VST Plug-ins

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VST Plug-ins

Post by bringe » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:26 am

Hi To All :)
After several attempts to try to get a good sound recorded from my drum kit but with only one mike, I used reverb, and split the track so as to time delay one track to give a stereo effect, but still sounds flat.
So I decided to download and install a simple drum VST.
I downloaded a VST called Jun's Factory from VSTplanet.com. and read the help files on how to install it, this is what I did.
1.Downloaded the VST to my documents which came as a zip.
2.Opened the zip which contained a folder called Jun's Factory-JM-1.
3.I copied and pasted this folder into the Plug-ins folder within the audacity folder in my program files.
4.Went to effects prefferences and checked the box to rescan VST effects on the next startup.
5.Closed Audacity and restarted Audacity but it was not there!! I pressume it would be in the drop down list from effects tab.
6.I went back to the folder I had put in the plug-ins and opened it. It contained a BMP banner and JM-1.dll
7.I cut and pasted these from their folder directly into the plug-ins folder and deleted the empty folder.
8.Went back to Audacity,effects preffereces and checked the box to rescan VST effects on next startup again.
9.Closed Audacity and restarted again but it is still not there!!!
Please can anyone tell me where ime going wrong?? or maybe audacity just dosn't like this VST if so, can anyone help me and suggest a drum kit VST (free) that is tried and tested??
Many Thanks.

Bringe.
ps.Also,how do I change my password.

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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by kozikowski » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:04 pm

Top left of this page > User Control Panel > Profile > Account Settings.

Two kinds of VSTs fail in Audacity. Ones that demand heavy graphic intervention, and badly written. The .dll should have done it. Audacity won't know what to do with the folder. Koz

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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by kozikowski » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:07 pm

Let me take this in a different direction. Post a little of the drums you have now. It may be easier to fix that. Live recording is not easy and you can be doing something silly and never realize it.

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=64936

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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by steve » Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:17 pm

Audacity does not support VST instruments (VSTi), only VST effects.
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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by bringe » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:01 pm

Hi Koz :)
Thanks for your reply.I have attached a small sample of my drumming (dont laugh) I have tried putting the mike in different positions,first I put it out front about 4 feet away and that was crap.Then I tried it overhead and picked up no bass drum.Now Ive put it just over the bass drum between the 2 tom toms which seems to pick most of the kit. but its so dead sounding.Ive tried all the reverb settings on the Gverb-Audacity Wiki page from "the quick fix" to "last row in the church"
but its just not right. :?
Maybe you could play with it and give me some advice please. :idea:
Also I have noticed that no matter where I put the mic record level on audacity it dosn't make any difference whether its at max or min :?:
Looking forward to your reply.
Kind Regards.

Bringe.
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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by steve » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:13 am

You've posted the .aup file. That can't be played without the "drum sample_data" folder (see here for why: http://manual.audacityteam.org/manual/h ... jects.html )

The best way to post an audio sample is to select about 5 seconds of the recording, then from the File menu chose "Export Selection" and export as a WAV file.
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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by bringe » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:39 pm

Hi Steve :)
What a numbhead I am :oops:
Ive attatched about 5 seconds as a WAV as you said.
I hope you or koz can help me here.
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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by audino » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:38 am

bringe wrote:can anyone help me and suggest a drum kit VST (free) that is tried and tested??
Standalone free drum kits: http://www.meldaproduction.com/mdrummer

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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by steve » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:11 pm

bringe wrote:Ive attatched about 5 seconds as a WAV as you said.
Something is overloading and causing a lot of distortion.

What sort of microphone are you using and what is it plugged into?
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Re: VST Plug-ins

Post by bringe » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:39 am

Hi Audino :)
Many thanks for the link to mdrummer. I downloaded the small free version but its to complicated for me.
Ime hoping that Steve or Koz can help me improve my own drumming. :)
Kind Regards.

bringe.

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