Looking for a simple sampler to use with QTractor

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Looking for a simple sampler to use with QTractor

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Hi people,
very happy to be part of this interesting community.
I have learned here about QTractor and I am learning to use it, I like it very much.

I want to ask you for a recommendation of a simple sampler to use inside QTractor or along QTractor. I may use anything from 8 to 16 tracks in a song, so not really that much sophistication needed.

Thanks in advance,
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You can try Drumkv1 and Samplv1 from the same Qtractor's creator.

https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io/

https://samplv1.sourceforge.io/

If you want to look elsewhere check this page:

http://linuxmusic.rocks/category/sampler-trigger

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Hey @LAM thank you very much, I will try them
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Definitely consider using sfizz with SFZ virtual instruments from Bandshed's SFZ collection, Musical Artifacts, and/or Virtual Playing Orchestra.
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Hey @Michael Willis thank you very much for the tip, I will try them
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Hi @LAM,
I just downloaded both samplv1 and drumkv1, they come as appimage files

I marked them as executable and I can run them now, their screens show up, but I do not know how to make them appear as plug-ins inside QTractor, any help will be highly appreciated.
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Hi @Michael Willis I was able to install sfizz from a .deb file and now I can see it as a plugin inside QTractor
I need now to learn to use it, will look for some videos
Thank you very much
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Fatima wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:58 am I need now to learn to use it, will look for some videos
To get started, download SFZ virtual instrument from one of the sites I linked to above. Let's say you have downloaded the Little Lizard Piano from the Bandshed site and extracted the zip file to somewhere. In QTractor, Open the sfizz plugin, it has a sine wave as the default sound. Click on "DefaultInstrument", it will show you a file selector. Find one of the sfz files from the extracted zip file (for example piano_88.sfz). Open it, and you are ready to play.
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https://github.com/clearly-broken-softw ... 1.0-beta.1

I made this because I needed a simple sampler.
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Fatima wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:38 am Hi @LAM,
I just downloaded both samplv1 and drumkv1, they come as appimage files

I marked them as executable and I can run them now, their screens show up, but I do not know how to make them appear as plug-ins inside QTractor, any help will be highly appreciated.
If you run the AppImage they will run as standalone, you need the LV2 version to make them show in Qtractor (or in another DAW/host).

I usually install them from my distro's repository, or you can download the tar.gz files and compile them by yourself.

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Hey @Michael Willis thank you for the tip!
I have downloaded a few :D virtual instruments and I am going to try them
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Hi @LAM thank you for the tip
I understand, ok, so I have downloaded the .tar.gz version and will try to compile them
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Hey @rghvdberg nice piece of code!
I will use it for loops
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Fatima wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:38 am Hi @LAM,
I just downloaded both samplv1 and drumkv1, they come as appimage files

I marked them as executable and I can run them now, their screens show up, but I do not know how to make them appear as plug-ins inside QTractor, any help will be highly appreciated.
You can do this:

- download binaries from https://launchpad.net/~rncbc
- download source codes to compile from https://launchpad.net/~rncbc
- download from the repository of your OS

Installing the binaries or the ones from the repository of your OS will make them available as plugins in Qtractor.
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Hey @TAERSH thank you for the tip!

I went to:
https://launchpad.net/~rncbc/+archive/u ... pps-bionic

Then followed the installation instructions as per:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rncbc/apps-bionic
sudo apt-get update

then I did:
sudo apt install drumkv1
sudo apt install samplv1

My Linux says that they are already installed, but then I cannot find them in Qtractor, I tried in LADSPA, DSSI, VST and LV2
Maybe they appear with another name?
Or do I have to do anything else?
Any hint will be highly appreciated
Thanks in advance
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