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Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Fri May 24, 2019 6:45 pm

I decided to buy the SE version. €42, with jp. I don't see anything in the manual about importing legacy instruments.

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Fri May 24, 2019 7:41 pm

you don't need to, SampleTank 4 natively supports ST3 sounds (including imported ST2 sounds).

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Fri May 24, 2019 7:54 pm

Thanks. I hope it is possible with the SE version.

epiphanius · Post by **epiphanius** » Fri May 24, 2019 8:17 pm

Thanks - I really don't want to deal with two installed versions of Sampletank, so I guess I'll stick with v. 3 for now.

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Sat May 25, 2019 1:35 am

Bombadil wrote: Fri May 24, 2019 7:54 pm Thanks. I hope it is possible with the SE version.

IK Multimedia wrote:SampleTank 4 Specs:
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Compatible with all previous “Powered by SampleTank” sound modules and sounds (can import all previous sounds and Combis)

Import feature allows users to import .wav and .aiff samples

IK Multimedia wrote:SampleTank 4 SE: Unlock the full power of SampleTank 4, plus 2,000 specially chosen instruments. That’s over 30 GB of sounds including 25 GB of all-new sounds.

It sounds like the various SampleTank 4 versions have the exact same fully-functional plug-in -- only the amount of bundled content is different between versions. So I believe that all versions of SampleTank 4 may import instrument presets from previous versions of SampleTank (at least from SampleTank 3 anyway).

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:43 am

Hi,

Thanks for the info. I downloaded everything last night, so I'll see if I'm brave enough to set it up today.

Can you tell me if S3 will still work side by side with S4?

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Sat May 25, 2019 6:04 am

To use ST3 sounds in ST4, you just need to add the library’s location in the settings. They play back using a version of the ST3 engine that’s embedded in ST4, which means you don’t have the same filters, LFO and modulation features as the core ST4 sounds.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 8:01 am

Thanks. The installation was straightforward and problem free. Navigation seems to be a bit of a hassle., but I suppose I'll get the hang of it.

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Sat May 25, 2019 8:04 am

Bombadil wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 8:01 am Thanks. The installation was straightforward and problem free. Navigation seems to be a bit of a hassle., but I suppose I'll get the hang of it.

Yeah, it is a bit "why are all these organs showing up? Oh right, need to shut that filter off". Someone somewhere thought it was a good idea because it's been that way since Syntronik.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 2:00 pm

Somewhere, during the 'Great Unpleasantness' of S4's rollout, I registered the fact that all of the controls like the arpeggiator functioned only with the new instruments. I forgot that, until I loaded it up today. Sometimes I feel like Charlie Brown, and IKM is Lucy holding the football.

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Sat May 25, 2019 2:43 pm

arp works with ST3 sounds as well. strummer doesn't.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 3:54 pm

I seem to be having trouble getting to the arpeggiator and strummer with the new instruments. Also, is there any way to narrow the presets to particular instruments, such as Sampletron, Sample Moog, Miro 1, etc? All I see is a huge list of stuff that doesn't really tell me where it comes from until I load it. I'll go rtfm some more. Also, Syntronik doesn't seem to have access to the arpeggiator in S4?

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Sat May 25, 2019 3:56 pm

wrt "list of stuff", on the left hand side there are icons that you can use to filter stuff. additionally, there's a folder icon in the top left corner that will enable "library view" (as in, old school hierarchical view) of your sounds.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 4:08 pm

thanks. I found the arpeggiator. Grey on Black is not great for my old eyes.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sat May 25, 2019 6:06 pm

It doesn't seem I have access to S4CE's library? When It is selected, this is all there is:

SampleTank 4 on the way