Hello friends. Hope I’m posting in the right category. So, here’s my question for you guys: Is there an efficient way to find the right type of MIDI instrument you are looking for? …for example, let’s say I want a bell. Nothing fancy with extravagant FX or dissonant overtones, just…a bell. I go to …

I’m pretty sure that if you want a “bell” sound you are going to have to search your sound library for the word “bell” then listen to what is available to meet your needs. I suppose after you listened to the “elephant earwax” bell sound that you could save it with a different name or preset to make…

Hi Chris, What I’d suggest is spending time with Media Bay. It will take a little time to sort it out, but, once you do, it really is a good way to locate sounds. There’s no magic I know of. This is a brute force kind of thing, imho. I’ve dedicated session time to just auditioning patches and sam…

I mainly use battery 4 for my bread and butter sounds. I created lots of individual sounds. For example I searched “side stick” and then quickly prieview them and the ones I like I just drag in to a cell in battery. In a few minutes I have 64+ side sticks to choose from which feels a lot more manage…

Thanks for those tips, guys! A few of those I have tried already. Most of them I have never heard of before. Great ideas.

I am suggesting a simple universal solution here, I call it AudiSnips: [image] Ultra intuitive way to find sounds we like. AudioSnips Cubase Just like we have a camera icon on the top bar of every app window, that takes a visual “snap shot” of an app, whuy not…

Efficient Way to Find the Right VST?

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I am suggesting a simple universal solution here, I call it AudiSnips: