Sampler Track Masterclass... One of Cubase Pro's Top Features!

[@musicmaniac1949]

I have to agree with everyone here that this is the best explanation of the Sampler Track and I think I've watched all of them with less success than from yours. So with that said up front, like me humbly mention a very important point that (I feel) you missed right at the start. This stopped me before I could get started. I had to email Steinberg tech support for the solution. I apologize in advance for being long winded here. I've been using Cubase for over twenty years (Cubase VST32), so I'm familiar with it to say the least. But I've never used the Sampler Track feature; so I have a need and it was time. I'm on Cubase Pro 11. My assumption (my big mistake) was thinking that it worked like the Audio Editor or the Midi Editor...meaning that if I just drag an audio file into the Sample Editor, I can work on it and then close it. The big difference is that the sample editor has to work 'through a Sample Track'. If you make a sample track first, then you're fine; you see it. But if you just drag an audio clip into the sample editor (what I was doing), unbeknownst to me, it 'makes a Sampler Track automatically and places it at the bottom of your project'. With many files in a project, you wouldn't know it was there unless you scrolled down. When I scrolled down, there was over ten sampler tracks from all my failed attempts. What wasn't working for me was my controller keyboard; it worked everywhere else in the project. Every video I watched showed them just using their controller without a problem. Turns out, if you want to use your controller to audition the clip, you have to have the monitor button engaged. But I didn't even know that it made a Sampler Track because it was at the bottom of my project and I thought the Sample Editor worked like the other two editors. So giving everyone a heads up on this could make a difference. But it's still the best video. Thanks for your time and hard work in putting this together.

[@djalextruth9152]

If this guy went for President I would vote for him. Need more people like him on this planet

[@jefgibbons]

Best comment ever… made my day!

[@djalextruth9152]

@@jefgibbons Your sincere and it glows, never change dude😎

[@Teebi928S]

I really need to buy a second TV ! 🤩......oh yeah.....very informative especially for an old bloke like me, thank you for taking the time to make the video, it's appreciated.

[@atashbeats8055]

This was the best and deep dive in to Sampler Track I've seen. Thank you Jef.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Atash!

[@kite919]

Channels like yours are a lifesaver for tools cubase offers

[@jerrylmusic]

One Tip: Once you have retrieved the sample via MIDI and edited it to your taste, use the render in place function to import the sample as a WAV file directly into your DAW as a track. This also helps you to get to grips with any timing problems in the sample itself and adapt it to the song via time stretch, for example. Best Jerryl

[@KDL064]

...and this video was 41 minutes, felt like it was 10. Well done Jef, always edifying...

[@muhammadsarmadhussain3400]

Thank you it is really helpful and informative

[@eyevenear]

is there a way to have indipendent Pan settings per-slice/note without having to involve groove agent? Thanks for the hero that will answer this!

[@TheGabolifal]

Great vid as always, thanks for that!! Hello from Brazil, you were the person that convinced me to use Cubase and teached me how to use it, also. Lol Have a beautiful day, man!

[@jefgibbons]

That’s awesome! You too!

[@alexkourelis]

I should have figured if I was looking for info on how to use Sampler Track it would end up being a Jef video. Thanks again! ❤

[@Aroshanti]

I've learnt so much from this video .. thank you! Quick question ... off topic .. love the size of your monitor screen. Please can I ask what make / model it is? I'm currently on three screens stretched across my desk ... love the idea of one big screen!

[@Bezowinz]

Great overview! I was waiting for you to cover slices. It's unfortunate that slices can't be effected individually. It was sounding good until then. I'm sure Groove Agent is cool, but transferring loops to other instruments is inconvenient. Hopefully I'm not the only one that thinks this isn't OK and Cubase considers this in an update.

[@mercian_queen]

Thanks Jef for this, the best and most comprehensive guide for the sampler track I have found, very helpful.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it! It’s an incredible feature in Cubase!

[@clinchedflo]

So Awesome ! Thx a lot for this video. I think this incredible tool will become my best friend for my next music.

[@zeran1]

Thank you Jef. You put a lot of work in your videos and the way you explain the features is top nice. 😊

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much Henrik!

[@GordonBraicks]

I considered buying a sampler plug-in. Seems I was just scratching the surface in Cubase sampler track. Thank you!

[@McAlby]

Great video and music, Jef! Just some additional info about the Lock button: it allows to maintain the settings (Envelopes,LFO's, etc.) when you drag new samples to the sampler track. It's really useful. Cheers!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Alberto, that's right, thanks for the tip!

