Load Software Instruments

Loading a software instrument can be done at different places in the program:

• Loading via the Plug-in browser:

  This is the recommended method, because the Plug-in browser offers a full-text search for instruments and also their presets, and other ways to organize the plug-ins.

  • Select the track.

  • Open the Plug-in Browser (key: B or click Add Plug-in... in an empty plug-in slot in Mixer, Track Head or in the Plug-in section of the Track Editor).

  • Filter the browser list with the button Instruments and select the instrument in the list.

• Load an instrument by selecting it as MIDI output device for a track:

  • In the MIDI section of the Track Editor under Out
  • In the track output context menu (right click on the Mute button in the track head or in the Mixer at the very bottom of a channel under Out) in the submenu MIDI
  • In the Keyboard window

  A rather large menu appears, giving you direct access to all presets of all included software instruments (Boris FX Synths). All other plug-ins can be found in the submenu New instrument.

  You can also use the same menu to remove an instrument by selecting No VSTi (audio recording) from the menu at the top.

• Alternatively, you can load software instruments directly in VSTi Manager. To do this, click in the list on <EMPTY>, the menu New instrument also opens.

  Note that in this case one or more new tracks are always created!

A track can only have one MIDI Out destination at a time. If you load an instrument in a track that already sends MIDI to another instrument that is also only controlled by this track, this instrument would consequently not be controlled at all. In this case, Samplitude will ask if you want to delete this "orphaned" instrument or keep it loaded so you can re-route it in the VSTi manager.