MEGA Sampler Explained

MEGA Sampler, from Plugin Alliance, is a convenient online-based sampler and library that you can access from within any DAW. In this hour-plus MEGA Sampler video course, studio guru Eli Krantzberg takes you through its features and demonstrates its capabilities with helpful audio examples so you can see and hear it in action as you learn. You'll see how to select, edit, manipulate, and blend samples, along with a host of other tips. These videos are for new MEGA Sampler users.

Videos

• Bird's Eye View (08:54) - Get a quick flyover of the MEGA Sampler interface and workflow.

• Browsing & Loading (06:22) - Explore the various searching and filtering capabilities of both the online titles available, and the files already downloaded to your hard drive.

• Importing Custom Third Party Loops (04:59) - See how it easy it is to drag and drop third party loops into Mega Sampler and tag them with searchable meta data.

• Loop Range & Play Modes (08:03) - Watch as the start and end positions, as well as playback direction and transposition, are edited on several loops; in order to optimize how they all blend together.

• The Filters (05:15) - Explore the sonic characteristics of the three different filters and their associated parameters.

• The LFO Section (09:34) - Learn how the various parameters in the LFO section influence the way the chosen repeating cyclical shape modulates the available target parameters (volume, pan, and filter).

• The Amp Envelope Controls (05:33) - Discover how these knobs influence the dynamics of MEGA Sampler loops from their start to their end.

• Master FX (04:09) - Hear how the Master FX processors are used to influence the combined sound of the triggered loops and see how to bypass individual loops from being routing through them.

• Output Routing (06:02) - Follow along as separate DAW output routing for the individual MEGA Sampler slots are set up in Logic Pro, Pro Tools, and Studio One.

• Working with Presets (08:07) - Explore several ideas based on useful preset and template based workflows.