EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Sascha Franck wrote:
> Would be nice if some of the folks being more experienced with such
> file conversions could post like a guideline containing the most 
> basic information
(snip)

Sascha,

Here's my thoughts on Mac->PC file transfers...


Two approaches could be taken:

1. The lowest common denominator approach:

- MS-DOS-formatted disks
- MS-DOS 8.3 file naming conventions
- No illegal characters...   \/:*"?<>|   ...or spaces in file name
- No usual characters like ¡™£¢?œ<sum> (the characters you
get when you use the 
option or alt key modifier)
- Use .wav files (beware: I think there are some non-standard .wav
files out 
there).

Unfortunately, the result of of all this dumbing-down is an ugly, 
non-descriptive and confusing filename!


2. A more flexible approach:

- 32 character file name limit, including file extension
- Always use a file extension
- No illegal characters...   \/:*"?<>|   (spaces should be okay)
- Don't start file names with a period (eg: ".file.wav")
- No unusual characters like ?™£¢?œ<sum> (the characters you
get when you use 
the option or alt key modifier)
- Always use .wav files (unless agreed otherwise)
- Don't use Sound Designer II files (.sd2)
- Use .zip files for compression (unless agreed otherwise)
- When burning CDs on a Mac, create Mac/Joliet (Win9x) dual-formatted
CDRs 
(using Disk Burner, Toast, etc)
- When burning CDs on a PC, create a standard Joliet CD (Note: if the
PC user 
wanted to cover all bases, a utility like MacDrive could be installed
to allow 
the PC to mount a Mac-formatted disk - 
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/)
- On the Mac, install a freeware extension called "Joliet Volume
Access" to 
allow Joliet volumes to mount on the desktop. The latest version can
be found 
via Version Tracker - http://www.versiontracker.com/
- Unless agreed otherwise, send text notes as a plain text file
(.txt), not 
formatted text - eg: a Word .doc file
- Unless agreed otherwise, no floppies! :-)


Have I missed anything? 

Darrel