How do I use VST Instuments?

[Mortal_Dezire]

This may be a stupid question, but I'm mainly a real instrument user. I've been reading about and a lot of VST instruments and the sound clips are fucking great!

I've tried to use a few demos, but I think I'm having a major brain fart on how these work. I'm assuming I need some external equipment to go along with the software, but I don't know what.

If anyone can shed some light on this topic, that'd be great. I'd like to check some of MOTU's software. Their Symphonic Instrument program is fucking cool.

 

[JBroll]

Long story short, you make a MIDI track, set up a VST instrument (however your DAW does that), and then set the output of your MIDI track to the VST instrument.

Jeff

 

[Mortal_Dezire]

ok. That kind of makes sense.
Sorry. I don't know shit about MIDI. How do you set up a MIDI track? Do I need a squencer, or a keyboard? I hate to sound like a complete newb here, but I'm walking into territory that I know nothing about and you guys always seem to be on top of your game.

 

[KeithRT99]

what daw are you running?

 

[Mortal_Dezire]

Cubase LE

 

[Mortal_Dezire]

After doing some reading in the search, I was wondering, if I used Finale to notate an orchestral part, could I export the midi and use that to trigger whatever VST I'm trying to use? I thought I read something about someone doing that and this may solve my question....or it could just create another late night recording clusterfuck.

 

[everybody's x]

yes you can

go into vst instruments and set up whichever on you want to use

then import your midi file onto a track and set the vsti as the tracks output