EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 12:20 PM 11/14/03 +0200, you wrote:

>I want to convert a lot of Akai sample CDs with CDxtract, to EXS24 and
>Halion (or Kontakt) format and store them on hard drive, but since
>they both (EXS and Halion) use wav for the actual samples, I want to
>convert to wav just once (when converting to EXS24 format) and than I
>want to convert only the programs (to Halion format), as the samples
>are the same, but CDxtract always converts both programs and samples,
>so I loose time and HD space.

With Translator there is a latent feature where you can select multiple 
formats and it writes both of them while using the same samples. I don't 
know if it's functional anymore, this no one tends to use it, but I'll 
check today. Translator might also check the samples in the effort to 
rewrite them and if they are the same, simply not write them. Even so, 
those are good ideas, and if they aren't in there, I'll implement them.

Even so, you could simply convert to both separately, manually delete one 
set of files using the Find feature, and do a Fix References on the 
"sample-less" format and it should be fine. On (normal) fast computers this 
shouldn't really take tons of time. It is a concern of you are dealing with 
lots of CD's on conversion, though.

>Can I convert just the programs - how?

Since there is information in the Akai samples that are needed in order to 
write certain fields of EXS, HALion, or Kontakt files, it is necessary to 
at least access them on the Akai disk to find out that information.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User