[@brightonbackgammon7802]

sorry if using the wrong words - not familiar with this tool. does it lock slice positions? i.e. if i cut a sample to 1/8ths mapped to midi, when i load the next sample, will it still keep those slice points and midi note mappings?

[@bileth22]

the filter lesson whas much appreciated. I saw you save a sample you created but I didnt see how or where it is stored if you want to make a library of your own sounds. BTW i have a KK keyboard with a slider "mod wheel" that broke soon after purchase. I barely ever touched it.

[@jakehill3071]

Great video, thank you Jef! Learnt loads about the Sampler Track.

[@chris5375]

The Sampler Track and the Chord Track functions are the things that I love in Cubase 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@jefgibbons]

Yeah! I just started working on ideas for a Chord track/pads video!

[@chris5375]

@@jefgibbons wow, cool, I am waiting for it Jef 👍🏻💥

[@chris5375]

Check out Purple for Groove Agent 👍🏻

[@jefgibbons]

@@chris5375 Yeah! I LOVE that one... got a video on it too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJLTomaVgJ55lZo

[@chris5375]

@@jefgibbons ok, cool

[@guzer_music]

Great information! Thanks for making this type of videos!

[@jefgibbons]

Most welcome!

[@creatiw]

Thanks Jef for going through the sampler as it was a bit intimidating for me. I only used the slice feature till now but your video has inspired me to explore other features as well.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks for the tip Wix!! ;)

[@jonhamilton48]

Thanks Jef , this is a great tutorial.

[@VitexKenya]

Wow! Just wow!

[@familiabarreraromero3079]

Amazing, thanks to share and teach Jef... Greetings from Chile. HB

[@frostwise87]

Brilliant Video!! I've been stuck on an old version cubase (thus I've been using Halion for all sampling duties) but finally upgraded and this is AMAZING!!!

[@jefgibbons]

Probably my fave recent feature! So powerful...

[@MADRIDDANCE1]

Thanks, Jef! I'd been experimenting with the sampler, but this Masterclass definitely gave me a better understanding of its control & features.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it, it’s great!!

[@erikfox8471]

the best cubase sampler tutorial ever!!! regards

[@jefgibbons]

Appreciate it Erik!!

[@DCPImages]

Thanks Jef, You do some of the best Cubase tutes on the internet 🙂

[@jefgibbons]

Really appreciate it!!

[@prototype8137]

Please dont be one of those that shorten words. Tutes?... cringe. Tutorial. Thanks.

[@DCPImages]

🤣

[@LOOCK_official]

Thanks a lot. Do you happen to know how to use zones in the sample track? For combining couple sounds in one sound preset. Just like in Kontakt.

[@kennethnannberg]

Thanks Master Jef, for sharing your wisdom :)

[@lewisknudsen1]

Really cool video!

[@kevinanderson7243]

Jef can you do a tutorial on how to chop up the think break like they do in drum and base. Is this possible in Cubase 12 Artist. Can you give me any information on how to do this.

[@gcruishank9663]

Excellent explanation!

[@joseluisps5588]

¡Excelente tutorial, como siempre, Jef!

[@rapwithzorro]

The vey best demo ever😊

[@Strafuzz]

I have literally been calculating milliseconds against BPM so that my envelopes are perfect! The feature was there all along!

[@jefgibbons]

Sometimes using old school techniques is good for the brain! I remember using calculators for delay effects before they were tempo synced!

[@airforeffect]

Some great info here Jef! Also, loving the shirt!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! My daughter made it for me ;)

[@airforeffect]

@@jefgibbons that's amazing! She needs to open an Etsy so I can buy one! Haha

[@TSOmac]

Another Top-Notch tutorial Jef ! :) Steinberg have really put in the work, with these new sample features. You can probably make some really cool SFX with it too. Thanks for the insight !

[@jefgibbons]

Absolutely! I hope to do more videos showing practical applications of the sampler track...

[@TSOmac]

@@jefgibbons I look forward to it.

[@brianh395]

Great timing on the video!!! I'm looking at picking Cubase 11 Pro up again and right now I'm using the trial. I had Cubase 11 earlier in the year and for whatever reason I switched to another DAW but I find I like Cubase better. Also Picked up a NI MK3 recently, had one about a year ago and sold it. I seem to be finding myself going back to hardware and software that I used in the past. At the time when I switched do different DAW's and hardware.

[@jefgibbons]

Right on, I'm thinking about doing another Cubase/Maschine video... they can work well together, but the setup is a huge pain! But nothing beats the hands-on approach of Maschine and the deep features of Cubase!

