjustments are applied smoothly in real time on E Sepad E 1 Piezicato strings the audio outputs
55. truction We can reset the number of currently played voices at any moment using Left Mouse Click on Voices pane This is a so called PANIC button RAM gives information about the memory used by loaded samples We can switch between MB megabytes or B bytes units by Left Mouse Click The same pane is also used to display a progress of file operations such as file import export open or save MQ gives information about current quality of resampling It is a three state button Left Mouse Click switches to next mode while Right Mouse Click switches to the previous mode All changes are applied in real time so it switches Samplelord s engine internally and you don t have to close the application or plug in N means a normal resampling quality draft this can causes aliasing problems on a pitched or pitch bended samples MQ doesn t produces aliasing on pitched sounds and it is perfect for real time use this is the default setting HQ offers a quality better than MQ but uses at least twice as much CPU power suitable for offline audio mixdown or audio bounce Samplelord 1 5 The User Interface 35 of 59 Keyboard The Keyboard has been provided in Samplelord for quick note audition To hear any sound an instrument must be selected and not muted with Mute button You can hide the keyboard in menu settings MENU Setup View Keyboard Left Mouse Click on a key triggers a Note ON mouse release t
56. unit to make a complete multi setup for your playback and sequencing You can save that multi setup for use of other projects too What is Samplelord Standalone Samplelord Standalone is a stand alone Windows application It has the same features as the plug in version but 1t requires a sound card supporting ASIO or MME audio driver and a MIDI input device You do not need any additional software to run this version Samplelord 1 5 Installation under Windows 8 of 59 Installation under Windows Software Installation Samplelord Samplelord Bundle Login to User s Download and enter your Registration Code www samplelord com register html Download and unpack the setup and the license file into the same folder SAMPLELORD SETUP ZIP gt SAMPLELORD SETUP EXE SL_xxx_LICENSE ZIP gt SAMPLELORD LIC i Setup Samplelord l 215 x Welcome to the Samplelord Setup Wizard Run the installer from the setup file JEL This will install Samplelord 1 5 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup VSTi Sample Player SAMPLELI The Installer will ask for a main installation folder It will install E the main files of the application and standalone version into this Where should Samplelord be installed M folder cJ Setup will install Samplelord into the following folder To continue click Next I
57. upe contains two mono audio channels for the left and right channel creating a stereo channel After changing this setting you will need to restart the plug in because audio outputs are configured during plug in initialization This means that you will have to remove plug in in your host and add it again 0 m ANA w M e 1 0 configuration has been changed Please restart the plugin If you don t want to lose your current multi setup during plug in restart save your multi setup first and open it via Multi Open Save operations Y Samplelord 1 5 Menus 41 of 59 Fixed outputs Advanced Feature There is a hidden feature which allows you to define other number of outputs for different instances of plug in To do this find Samplelord s folder on your disk duplicate the samplelord dll file and rename it according to these rules SAMPLELORD DLL gt SAMPLELORD XXSTEREO DLL XX is a number of stereo outputs which you want to define for this plug in file SAMPLELORD OSSTEREO DLL means that this instance of the plug in will have only 8 stereo outputs and you cannot change it Stereo Outputs menu item will change name to Fixed Outputs and you Fixed Outputs will see only one value available this means that this setting has been configured properly More about the special versions of Samplelord in Updating Samplelord Special versions 4 o ngg o hoe These Fixed Output versions will use their own in1 configur
58. y Samplelord into a Patch number Bank Select LSB CC 32 is translated by Samplelord into a Bank number Bank Select MSB CC 0 is translated by Samplelord as a scaling of the bank number by 128 to give access to banks behind the 0 127 range Samplelord 1 5 General MIDI 52 of 59 MIDI Automation SAMPLELORD can be automated by using MIDI Control Change CC messages which make the Samplelord respond as a typical hardware musical instrument The list of supported MIDI messages is described in the MIDI Implementation chapter Automatic Bank Load When you load a bank into the first instrument part it is automatically linked on other channels so it is available on all 16 MIDI channels and ready to play in multi timbral mode General MIO sf Samplelord 1 5 Supported File Formats 53 of 59 Supported File Formats Native Samplelord Bank BANK This is an internal open save format It stores all data used by Samplelord to play samples Native format gives the best performance for patch bank load This format consists of one bank file BANK which contain patch definitions and all parameters needed to defines a sound playback or one or more sample files SMPL which hold the sample content Native Samplelord Collection COL A Collection file is a set of file paths with Program and Bank Number assignment for each file It is based on the Windows text file format so you can create and edit it using Notepad Creating
59. y a E Steinberg AME Syncrosoft ef Ustugi online ES Windows NT i i vere hd F anii Create Fixed Output versions _A4astereo Create Independent versions 1 4 Updater x Files have been installed successfully Samplelord 1 5 Installation under Windows 10 of 59 Y Create Fixed Output versions XXstereo when you check this option it will install additional Samplelord files so called Fixed Output versions then we will able to use different number of audio outputs in different Samplelord instances Updater will add 4 files in Samplelord s folder and you will see an additional Advanced Users If you want to create Samplelord s sub versions for special purposes there are two options to do that These versions run as completely independent plug ins and you can install them with SAMPLELORD UPDATE EXE w Ho YST Instrument a Samplelord Samplelord 1 Samplelord 2 Samplelord 3 Samplelord s plug ins aca Samplelord O4stereo e Samplelord 04stereo dll eee e Samplelord 08stereo dll ES e Samplelord 12stereo dll e Samplelord 16stereo dll Create Independent versions 1 4 when you check this option it will install independent instances of Samplelord Each one has its own different VSTID so it uses own memory resources Updater will add 4 files in Samplelord s folder and you will see an additional Samplelord s plug ins These versions also can be u
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