Loading bass samples

[negatron]

Sorry if it could be a stupid question, but I'm not an expert user...just want to give to my bass lines created with the virtual piano of my Cakewalk 8.04, a good real sound...

So I downloaded the bass samples from

http://www.natural-studio.co.uk/

and got an .sf file of 30 MB. I downloaded also the demo version of Awave studio and try to convert the file into an .ins format, but I'm still not able to load it into Cakewalk as a new instrument (it tell me "files does not contain any instrument definition").

Could some of you pleas tell me where I'm wrong???

Thank you very much for your help!!

 

[moskus]

Depends on what you want to do.

the .ins file just contains the names of patches, banks and instruments used in a MIDI source (of sounds). You don't need the ins-file at all really, it dosen't contain any sounds (in case you wondered).

An .sf is a SoundFont and in your case (since you're using a fairly old version) you need a soundcard that supports soundfonts, such as SB Live or Audigy. (Or perphaps a standalone sf-player).

http://home.no.net/magnesiu/cakewalkfaq/howtousesoundfonts.htm

 

[negatron]

Hey moskus,

thank you very much, you infos and the link are very useful!!
Since I have an old sound card (older ,of course, than my Cakewalk version....) do you think that I could load directly the .Sf file just by getting a more recent version of the software??

 

[moskus]

do you think that I could load directly the .Sf file just by getting a more recent version of the software??

It's possible. But then of course you need a pretty fast computer (and then you realise you need a better soundcard anyway).

Why just not get an SB Live? They're pretty cheap these days.

 

[negatron]

Yes, maybe you're right: now it's time to get some new stuff...

p.s. thank you very much for all...