[@creatiw]

@@jefgibbons oh that would be awesome if you can. 🔥

[@brianh395]

@@jefgibbons Always love your Cubase/Maschine videos. I went back and had to watch an older one where you show how to setup MK3 to work in Cubase. Ended up saving it as a template in Cubase so I don't have to setup the routing. I also have a Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 that I've mapped all 64 buttons to Cubase commands, it's handy for sure.

[@jefgibbons]

@@brianh395 That's the way to do it! I use a template as well... too many steps to set up!

[@imsoundtrack]

Ok...this was a Masterclass...!!! and i κnew that from minute 16...17... Thank you very much for this video...!!!

[@jefgibbons]

You are most welcome!

[@cindychabot3049]

Excellent video Jef. Thank you so much.

[@jefgibbons]

Most welcome Cindy!

[@cryptout]

I’ve learned something thanks, also I dig your monitor game.

[@jefgibbons]

Took a while to get used to it, but I love it now!

[@oriomenoni7651]

Can you sample an instrument (e.g. piano) with many different notes and map them all together on the keyboard?

[@njm20music]

Hi Jef, I have a Trap Drum loop 08 59BPM. I create Sampler track and the tempo is set to 59BPM I slice, the tempo changes to 120, my project is set to 105, I have no idea why it changed the tempo in the Sampler to 120, I then drag the midi icon onto the sampler track in the project page, the midi file is 5 bars long, the midi inside is 4 bars long, the actual audio is 2 bars, I then change the tempo in the sampler track to 105 BPM but the midi plays back too slow, I can't seem to sync to the track tempo, its ok from the media bay onto the project page sync's great but not from the sampler, the midi is twice the length it ought to be by the look of it. hope you can help

[@andrejjurgelevic6638]

Thank you Jef. This video was very useful for me. 👍👍🎹🎹🎤🎹🎵🎵🎶🎶

[@ErixSamson]

that feature is so powerful

[@jefgibbons]

It is!

[@winip9261]

Thank you so much for this. Now, that's a teacher!!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much! I’m the son of two teachers… it’s in my blood!

[@SandpitRecords]

I went to transfer sound to a different instrument and I only have 2 options. Everything didn't show up. I believe Padshop showed up and one other instrument. Also I don't even think I have Backbone but I have the rest of the instruments which still didn't show up when I tried to transfer. Is Backbone a new plugin that wasn't originally included with Cubase 12 or is that something you got separately?

[@thaexception3406]

Detailed and comprehensive!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks!!

[@maddietourmaline46]

The pitch shift makes me want to try to replicate 13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round the Side of Your Bed

[@LabofmusicRecords]

You have a new sub man :) Great content, thank you for sharing.

[@jefgibbons]

Much appreciated!!

[@rikkshow]

Have you figured out a way to play through a loop, that has pitch changes in the original sample, and make it play the actual note of the key you press as the loop keeps playing through? Not changing/transposing its pitch based on the key you press but actually play a C when you press a C key.

[@jefgibbons]

Ahh interesting, so do you mean in slice mode or the other modes? And you are wanting a loop that might have multiple different notes to respond to the keys you press on the keyboard, is that correct? So a loop that had a C, an A, and an E in sequence would then change each of those notes to whatever you played on the keyboard?

[@rikkshow]

@@jefgibbons think Roland VP-9000 in std mode. It has an additional slice mode too, so each key stroke will trigger the next slice and play the actual key. So a series of C-G-F, will play slice 1-2-3 in key C-G-F. It is crazy awesome. But $600 bucks for an old VP9000 that needs win XP, nothing out there AFAIK. Harmor can play through a sample and re-pitch from key, just need to tune the sample flat first. Not sure if anything in Cubase or Halion will auto-advance after a key stroke?

[@tessel6529]

how to disable time stretch?

[@Nephalim1954]

How did yo drop the slices into your midi track?

[@njm20music]

Hi Jef, is the tempo of 80 BPM the same as the song tempo, or is it based on half tempo of the loop? only my tempo is 100bpm, and if I set the loop tempo to 100, it doesn't fit, but it fits great at loop tempo set to 80bpm, also my signature was set to 4.4 I set it to 1.2 the same as yours is that important,

[@atrothe]

great work.

[@rasolzamini8678]

Thankyou for the great tutorial .

[@jefgibbons]

You bet, thanks for the comment Rasol!

[@lefterismatapasmusic]

Very useful! Thank you Jef!!

[@chatter7653]

What monitor model is that?

[@chekadsarami4288]

Hi Jef! What brand and size is your TV, please? Are you quite happy with it? I want to buy the largest TV to work with orchestral pieces for my semi-dark studio. I read that I need to buy LED or ELED tv! I am about to watch your video! Thank you very much.

