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DreamSampler in Waveform

Load the DreamSampler instrument on a track in Waveform, play the live buffer, and record what you play.

Install DreamSampler first

Add DreamSampler to a track

  1. 1Drag DreamSampler from the plugin browser onto an empty track — Waveform tracks host instruments directly.
  2. 2Give the track MIDI: set its input to your controller, or drop in a MIDI clip.
  3. 3Click Sign in and finish in your browser if you haven't yet, then load a source and click Connect. Once the live buffer fills, its waveform appears and the pads are playable.

Play it

  1. 1In Slice mode (the default), trigger slices from the on-screen pads, the z x c v … / a s d f … keyboard rows, or MIDI notes from C1.
  2. 2Switch to Classic or 1-Shot to play the whole buffer chromatically or as one-shots — both are MIDI-driven, so feed the track a MIDI clip or your controller.

Record the output

  1. 1On the DreamSampler track, click the Route button and set the output to an unused Bus.
  2. 2Create a new Audio track and set its input to that Bus.
  3. 3Record-arm the new track and hit Record while you play.
The buffer stays essentially the same until parameters change — a replayed MIDI clip sounds the same as long as you leave the controls alone. Once you tweak the prompt or a control, the buffer regenerates and the old audio is gone, so record takes you want to keep.