EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 09:34 PM 2/10/02 +0000, you wrote:
> > At 04:02 PM 2/10/02 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >> Is it possible to convert Akai program files and not the wav's if the wav
> >> files are already on your hard drive?
> >
> > What is your goal - to have the translations run quicker? Or to avoid
> > overwriting same-named samples with possibly different ones with different
> > same data?
> >
> > Garth Hjelte
> > Sampler User
>
>As a mac user with over 100 Akai sample discs, I am still trying to find a
>way to convert my discs either in the background, or faster through the EXS
>converter.
>
>I am frustrated by having to only bring in samples overnight one disc at a
>time, or just stop and take a break....

1) The EXS native convertor is the slowest of the available convertors. If 
you start using one of the other ones, it's improve your speed.

2) You have to convert the waves sooner or later. The best time to do so is 
when you are converting the waves (might as well).

3) The optimum method would be to only read, convert, and write them only 
once. I can't speak for CDX, but Translator does all three operations only 
once per sample.

To answer your question directly, no. The big reason is WHY? To speak for 
Translator, it'll still read the samples of the Akai disk, but won't write 
them if it sees the identical sample already where it'd put one. So any 
time advantage is gone.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User