By default VSampler receives MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels. The mapping of a preset to one of the 16 MIDI channels is done with a so-called multi. A multi defines, which preset is used for a MIDI command (e.g. Note-On) on a certain MIDI channel. Please note, this mapping applies to external MIDI data only, the VSampler on-screen keyboard always plays the currently selected preset.
VSampler manages up to 16 multis. This makes the quick combination of sounds for different songs pretty easy. The mapping of presets to Multi (MIDI) channels can be changed dynamically by MIDI bank- and program-change commands (see MIDI Implementation).
A VSampler multi contains the following attributes:
The control center of the multi management is the "Multi" page:
The "Multi" Page consists of
The multi grid shows the choosen presets for the current multi for each of the 16 MIDI channels. You can assign a preset to a Multi (MIDI) channel by one of the following ways:
The multi grid shows the actual sound output mechanism for each of the 16 MIDI channels. In the stand-alone version of VSampler it's fixed to VSampler, that means the preset will be played by VSampler's preset output-device. In the VST instrument you route the sound to the VST mixer channel of your choice here. This entry will only have effect if the VSampler VST instrument is loaded and activated in Cubase VST and the according MIDI channel is mapped to it. The Multi-output-mapping can be changed with the context menu (right mousekey).
By selecting the "Bank Manager" tab, the VSampler Bank Manager becomes active. With help of the Bank Manager, sound files or sample CDs can be easily archived and recalled. The Bank Manager is also useful for quickly finding sounds by providing functions to categorize sound data.
By default the Bank Manager only contains a link to the sound banks shipped with VSampler. Within a hierarchical tree structure more entries can be added:
The settings of the Bank Manager are stored in a file with the extension ".vss" (by default this is the file "default.vss"). If required, settings can also be imported/exported from other files.
The Bank-Manger consists of 2 listboxes:
The buttons on top of the Bank Manager are used to delete, create or edit Bank Manager entries. You can also clear the whole content of the Bank Manager and reset it to default settings.
When adding a Bank Manager entry, the following options are available:
When adding an entry you must specifiy if the entry is added as a subitem to the current entry or if the entry should be added at the top level (Root). Links to existing entries within the Bank Manager can be created by Drag & Drop on the right listbox with the right mouse button.
Note: Links to directories and files can also be created by Drag & Drop with the right mouse button from the Disc-Browser on the right side of the VSampler main window. The Disc-Browser is automatically activated whenever the Bank Manager is opened.
By selecting the "Settings" tab, a configuration page with options for the currently selected Multi channel is displayed. The purpose of multi-parameters is to control additional settings for each of the 16 multi -channels. Those settings mostly work relative to the respective settings of the preset or splits.
Available options are:
For each multi channel you can separately activate/deactivate the filters and effects or change their settings relative to the settings of the splits.
Several settings for multi channels can also be changed within the integrated Mixer.
The dropdown menu Active Multi selects the active multi. The button Rename edits the name of the actual multi. The button Clear Voice removes the preset entry from the selected multi channel. The button Clear Multi removes all preset entries from the selected multi.