Soft SampleCell Setup
Install Soft SampleCell (SSC). Page 3 in SSC manual.
Configure OMS, Soft SampleCell should be recognized by OMS. Page 4 in SSC manual.
Read SSC Manual on Page 87 about Total Session Recall.
To hear Soft SampleCell in stand alone mode:
1. Launch SSC.
2. In SSC > Soft SampleCell Editor > Choose Sound Manager.
3. In SSC > File > Open > Select an instrument (to load into a SSC bank).
4. In the SSC bank, set the outputs to 1 & 2.
5. Click on the Sample Map Window. (Looks like a small keyboard).
6. With the mouse or your MIDI keyboard controller you may play the SSC keyboard and hear audio.
To hear Soft SampleCell within a Pro Tools session:
1. Launch Pro Tools.
2. Launch Soft SampleCell. SSC must be launched after Pro Tools.
3. In Pro Tools, create a MIDI track and a Stereo Aux. Input track.
4. Set the output of the MIDI track to SampleCell, channel 1. Record enable MIDI track.
5. In SSC > Soft SampleCell Setup > Choose Direct Connect.
6. In SSC > File > Open > Select an instrument (to load into a SSC bank).
7. In the SSC bank, set the outputs to 1 & 2. Set the Channel to channel 1.
8. In Pro Tools, instantiate the SSC plug-in on the Stereo Aux. Input track. (Multichannel plug-in).
9. In the SSC Plug-in Window, click on "no link selected" and select Output 1 & 2.
10. Play your keyboard controller and you will hear SSC and receive level into the MIDI and Stereo Aux. Input track.
11. Now record to the MIDI track.
Latency issues:
1. Replace the Digidesign Stream Manager extension in the extensions folder on the Mac with the extension of the same name from the SSC installer disk:
a) Mac Hard Drive > System Folder > Extensions Folder > Trash Digidesign Stream Manager extension.
b) SSC Installer CD. View menu > As List. Beta Bug Fix Folder > Drag and drop Digidesign Stream Manager into Extensions Folder on Mac Hard Drive.
2. Replace the Direct Connect plug-in in the plug-ins folder on the Mac with the plug-in of the same name from the SSC installer disk:
a) Mac Hard Drive > System Folder > DAE Folder > Plug-Ins Folder > Trash Direct Connect.
b) SSC Installer CD. View menu > As List. Beta Bug Fix Folder > Drag and drop Direct Connect Plug-in to Plug-Ins folder on Mac Hard Drive.
3. Empty trash.