SampleTank(r) ver. 1.0 FreePiano for Macintosh(r)/Windows(r) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To order SampleTank online go to http://www.sampletank.com/STSales.html To order SampleTank by phone call toll free 866-243-1718 (US). --------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEPIANO instructions - FreePiano limitation: This is a full working version of SampleTank able to play only the included sound. The piano included is the smallest concert grand-piano sound you'll find in the full version of SampleTank. -System Requirements Macintosh(r): Minimal: PPC604 200MHz with MacOS 8.5 or later system software, 64 MB RAM. Screen settings: 640x480, thousands of colors, 240 MB of free hard disk space. Suggested: Power Macintosh(r) G3/G4 with 128MB RAM, 2GB of free hard disk space. ASIO card is recommended for low latency realtime play. Windows(r): Minimal: Intel(r) Pentium(r) 200 MHz MMX(tm) with Windows(r) 95, Windows(r) 98, Winsows(r) ME, Windows(r) NT(tm) 4.0, Windows(r) 2000, 64 MB RAM and high-quality sound card. Screen settings: 800x600, high colors (16 bit), 240 MB of free hard disk space. Suggested: Intel(r) Pentium(r) III 500 MHz with 128MB RAM, 2GB of free hard disk space. ASIO card is recommended for low latency realtime play. Optimized for Pentium(r) III. MIDI sequencer: To use Sampletank you need Cubase(tm), Logic(tm) Audio(tm) or any other Macintosh(r) or Windows(r) sequencer compatible with VST(tm) instruments (Cubase(tm) PC version 3.7.2 or Mac version 4.1.1, or later, Logic(tm) Audio PC and Mac version 4.5, or later). -Installation. The installer tries to locate your VstPlugIns default folder in your system and asks you to confirm the location where to install Sampletank. You could choose to install it into the default folder for VST instruments in Cubase(tm) or, if you wish, you could specify a different location. Remember that as a plugin, Sampletank has to be installed in a VstPlugIns folder or it wouldn't work. In the destination folder will be created a new folder called IK Multimedia, into this folder you will find the Sampletank plugin itself and the Sampletank Instruments folder containing the included "Acoustic Grand Piano". The installation will then be complete. - Opening Sampletank in Cubase(tm) Launch Cubase(tm). Open the 'Panels' menu and select 'VST Instruments'. This will display the VST Instruments interface. Click on the 'No VST Instrument' text. A pop-up menu will show all available instruments. Move the selection over 'IK Multimedia' and click on the sub-menu 'Sampletank'. Switch the instrument on by clicking on the dull red button. The button will light up. Now click on the 'Edit' button. Sampletank will be launched. - Opening Sampletank in Logic(tm) Audio Launch Logic(tm) Audio. If you already utilize 'AudioInst' channels in Logic(tm), just load Sampletank as one of those instruments. Otherwise create a new audio object in the Logic(tm) Audio envinronment. Set the output channel as Instrument 1. On this channel (in the mixer window) load Sampletank as a plug-in in the first 'insert' slot. Double-click on the plug-in slot (blue) and Sampletank will be launched. - Authorization (8 steps). 1) Write down carefully (or copy) your Digital ID. This must be the Digital ID of the system where you are planning to install and use Sampletank. Digital ID and Authorization Code have no letters \'I\' and \'O\'. Those you might see are actually numbers: one and zero, respectively. 2) Launch your browser and connect to the Sampletank registration page: http://www.sampletank.com/STFreePianoReg.html (your browser will need to support frames and Javascript; all recent versions of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer will suffice). You will access the Sampletank registration form. 3) Fill in all required fields, including your Serial Number and Digital ID. All codes should be entered in capital letters. Remember to include a working e-mail address: it will be used to send your Authorization Code. Press \'Submit\'. 4) Open your e-mail client software and check for new mail in the address you've just inserted in the registration form. You will shortly receive a message confirming your registration and giving you an Authorization Code. 5) If you had closed your applications, launch Sampletank again. Otherwise, just return to the authorization window. 6) Type carefully your Authorization Code in the \'Authorization Code\' field in the authorization window. 7) Press 'OK'. If all information has been entered correctly, Sampletank will now be authorized. Remember to write down your Authorization Code. 8) If you need a new authorization simply repeat the procedure. If you use a different computer for music and for the internet, just note down the Digital ID, move on to your internet computer and use it to visit the registration page, fill in the registration form (with the Digital ID copied from the other system), and get the e-mail confirming your registration. Then note down the Authorization Code, get back to your music computer and complete the procedure. - Loading and playing instruments. Before loading an instrument, select the MIDI channel where you want to place it. You have all 16 channels at your disposal (for each of the VST(tm) instruments opened). You select a MIDI channel by clicking on the 1-16 MIDI buttons on the SampleTank interface. Once you have a channel ready, double-click on an instrument name to load it in the channel. To the same effect you can select an instrument and press the 'Load' button. Notice that the led right under the channel button, called the 'Status' led, will turn yellow while the instrument is loading, and will stay green when it's ready to be played. The instrument name, as well as a generic description of the available instrument knobs, will appear in the left side of the interface. One or more pre-defined effects will be loaded and displayed in the effects interface on the right. More information on each single instrument is available by pressing the 'Info' button. You can now play the instrument using a master keyboard connected to the sequencer or using a MIDI sequence in the track. MIDI activity in the channels is indicated by the red led, called the 'MIDI' led, above each of the channel buttons. To load another instrument in the same channel, just double-click (or select and load) a new instrument in the list. To change to a different channel, press its MIDI button. To empty a channel, press the 'Empty' button. The Status and MIDI leds will immediately blank out. --------------------------------------------------------------------- For any question you may have please refer to the FAQ at: http://www.sampletank.com/FAQ.html where you'll find answers to the most common questions. For free support write at: support@sampletank.com SampleTank is a registered trademark of IK Multimedia http://www.ikmultimedia.com Via dell'Industria 46 - 41100 Modena Italy tel +39-59-285496 fax +39-59-2861671 ikm@ikmultimedia.com (c)2001 IK Multimedia Production All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.