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SampleTank(r) ver. 1.0 FreePiano for Macintosh(r)/Windows(r)
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To order SampleTank online go to http://www.sampletank.com/STSales.html
To order SampleTank by phone call toll free 866-243-1718 (US).
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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.
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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.