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-Get http://expat.sourceforge.net/ and http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
- in their win32 binary versions.
-Unpack them in the vst/ subfolders: expat and libsndfile.
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-Get vstsdk2.4 and unpack it in the vstsdk2.4 subfolder.
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-Use mingw and compile with 'make'.
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-Copy libexpat.dll and libsndfile-1.dll to the system32 folder.
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-Run the DAW with drumgizmo_vst.dll.
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+== Installation ==
+To install the DrumGizmo vst plugin, follow these simple steps:
+1. Copy “drumgizmo_vst.dll” into the folder containing your VST plugins.
+2. Done!
+
+When opening your VST host software (Cubase or the like), the plugin
+should now show up as a VST Instrument.
+
+== How to use it ==
+1.  Load the plugin as a VST Instrument.
+2.  Now create a midi track to use with the plugin.
+2a. (Optional) Choose “GM map” to use with the midi track.
+3.  Select DrumGizmo as midi output for the track.
+4.  Now open up the DrumGizmo VST interface.
+5.  Load a drumkit by clicking on the "Load kit..." button and browse for
+    the drumkit xml file. (Example: “C:\drumkit\drumkit.xml”).
+    When the “led” to the right of the line edit turns green, it means
+    that the drumkit has succesfully begun loading in the background. It
+    might take a while before all drums are loaded, so be patient.
+8.  Now click on the “Load map...” button and browse for the midimap xml
+    file. (Example: “C:\drumkit\midimap.xml”). When the “led” to the
+    right of the line edit turns green, it means that the midimap has
+    been loaded succesfully.
+
+NOTE: DrumGizmo currently uses 16 channels of output, which should be
+mapped manually in your software, just like you would do with any other
+plugin. We can't describe this step since it varies depending on your
+software.
+
+Now plot some midi notes, and play them. You should hear the sound of
+the DrumGizmo drumkit coming from your speakers. Keep in mind that the
+drumkit needs to load fully before everything will play as
+expected. So be patient...!
+
+== More info ==
+If you have suggestions, bugs or comments, feel free to visit
+http://www.drumgizmo.org or visit the official DrumGizmo irc channel at
+#drumgizmo on the freenode network.
+
+== Known problems ==
+*   On Win7 64bit with 32bit Cubase you might have to install the dll
+    in "c:\Program Files(x86)\Steinberg\VSTPlugins" instead of
+    "c:\Program Files(x86)\Steinberg\Cubase Studio 5\VSTPlugins".
+
+Have fun!
+// The Drumgizmo Team