[the loud lounge]

Wow... this same problem was kicking my butt for several hours today.

I actually solved it by going to the ST site and reading this:

How do I use / setup Sampletank in Pro Tools?
* Start a session in Pro Tools.
* Create a new blank Stereo AUX channel (LE) or Stereo Audio Channel(Mix & HD).
* Load Sampletank*as an insert on*the aux/audio*channel.
* Once the Sampletank interface comes up click on the Root button. Now go to the main Mac hard drive, then IK Multimedia then open it.
* Now click ONCE on Sampletank Instruments then click Choose.
* Now load a sound by*double clicking on the name of the sound in the ST interface.
* Now make a new midi track, then go to the output of the Midi track and output it to the sound or sampletank channel that comes up.


Know what *I* was doing wrong? I wasn't _double_ clicking the sound files in ST. Finally, however, it is all up and running now (and pretty fun to play with).