Getting Started Tutorials

Installing Forte
The Forte installer is a single installer package that can install Forte in either 32 bit or 64 bit mode, and run in Trial Mode (no license), Performer mo...
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Forte First Time Setup
If Forte has never been configured on your computer, a series of one time setup dialog boxes will appear: Configuration Audio Options:  1st you will be a...
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Adding a Plugin and Creating Scenes
Now Forte is running and you can see the Forte Control Module with its buttons for loading and saving rack files, adding instruments, etc. Add an Inst...
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Audio Routing and Mixing
This is the signal flow in Forte: MIDI Input/Output Ports:  MIDI messages from external sources enter Forte from MIDI input ports.  MIDI Input ports m...
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Global MIDI Automation
Many functions of a rack file can be controlled remotely by MIDI Automation, including: Change Schema from MIDI Program Change Advance to Nex...
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MIDI Routing and Filtering on a Plugin
Each plugin in a rack (both instruments and insert effects) has a MIDI routing filter. • All MIDI routing is per-scene and can change for each scen Op...
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Preparing a Rack for Performance
Before performing with any computer-based rig, you should use all the tools available to you to build confidence in your setup.  Remember that the reliabi...
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Using Forte with Kontakt and other Samplers that take time to load samples
Many sampler VST plugins like Native Instruments Kontakt 5 must load large sample libraries when their plugin state is loaded.  By default a plugin's sta...
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Using Automated Fader as a Bus or Instrument Insert
Forte comes with a plugin called "Automated Fader" which can be inserted on a bus or instrument module in the insert bin.  This plugin can be autom...
Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:51 PM