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Re: [exs] EXS organisation of files

2001-10-02 by HELP@MusicProTools.com

I've never noticed a difference, and I've moved mine several times.

> From: Dave Peverley <no_such_user@...>
> Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 16:44:26 +0100 (BST)
> To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [exs] EXS organisation of files
> 
> --- spudnikpotato@... wrote:
> Thanks for the reply!
> 
>> Ive found that if you move or remove samples exs was expecting to
>> find, it searches your HD to find them. This is normally fine (but
>> can take a while) except if you've got several files with the name
>> its looking for (ie, "snare.wav"). In this case it gives you the
>> option of chooseing between the first 2 it finds (I think). I dont
>> know what happens if thre are more than 2 matches found tho'...
> Ace. This sounds exactly like what happens on the Mac in that case. IIRC when
> I had three copies of an original AIFF it gave all 3 as choices.
> 
> I got the impression that after moving files from their original locations,
> logic starting up, and operation of the 'flip menu' for instruments became a
> *lot* slower on my G3-400. Would you agree with that? Its just a gut feeling
> really! I guess the .exs file only stores the orignal location of the file. I
> suspect that if emagic could write a utility to update the .exs files entries
> as to where the files live after being moved it would speed start up for me
> immensely.
> 
> Ta!
> 
> ~Pev
> 
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