Hi, I'm new to this so please take it easy. I tried searching the forums and reading some tutorials but I cannot work this out.
I am trying to follow this tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjhEb5X6o_A
I get stuck at 1:10.
I have imported a sample. I cannot hear it when I click the 'Play sample' button but I assume that's normal because that matches the behavior in the tutorial. When I go across to the Patterns tab, I am able to create notes just like in the video but underneath each channel it has "---" which is different to the tutorial and when I right click there it says "No Plugin". When I play my pattern I hear nothing and I assume that it is because there is no instrument assigned to that channel.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have discovered the answer: the second column is for the instrument. I can select it there and then a note in the first column and it will play my sound. I also had to go into view->setup and configure an output mode.
I have run into a new problem with VSTi based instruments.
I am trying to follow:
http://openmpt.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Manual/Plugins
I have installed the plugin then via the plugin manager, imported it into openMPT. I then created a new instrument called drums and unity Plugin/MIDI selected "FX1: Drumatic 3".
MIDI/VSTi channel is set to 1
When I try to use this instrument on my Patterns there is nothing but silence.
Again any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
First column for note, second for instrument. third and fourth for effects.
Also is available the OpenMPT Offline Help Manual made by Harbinger. Get it from here: http://forum.openmpt.org/index.php?topic=4387.0 (http://forum.openmpt.org/index.php?topic=4387.0)
Drum VSTi's are notorious for assigning their samples to very low octaves. Set your input octave (located in the main toolbar) to 2 or 3. Most drum sample assignments start at C-3 or C-4 (in ModPlug's octaves)...