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Re: Sampler Instruments not popping in EXS instrument selector window!

2005-04-18 by haraldschneller

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "boobooshka" <andrekian@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Andrea at Redmatica <agoz@r...> 
> wrote:
> 
> On Apr 13, 2005, at 1:11 AM, boobooshka wrote:
> i have installed Logic 5.5.1 in my Win XP Pro and have been using it
> for over a year now.
> i don't know exactly when this problem began, but more often than 
> none i have a problem selecting instruments in EXS, meaning, i click 
> and no window opens to select the sampler instruments. however, i 
> can select Controls window in EXS, and click on and select 
> instruments, but they are not categorized and it looks like a 
> jungle!!!
> i think this started happening after i installed Redmatica's EXS
> Manager a few weeks ago, but this is only a guess.
> is there anyone out there who has had the same problem and if so,
> what's the cure for it? this takes the fun out of making music :(
> PLEASE HELP!!!!
> 
>  
> Hi,
> the problem is simply that you have too many instrument files.
> The Exs24 instrument menu in Logic Windows 5.5 has a limitation in 
> that it won't open if you have more than (roughly) 10000 instruments.
> As you say, you can use the control window, but it's messy...
>  
> Suggestion: keep around only the useful instrument files.
>  
> Best Regards
> Andrea at Redmatica
> 
> 
> thanks Andrea,
> 
> i was running EXS Manager as i was reading your respond and noticed 
> there were over 12,000 instruments in the Sampler Instruments 
> folder. like you suggested, i am going to clean up some of the 
> unused instruments and hopefull that will eliminate the problem.
> 
> since i have your attention, i might as well ask you about EXS 
> Manager and the VSL Strings library (EXS). EXS Manager has quit 
> twice while scanning the samples folder. is there a compatibility 
> issue between EXS Manager and VSL, or could it be just a bad file? i 
> could write down the exact error message, since it does ask to 
> report the error to Redmatica.
> 
> Thanks much for your help.
> 
> Best
> Andre

Using EXS exsessively, I just finished this project, u might want to take a listen.
Credits to Pete 4 delivering Ringo's Gretsch, love it...
to Gerhard, what a nice program,
Seasons greetings to everyone in the group,
Harald
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