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Thanks guys!!!

Now, .dll plugins are the sounds and instruments right?

DLL files are the plugins. When a softsynth you've downloaded has only that and no nice setup.exe or something, you can simply copy the DLL file to your plugins folder, and you're done.

The "sounds" are something different; "sound" is the wrong term. Rather, use the word "preset" or "patch" (on some hardware synths they're called "programs"). The name "preset" comes from organs; the name "patch" from modular synthesizers where you couldn't store anything in memory; you'd have to shoot a picture of the front panel or write down all the positions of the knobs and all the locations of the patch cables.

When you have a plugin such as Synth1, there's no actual file that makes sound. A preset contains all the settings of the knobs, which is just a small list of nubmers.

When you have a something like Kontakt, each preset consists of both the settings and a bunch of .wav files. Either of the two alone won't be of much use; you can have a whole stack of samples but the preset gives them the cohesion.

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DLL files are the plugins. When a softsynth you've downloaded has only that and no nice setup.exe or something, you can simply copy the DLL file to your plugins folder, and you're done.

The "sounds" are something different; "sound" is the wrong term. Rather, use the word "preset" or "patch" (on some hardware synths they're called "programs"). The name "preset" comes from organs; the name "patch" from modular synthesizers where you couldn't store anything in memory; you'd have to shoot a picture of the front panel or write down all the positions of the knobs and all the locations of the patch cables.

When you have a plugin such as Synth1, there's no actual file that makes sound. A preset contains all the settings of the knobs, which is just a small list of nubmers.

When you have a something like Kontakt, each preset consists of both the settings and a bunch of .wav files. Either of the two alone won't be of much use; you can have a whole stack of samples but the preset gives them the cohesion.

You've successfuly confused me.

Thats complicated @_@

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