How To Use The MiniSampler In Cubasis 3 To Create Custom Instruments

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[@jimhill4446]

I see a couple people are giving you a hard time for your delivery, but NO ONE is criticizing the content because you are doing a great job! The fact that you have written transcripts and audio podcast type versions of these videos is above and beyond and perfect for this world where you learn what you can when you can with what you have available.

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thanks so much for the kind words Jim! Indeed it's certainly difficult producing all these videos but comments like this make it all worth it!

[@skybabyfingaz]

Thanks! I learned pretty quickly. But I will say with out you I was completely lost! Cheers! keep up the good work!

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thank you so much! We very rarely get super thanks so we really can't thank you enough for your support! You're amazing!

[@jarvisjennings5043]

You are the one person who has made me transition to mobile production

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thanks so much Jarvis! Really hope you enjoy the journey :)

[@sleekitwan]

This is all new to me, not a trivial thing you would stumble over in the course of exploring Cubasis. Thanks for putting the lesson together, and I will re-run it and give it a shot. Take care. [Edit: This is a first, I went away and followed your guide here, rerunning it step by step, and flipping over to Cub3, did a sample set filling the 3 octaves laid out on my irig keys 37 controller/keyboard! This is quite satisfying. My sampling was of a synth sound, with 2 ‘grace’ notes running into the main note as it were, so A,B then resting on C for a short time. This slightly oddball thing, is what sampling is really good at, and as you demonstrated how to record as well, I will in due course pick up my Squier Strat and try some awkward string-bending or something, having the best version of that easily invoked, is a real sample strength, again. Plus, I added in an effect to my ‘grace’ sampled instrument I created, so it was not just a straight copy of the synth sounds. Lastly, having a shot at this, does demonstrate to produce a decent sample requires diligence and uniformity. I get why samples done by a person with some experience, makes a difference. Again, thank you.].

[@MobileMusicPro]

No problem sleek! Don't forget all of our free sample packs have drum and instrument presets for the mini sampler too made out of the drum kits and synth one shots :)

[@tjmagee]

awesome tutorial. I was able to use this to create a bass/organ split.

[@MobileMusicPro]

Nice!

[@antoniorequena6878]

Excellent explanation. Thanks

[@MobileMusicPro]

So glad we could help Antonio! :)

[@stephanbrilmayer5427]

Excellent - thank you!!

[@MobileMusicPro]

So glad we could help Stephan!

[@rodrigocastro9550]

So thanks, great job !!

[@MobileMusicPro]

You're very welcome Rodrigo!

[@beedok]

very thorough, thanks!

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thanks Bendo :)

[@basseldon]

Great Tutorial! Thanks

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thanks so much :)

[@lextron-audio]

Couldn't see a link to your top samplers in your description

[@MobileMusicPro]

Please provide a link to the video so we can fix it

[@dualbladesdailen.7279]

best sampler is definitely the PCMSynth from caustic 3

[@MobileMusicPro]

Love that sampler :)

[@indyawichofficial1346]

Oh yes I miss this whole app a lot, was running it on S20 Ultra, but had swapped for S24+ and Caustic is no more available for this model. I had to keep the S20Ultra so I can continue with some of my projects. Caustic was in fact absolutely greatest "Daw" on Android, as it is literally one click to any instrument / mixer / edit, 1000 x faster than any of competition. I would never change, but had to - currently in a fight with Cubasis on Android.)))

[@MarcoPolux]

Great tutorial! very clear and to the point. Subscribed! hey, is there a way to import this Cubasis instruments into Cubase12? I´ve been creating my own instruments in Cubasis 3.5,but then, when I import them to CUBASE 12, there are just *.cbi files that are not imported... just occupying space in a track and hard drive... So I have to import the frozen files too and then, if I want to modify or add, I have to do again the instrument in cubase...

[@MobileMusicPro]

Not that I know of unfortunately.

