Sampling for Home Studio 2004

[JimmyJet]

I just upgraded from HS 2002 to HS 2004, and the box mentions a "Dyad DXi Sampler." Is it possible to take a *.wav file as a source to be sampled, then use the sample as an instrument for composition in HS 2004? Sure hope so...

Thanks in advance!

[moskus]

Originally posted by JimmyJet
Is it possible to take a *.wav file as a source to be sampled, then use the sample as an instrument for composition in HS 2004?

Yes it is. It's just a matter of how to do it. I haven't used the Dyad Sampler, but I'm sure it works pretty much like any sampler...

[Tillamook]

Dyad uses Soundfont files (.sf2). I'm very ignorant about these things, but I don't see any mention of wave files in the Dyad manual. I don't know how to go about making Soundfount files from wavefiles, but it seems like that would be a thing for you to research. BTW, right-click on the Dyad sampler to get the help window for it.

Bill

[moskus]

Is it just a soundfont player? Oh well...

For making your own Soundfonts you could use Vienna (if you have a SB card) or a program called Awave. Or you can just download the ones you like from www.hammersound.net or www.thesoundsite.net

[JimmyJet]

Thanks very much for the advice. Where does the basic list of instrument sounds get stored in Home Studio? Is it a file I can replace with alternative sounds?

[dachay2tnr]

Originally posted by JimmyJet
Thanks very much for the advice. Where does the basic list of instrument sounds get stored in Home Studio? Is it a file I can replace with alternative sounds?

There are no instrument sounds within Home Studio. It gets it's sounds from external sources (sound card, external midi device, or DXi).

[moskus]

Originally posted by JimmyJet
Is it a file I can replace with alternative sounds?

As long as it's only MIDI data, it can generate whichever sound you want, as long as you have a MIDI Source.

What soundcard do you have? Is it a SoundBlaster? If so you have native support for soundfonts.

Check out James Argos beautiful tutorial on How to use SoundFonts with a Live!/Audigy.