EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

boobooshka wrote:
> due to excessive number of unused instruments in my Sampler
> Instruments directory, i decided to remove quite a substantial amount
> of instruments from EXS' option menu, however, i don't know if that
> also removed the actual samples associating with the instruments. i
> have used EXS Manager (for PC) to remove unused samples, but i doubt
> it is capable of doing that.

I actually think that EXS manager (the PC version) is pretty much capable of doing so, but anyhow...

 > can i please get some feedbakc on this and as to how i can free up
> drive space by removing unused samples.

In your keycommands, in the EXS section you'll find something like "backup all instruments". This will produce copies of all the
samples required for all your existing instruments.
Perform that operation, then delete the original folder and you should be up and running with just the required samples.
You may need to reassign sample locations to the .exs files, but EXS manager should do that perfectly. In case you prefer the manual
method, load an EXS, set up a MIDI command to switch to the "next" patch (done in the EXS editor), insert that command into a
sequence and have it cycling for a while. Make sure not to move away too far from your machine as the EXS might detect double
samples (you'll have to confirm which ones you'd like to use).

- Sascha