[@dafingaz]

Nice! Can I import multiple samples on one key at different velocity layers? Also, if the key name is on the title of the sample will it automatically import to that key? Thanks for this video!

[@MobileMusicPro]

Unfortunately the MiniSampler currently only supports one sample per key and no there is no auto key detection you'll have to always select which key you'd like your samples to be on. It really is a pretty basic sampler but as I said it can be good for the average or novice person but someone of your knowledge caliber is certainly better off sticking with something more advanced like BM3 :)

[@dafingaz]

MobileMusicPro LoL. Thanks man! I also wouldn’t be surprised if they implement those features in an update. I’ll put a bug in Steinberg’s ear. 🙏🏾

[@matthewgaines10]

This is why I don't use a DAW but a real workstation keyboard for this type of job. I would expect you can use velocity dependent sample data with the right DAW and plug in but I can do it easier outside a DAW. I use the DAW to define the track. Bring the MIDI file into my workstation keyboard and reassign the patch to the instrument sampled into the keyboard and record the audio on the keyboard instead.

[@dafingaz]

@@matthewgaines10dope! I rarely travel with a workstation keyboard nowadays. 🥺 Usually just the iPad. Sometimes iPad and laptop. If I’m at home, I have the full set up available though. 🙌🏾

[@dirtkidbeats]

​ @MobileMusicPro I am making some instruments in BM3 right now, do you mean they have support for multiple samples per key? That would be awesome for pianos etc. I don't use Cubasis, just wondering if it's posible to make sample based instruments like in BM3 so I can transform my banks in the future. Thanks for the tutorial! 🙂

[@nickfoard7139]

Thanks for this video. I use this often to play GarageBand instruments in Cubasis. My question is are there any AU3 samplers with this functionality as I want to play live and have been setting up CamelotPro to load up my AU3s per song and change my patches. I had a play with EG Pulse and Koala but they don’t seem to allow me to map individual samples to keyboard ranges like we can in minisampler, they just automatically map across but the sample shortens as you pitch higher which suggests the apps are just speeding up one sample. Do you have any advice. Have you tried Samplist or Flip Sampler or EG Segments?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Hey Nick! Unfortunately there's no sampler on iOS currently that will not slow down or speed up your samples, you'd have to use multiple one-shots in multiple key ranges to really get a great sound all the way across they keyboard, however most of the time this is not a bad thing as many times folks don't need a full keyboard range of notes when using one-shots. There are however a few great auv3 samplers that do allow you to place a sample anywhere on the keyboard including audiolayer and chameleon.

[@nickfoard7139]

@@MobileMusicPro great feedback as always. I don't mind assigning multiple samples up the keyboard range. I do it in Cubasis all the time so I can play GarageBand instruments in Cubasis or sample my Korg Kross 2 onboard sounds into Cubasis so if my Korg fails at the gig, ipad to the rescue. I'll check out those two you mentioned. If they have the multi sample key range functionality of Cubasis miniSampler then we are golden!

[@nickfoard7139]

@@MobileMusicPro I went for Chameleon in the end and it's perfect. I exported an audio file from GB, chopped it up and exported as separate files in Cubasis then mapped all the samples in Chameleon. I now have CamelotPro hosting it as an AU3 at the right scene in my set. Perfect. Thanks for the tip.

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@nickfoard7139 So glad to hear you got it working!

[@snicka]

Do you know if there is a way to extract your samples from a .cbi mini sampler instrument? After creating my instrument I deleted the OG samples to save space and now I want to use these samples with a different DAW. I was hoping it would be something simple like rename the file with a zip extension like some other presets. I know I can edit the instrument and select each note and re-save the sample but this would take forever to complete. Any ideas?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Apologies but I'm not aware of any way to extract the samples out of the cbi files, however you can always check your Trash folder in the Cubasis 3 folder and your Recently Deleted folder in the files app to see if you can recover your samples from there.

