sampling Synths

[Ned]

Does anybody here Know of a software that can sample you synths automatically. I heard of one before somewhere.

Cheers Ned

[TechMouse]

http://www.samplerobot.com/index_b.php

[Ned]

This one seems to be for hardware. Anyone know one for softsynths

[bmovie]

discoDSP HighLife - that now went freeware
http://www.discodsp.com/highlife/
You load a VSTi into it, load a preset and/or tweak it, hit "freeze", then it builds a multi-sampled patch that you can save as SFZ file or wavs.

[TechMouse]

This one seems to be for hardware. Anyone know one for softsynths
Surely it should work for anything that can receive MIDI?

Side question: Why do you want to multi-sample a VSTi?

[Ned]

So I can pick out can certain note and use them as one shots if that cool

[TechMouse]

So I can pick out can certain note and use them as one shots if that cool

OK, I'm not sure I understand you completely...

I would have thought the best way to do that (assuming you're in Cubase or Logic or something similar) would just be to bouce the VSTi track down to audio, then cut out the bit you want in a sample editor or something.

Generally, multi-sampling a synth is for when you want to be able to use a sampler to replace a particular synthesizer in your setup. Either for convenience, or because you're selling it or whatever.

If the synth in question is virtual, it would seem a bit pointless!

[bmovie]

If the synth in question is virtual, it would seem a bit pointless!

It can be handy when the VSTi is cpu hungry...

[theledge]

Surely it should work for anything that can receive MIDI?

Side question: Why do you want to multi-sample a VSTi?

It sounds well useful, i often sample soft synths and play them back in a sampler to achieve a certain sound or result, even though I don't really need to as such, it sounds like a useful tool to me :techno:

[acidsaturation]

Sampling loops of synths then chopping them into little bits in acid and rearranging the bits.... sick noises!

[Primary Beat]

i use chainer. it's very convenient

[TechMouse]

It can be handy when the VSTi is cpu hungry...
To be honest, I imagine a sampler VSTi (e.g. Kontakt) is going to be at least as hungry as a synth VSTi, if not more...

[FILTERZ]

yep sample robot

or

i create a midi track with ascending notes bounce that down to audio and then chop it up in recycle and send it to my sampler , ready mapped and chummy. the reason i do this is because the
filters and envelopes in my sampler are nicer sounding than most soft synths and plus my computer is ancient and creaking