(This tutorial can also be applied to other midi sequencers)
- Installation -
First of all we will have to copy the files from the Skale Tracker
distribution archive into the Vstplugins directory.
1) Create a new "Skale" folder in the cubase plugins directory (Vstplugins),
and copy all Skale Tracker files and folders into the "Skale" folder (see
Image1)
Image1
2) After copying the files, run the Skale Tracker config program (ConfigSk@le077.exe)
and choose your preferred options. Disabling Fullscreen mode is highly
recommended to run Skale Tracker properly under cubase (see Image2). This
will allow Skale Tracker to run in window mode .
Image2
Quote.- All sound device options are ignored by Skale Tracker VSTi version,
so you dont need to take care of them.
3) Copy the SkaleVSTi.dll file into the Vstplugins main folder.
You are ready to run Cubase now. The first time you will notice that
Skale appears and disappears.... dont worry... that's working OK.
- How to load Skale into Cubase -
You should activate the "play in background" option first. This will
allow VST plugins to continue working when you click on a window from another
program. Otherwise sound will halt when you select another program. (see
Image3).
Image3
Quote.- This option is not needed for modern sequencers (SX2, Nuendo...
)
Click on VSTinstruments panel (Panels->VSTInstruments, see Image4).
A VSTinstrument box will appear (see Image5).
Image4
Image5
Click on a free slot ("No VST Instrument"). A folder tree will
appear showing all VSTi instruments installed under your Vstplugins folder.
You will notice that SkaleVSTi is there (see Image6). Select SkaleVSTi
and the Skale Tracker main window will appear.
Image6
In the VSTInstruments window, you can turn on/off SkaleVSTi by clicking
on the red box on the upper-left.
(See Image7).
Image7
We are ready to use Skale now :-)
- Usage -
Skale's position slaves to the transport position in cubase and is
based off cubase's master tempo. That means you will not be able to
change BPM under Skale. Fortunately you are able to continue using
Speed changes under Skale.
This works in following way:
Cubase song position is denoted by 4 numbers (see Image8). Each increase
of first Cubase number means 96 ticks under Skale. Thus, using the
default Skale speed (6), each increase of the first cubase number
makes our Skale song move forward 16 Rows.
In example, using Speed 6, from Cubase position 0.1.1.0 to 1.1.1.0,
our Skale song moves forward 16 Rows, (using Speed 3 will move forward
32 Rows).
Image8
- Saving data -
Skale tracker will automatically save all data into the working cubase
file (.all file).
If you load Cubase file afterwards, the SkaleVSTi window will load
automatically, along with the rest of the data (patterns, samples, instruments....)
That´s all folks. Enjoy!!!
Tutorial by: Baktery
Translation by: Kmuland
(Thanks to: Moodman, K8to & Basehead, for revise it)
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