[@adriellightvale8140]

It is a good sampler. I just wish the app also accepted .sf2 files so I wouldn't have to dowload another app that converted each sample into .wav files.

[@MobileMusicPro]

Agreed! However there is an auv3 app that accepts these files called AudioLayer.

[@adeyemi1988]

Can’t wait

[@MobileMusicPro]

Aww yeah!

[@basitshowkat2464]

Can you make video on how to sidechain cubasis 3?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Hey Basit, there is no native way to sidechain currently however you can use 3rd party auv3 apps such as SideKick from bleass :) But we're going to make a top 5 sidechain app video basically and show you all of them within cubasis.

[@brandonmartinez8422]

I’m still a beginner so I was wondering why you chose from “C to G” instead of doing it in octaves

[@MobileMusicPro]

To have more fidelity. The more notes you have the smoother the transition of sound up the octaves. The less that the sampler has to "fill in" the more natural the sound.

[@skybabyfingaz]

Hey i have cymatics 808 and its stuck in note c. But i want to play it on a chromatic scale. PLEASE HELP!!

[@MobileMusicPro]

Well you'd first use an analyzer app like 4pockets analyzer to detect what octave the c note is on like C2 or C3, and then use the mini sampler to drag that sample onto the appropriate c note, and then do just like I did in the video, drag it out to the full keyboard.

[@skybabyfingaz]

@@MobileMusicPro ok ok ill try ill let you know if i have a jam

[@skybabyfingaz]

@@MobileMusicPro Thankyou for your acknowledgement!!! 🥹🥹🥹

[@skybabyfingaz]

@@MobileMusicPro I don’t even know how to minimize and maximize my sample of size. It only give me an option to see the sampler or my actual tracklist not both at the same time I’m so lost it’s getting frustrating.

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@skybabyfingaz It's probably on C2, so follow the instructions of the video and drag the sample on C2 in the mini sampler.

[@SamuelSandoval-x7r]

So any sound/tone can become an instrument correct and more notes0octaves mean better fidelity

[@MobileMusicPro]

100% correct.

[@SamuelSandoval-x7r]

​@@MobileMusicProu could chop a sample manually in the mini sapmler I believe right ...we'd have to resample the same song with new chops....I'll be experimenting and let u know how it goes loll

[@alejandronevarez4711]

hi, I have a Roland JUNO ds and I can plug it to the app with midi and use the presets of the JUNO with the no instrument option, instead of using the presets of the app , but when I produce the song it doesn’t sound nothing. Do I have to buy an interface or I am doing something wrong?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Hello, to plug an external hardware synth into your ipad you will need an external audio interface. If the hardware synth supports usb you should be able to connect via a usb hub connected to your ipad. But if you want to hook up external speakers you'll certainly need an external audio interface anyway.

[@prod.grxy5]

how can I add wav files to piano roll

[@MobileMusicPro]

Watch this video and you'll learn how :)

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

This is great but how do you make the drum kits.

[@MobileMusicPro]

We have a video called how to make drums from scratch :)

[@badalhalder1058]

Can I use sampler on android version?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Possibly but you would not want to make music on an android phone.

[@badalhalder1058]

@@MobileMusicPro Its my hobby. And I can not afford buying an apple device. 🥺🥺

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@badalhalder1058 You'd be very surprised how good older apple devices still are! For example you can get used 2017 and 2018 iPads and iPhones for a fraction of what new android devices cost.

[@HammyHavoc]

@@MobileMusicPro Running a Pixel and Cubasis. There's nothing wrong with it. Android has come a long way.

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@HammyHavoc Glad to hear it!

[@PreciousBuddha]

Another brilliant show Vortex! I'm wondering if you're a cavian with Krown's Crypto Cave... I'm going there now for Krown's daily market analysis :) Keep talking crypto & mobile music production! #cubasis #daw #sampler how to sample

[@MobileMusicPro]

Yep Krown is dope, he follows me :)

[@PreciousBuddha]

@@MobileMusicPro Do you mean Krown follows you here on Mobile Music Production?! Or THE Bitcoin News Show?