[@jefgibbons]

I love it! Having the laptop is great though, there’s a fair bit of lag to the tv, so keep that in mind! (Although I worked with that for two years before the laptop…)

[@chekadsarami4288]

@@jefgibbons What size and resolution is your TV? it looks awsome, Jef. I am thinking of buying 55" LED 4k. Not sure, if it is okay for my eyes. I some days work 12 or more hours! It is OK, if you don't want to mention the brank. I understand it:)

[@freeze-frames]

Incredible thank you!

[@jefgibbons]

Most welcome!

[@electedmusic7685]

Hello Friend, how are you? I hope all is well, my name is Antonio and I am writing to you because I would like to ask you something, I have updated Cubase 12 and since the SAMPLER section seems great to me, I would like to ask you, if I import music directly from original CDs to Cubase, quality of audio would be lost. the files if it is in wav? Is ripping cubase good? Or is it better to rip the CDs with a dedicated application? I would like to transfer original songs from CDs that I have to Cubase, to use them as references, and also to sample and I need it to be with the same quality and not lose quality when transferring it from CD to Cubase

[@jefgibbons]

I don’t think Cubase can rip cds! Just use any program and make sure it rips at 16 bit 44.1 kHz and you won’t lose any quality!

[@Bronwyn031]

So... Cuebase has kinda sorta caught up to Ableton's Simpler in functionality?

[@davidriddle6798]

It can only load in a single sample though.

[@jefgibbons]

@@davidriddle6798 That's correct... it would be sweet to have multiple sample tracks with pads like Simpler... I guess you can always send your samples to Groove Agent, but that's not the same thing... The envelopes are more powerful in comparison to Simpler. Only ADSR in comparison to the complex rhythmic ones you could create in Cubase.

[@bestkoreanjesus]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it!

[@DAVIDDAMIENR]

THANK YOU

[@СтаниславР-в7и]

Thank You! Very impressive

[@jefgibbons]

I agree, loads of powerful features hidden in the sampler track!

[@YASIR.K]

Great Video, thank you.

[@jefgibbons]

Appreciate it Yasir!

[@Vmadethebeat]

Unc Jef!! Dopeness 🔥

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks V! ;)

[@Vmadethebeat]

@@jefgibbons Yessir 💯

[@fcastle13]

thank you....very informative!

[@jefgibbons]

Glad it helped Frank!

[@rhinoskin7550]

I love how complex Cubase can get but the simplest things are not intuitive at all.. For example.. chopping up the sample. Where the F is the scissor tool and/or why is it so complicated to cut up the sample.. I love/hate this program haha Idk if I'll ever complete a track tho Lol.. Every time I want to do something, I have to watch an hour tutorial to do something that seems so basic in other DAWs... Lol Ugh

[@jefgibbons]

Dude! Why the F do you need a scissor tool? ;) Just option click (or alt click if youre on a PC)

[@roszgyurka]

thx!

[@armondtanz]

looks like a young José Mourinho Europeans: Ah Yes Americans : Huh?

[@jefgibbons]

That guy looks a little grumpy in all the pics… I’m a chronic smiler….

[@armondtanz]

@@jefgibbons ha. Hes in charge of players who are on £300,000 a week !!! Imagine tryna manage 20+ of those guys... id be grumpy. Lol.

[@certifiedbeatz]

I think I have watched everyone of you video alwauus detailed..I sound like a groupie hahah

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Tyrone, I don't mind having groupies!

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Pretty impressive tool : this makes MIMIC even more mediocre : Is it a detachable instrument or is it fixed at the bottom Cheers !

[@jefgibbons]

The Sampler track can be detached from the lower view, it's more like an editor window than an instrument I would say... but behaves exactly the same way.

[@mikeillgaming4224]

Loop mode is gone and I'm pissed

[@jefgibbons]

It is? Loop functions are still on mine, what are you referring to?

[@iliravdyli4109]

Audiowarp Algorithm is bad compared to qsampler in logic or to simpler in ableton. Thats not so professional cubase.

[@zuluripper]

All this and no pitch detection. Wow, what a missed opportunity.

[@svenisaksson3970]

Thank you for (once again) confirming my opinion, that the Sampler Track is the most useless feature that Steinberg wasted recourses on.

[@IGmusicproduction]

stop advertise Steinberg!!!! where are the undo/ redo buttons? how do you do sampling and hitpoint without these functions? and in cubes 12 they add this function and charge you another 200 euros

[@jefgibbons]

Hmmm you’re right, it does need undo and redo!

[@beitenh]

thanx for this excellent video