VSampler FAQ

We have listed frequently asked questions here, to help you solving possible problems with VSampler immediately:

 

Q: When I try to import from an AKAI CD I get the error message "wnaspi32.dll not properly installed" (or similar)

A: There is no ASPI-driver installed on your system yet. You can find the required files incl. install-description e.g. here

 

Q: While running the stand-alone version of VSampler I don't hear any sound through a connected MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. With the on-screen keyboard the sound output does work.

A: At first please check if you connected the MIDI keyboard or the sequencer correctly. The green status-LEDs for the MIDI input should flash if you press a key on your keyboard or play a MIDI track in your sequencer. If this isn't the case there's probably a MIDI connection error or the MIDI input of VSampler has not been activated (see MIDI Connections). But if the LEDs do flash, you probably run VSampler in Multi-mode but did not assign a preset to the respective channel at the "Multi" Page. You can manually assign a preset to your keyboard's or sequencer's send-channel at the "Multi" page. Or you could activate the Preset Mode at the "Preset" page (see Working with Presets), this setting will always play the current preset, independent of the "Multi" settings.

 

Q: While running VSampler as VST instrument I don't get any sound-output in VST. I assigned the presets to a multi already.

A: To output sound through Cubase VST you need to map the output of VSamplerVST to the respective VST MIDI-channel at the "Multi" page (see Working with Multis)

 

Q: While playing a song in Cubase VST VSampler ignores the settings of the multi, on every MIDI channel it always plays the same preset (the currently selected).

A: Probably you activated the VSampler "Preset Mode". Just go to the "Presets" page and change the preset MIDI mode into "Multi" (see Working with Presets).

 

Q: How can I play VSampler sounds from my sequencer?

A: The best way with no latency at all is to use the Virtual Sampler VST instrument: in Cubase VST at  Audio|VST Instruments please activate the entry VSamplerVST and assign the instrument to the respective MIDI channels.

The second way is a VMIDI connection between VSampler and the sequencer. This requires a VMIDI port. The respective driver is enclosed with VSampler and will be installed by the setup program upon request. The names of the according ports of this driver are "VSampler MIDI In" and "VSampler MIDI Thru" and need to be selected in the Cubase MME setup. Unfortunately, the driver doesn't work under Windows 2000 at the moment. But please feel free to use any other VMIDI port driver, e.g. the popular "Hubi's LoopBack Device" (see MIDI Connections).

 

Q: Why would I save my soundbanks in the VSampler VSB format and not in the more common SF2 format? Any advantages?

A: Both formats don't exclude each other. An SF2 or a VSB can be loaded and saved into the opposite format at every time. In addition to the soundbank itself stored in an SF2, the VSB format stores the following settings you made in VSampler:

 

Q: I don't get any ASIO output with my soundcard if I run my sequencer and the stand-alone version of VSampler together!

A: The ASIO protocol is not multi-client capable, that means, unless you have multiple outputs or soundcards, only one program is able to use the ASIO sound device at a time.

 

Q: In DirectSound mode I only get "stuttering" sound.

A: In this case you probably use an emulated DirectSound driver, e.g. under Windows NT4 or with the RME Digi96 series, if you activated the Disable DS checkbox in the property dialog of the Digi96. See Known Problems for more info.

 

Q: How do I use VSampler multitimbrally in Emagic's Logic ?

(Credits: www.soundbytes.de, you'll not just find interesting sounds there, but the tutorial VSamplerVST and Logic, incl. screenshots)

A: Emagic's Logic has a slightly different MIDI implementation than Cubase. You will have to fiddle around a bit to accomodate the VSampler in the Logic environment but here's the way to go:

If your keyboard or MIDI input device should not support switching to different MIDI-channels here's a workaround:
In VSampler's directory Banks there's a very basic Template-Song Multitimbral Logic Template.LSO to guide you through the process. When you open it you will see the arrange window with three VSampler tracks. You can add more later.