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@PreciousBuddha He follows my bitcoin vortex account on twitter. I'm trying to keep my mobile music pro and bitcoin stuff 100% separate. The show ended beginning of this year and went from 2015-2019.

[@basitshowkat2464]

How can I get fabfilter in Android cubasis 3?

[@MobileMusicPro]

Apologies Basit but fabfilter, like most mobile music apps do not work on Android. Android does not support the AUv3 format that's been established by apple on iOS devices.

[@ajaysinghgurjar1356]

Can we use our own samples in android

[@MobileMusicPro]

Yes you should be able to import your own custom samples into Cubasis 3 on iOS or Android.

[@SamuelSandoval-x7r]

Yes you can

[@ajaysinghgurjar1356]

Please for android device

[@MobileMusicPro]

The programs should be pretty identical, the only thing that would be different is the file system but it should not be too much different, Android has had a desktop like file system for much, much longer than iOS, many years more in fact.

[@PreciousBuddha]

I'm considering switching to iOS for music production as Vortex suggests and Jakob Haq thoroughly explains why: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYWlZaSpZdmdnbM

[@topmusic7807]

Ya

[@indyawichofficial1346]

Even though started more than 2 decades ago, went from Acid, PT, Cubase/Nuendo, Logic, Reaper I have extremely hard time with workflow here in Cubasis, despite the part of the architecture is something I am familiar with, unfortunately some steps seem counterintuitive, some are organized into guess quest somehow emphasized by the whole description tree where the access to instrument is same as access to presets, not differentiated in any way visually, or by font or anything. Its one big mess. I can not simply understand it, although not idiot, I feel like I lost 50% of my IQ points every single step, while time ticks. Never been so frustrated. As said - I was able to "catch and master" all DAW's mentioned, this time I will most probably part with this software Nemesis, as sure many get Cubasis in a flash, having no problems with operation of this application.

[@MobileMusicPro]

You can always try Logic Pro for iPad.

[@boonesboroughbeachboy9341]

U rule brotha . I prefer iPad prefer ipad

[@MobileMusicPro]

Same here!

[@tomvucci7966]

It may help in the longer term if you can try and get the presentation more natural. The many cuts in the video along with your hand gestures is giving me the impression that everything is quite forced and robotic. Beyond that, I think the content is good. Best regards.

[@MobileMusicPro]

Thanks so much Tom but if we didn't add those cuts the video would be 30+ min long, and of course this method of editing is quite common and accepted on youtube.

[@tomvucci7966]

I’m not sure you have understood. I’m aware of various editing styles. I’ve directed movies for 20 years. I’m suggesting that the cuts made are not natural looking. It doesn’t matter how many one has to make. Making good cuts it’s all about good timing. Keep an open mind :)

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@tomvucci7966 There are of course mistakes that did not have time to be cleaned up to be made more natural soundings as these videos are made within a 48 hour time frame and this is quite an old video, I've become much better at finding natural cuts in more recent videos, but since youtube tutorial videos are not films for your reference here's an example of the style we're *somewhat* going for, and again our latest videos are the most closest to this style: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKHGg2mfiK19j8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/poKQmnSjesaamdk

[@tomvucci7966]

@@MobileMusicPro Just take advice from people and stop trying to have an answer for everything. No person can improve with this attitude. It’s crazy.

[@MobileMusicPro]

@@tomvucci7966 It sounds like you're not trying to give advice but rather prove to yourself you're right about something. I of course am an adult and have an open mind so I don't need to be literally told to "just take advice". Remember that teaching is a 2 way street ;) Best of luck :)

[@user-nu7xx7pc1d]

great lesson!!

[@MobileMusicPro]

So glad it could help! :)