no idea how to use VST drum sampler

[connor413]

i was wondering if anyone could explain how to go about putting a VST sampler/replacer to use. i've got a few songs worth of drum tracks that were good takes that have less than stellar tones, so i downloaded some VSTs. i have no midi experience whatsoever and after screwing around with a couple different plugins for a couple of hours, i haven't made much progress at all.

for whatever reason, i've only been able to successfully install these two:
shortcircuit: http://vemberaudio.se/shortcircuit.php
and
grizzly: http://www.maketunes.com/articles/freeware-vst-drum-machine-grizzly

so i get em loaded up in my DAW (Acid 4.0) and can't figure out where to go from there. i have a directory of decent freeware samples i downloaded, but i've got no clue how to implement them using a sampler.

it seems like they assign each separate kit sample (snare, kick, etc) to a different note on the synth keyboard (right?), but i don't see anything that would appear to trigger that note/sample based on my pre-recorded tracks. if anyone could point me in the right direction, that'd be pretty rad. thanks

 

[TetraFish]

i was wondering if anyone could explain how to go about putting a VST sampler/replacer to use. i've got a few songs worth of drum tracks that were good takes that have less than stellar tones, so i downloaded some VSTs. i have no midi experience whatsoever and after screwing around with a couple different plugins for a couple of hours, i haven't made much progress at all.

for whatever reason, i've only been able to successfully install these two:
shortcircuit: http://vemberaudio.se/shortcircuit.php
and
grizzly: http://www.maketunes.com/articles/freeware-vst-drum-machine-grizzly

so i get em loaded up in my DAW (Acid 4.0) and can't figure out where to go from there. i have a directory of decent freeware samples i downloaded, but i've got no clue how to implement them using a sampler.

it seems like they assign each separate kit sample (snare, kick, etc) to a different note on the synth keyboard (right?), but i don't see anything that would appear to trigger that note/sample based on my pre-recorded tracks. if anyone could point me in the right direction, that'd be pretty rad. thanks

The VST instruments are triggered by MIDI data. So if all's you have is audio tracks you're going to have to recreate the tracks with MIDI.

No idea about acid but in Cubase you can create an instrument track and assign MIDI data to it.

I'd dig up a manual if I where you.