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== '''Overview''' ==
　This is an error that commonly occurs when using SampleTank 4 for the first time. It is caused by the preset sound files not being installed. The error messages that appear look like the following.


Example errors:
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Part 1 loading issues

    Failed to load instrument 'Instruments\SampleTank 4\Synths\Regular Instruments\Synth Bass\Tech 94.st4i'

Part 2 loading issues

    Failed to load instrument 'Instruments\SampleTank 4\Synths\Regular Instruments\Synth Bass\Run Clicky Bass.st4i'

Part 3 loading issues

    Failed to load instrument 'Instruments\SampleTank 4\Synths\Regular Instruments\Synth Pluck\Key Beast.st4i'

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== '''Solution''' ==
First, go to the official page where the SampleTank sound files are distributed. Log in and navigate to Registered Products > the SampleTank4 MAX section (let’s call this location the “SampleTank4 MAX related file download section”). From there, download Sounds Download > SampleTank 4 CS Sound Content. 


Extract the downloaded file and run “Install SampleTank 4 Sound Content.exe” to install it. This installs all the sample files that form the base of the CS edition.


Next, from the SampleTank4 MAX related file download section, download Sounds Download > SampleTank 4 MAX Instruments Installer 1.2. Run the file “Install SampleTank 4 Sound Content.exe” to install it.


Then, after extracting the downloaded file, run “Install SampleTank 4 Sound Content.exe” to perform the installation. These are the core Sounds files that form the base set for SampleTank. It’s better to use SampleTank with these installed to avoid encountering errors, so if you have enough free space on your drive, you should install everything. Yes, that seems to be the case. Furthermore, if you install all of the ST4_xxxx packages, you will be able to use everything included in SampleTank 4 MAX Instruments Installer 1.2.

The total size becomes quite large, so I decided to store them on an external HDD. If you plan to seriously create music using the sampler in SampleTank 4, you just need to remember to connect the external HDD whenever you use it. So…


After that, there is also an updater. From the SampleTank4 MAX related file download section, download Sounds Library Update > SampleTank 4 MAX Sound Library Update 1.5. After extracting it, you will find “SampleTank 4 MAX Sound Library Update 1.5.exe”. Install this as well. It should improve things.


Finally, it seems that the actual instruments of SampleTank 4 MAX are the entire set of files labeled ST4_******* in the SampleTank4 MAX related file download section. You really can’t let your guard down. If you install everything, it looks like it will reach around 60 GB. I have the space, so I’ll try installing them. That’s quite a huge amount of data. Of course, bigger capacity alone isn’t what matters—what’s important is whether the necessary sounds are well prepared and provided in an easy-to-use way.


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