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Instrument generation

Generate an original, playable instrument from an input sound, then perform it like any patch.

Most instrument plugins put a finite, curated library between you and a sound. DreamSampler generates the instrument itself, live: feed it an input file and shape your own patch as you prompt, add styles, and move Strength, Structure, and Timbre. The patch you're playing is one you built, not one you picked off a shelf.

How to do it

  1. 1Add DreamSampler to an instrument track and click Connect so the live buffer fills and its waveform appears (see DreamSampler — how to use for first-time setup).
  2. 2Feed it a source to build from — a hum, a chord, a short sample — as your seed audio.
  3. 3Write a prompt describing the instrument you want (the Prompt A / Prompt B boxes), and add a style to set its overall character.
  4. 4Shape the tone with Strength, Structure, and Timbre until the patch sits where you want it.
  5. 5Switch to Classic mode and play the buffer chromatically from your MIDI keyboard — the engine re-focuses generation under whatever note you hold.
  6. 6Dial in playability with the sound controls: Filter, Fade In / Out, Transpose, and Vol < Vel.

Tips

Classic vs Slice
Classic pitches the whole buffer per note for melodic playing; Slice chops it into pads for kits and one-shots.
Play it like a mono synth
Only one voice is truly live at a time, so single-note lines feel the most responsive (polyphony is planned).
Re-prompt to redesign
Change the Tags mid-play to morph the instrument without reloading anything.
Because you're generating the instrument rather than loading it, there's no fixed library ceiling — the source and your prompt are the only limits.