EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On a fine day, 08-04-2003, s007ing wrote:

>New to logic and exs24mkII(running logic 5.5 OSX, powerbook 1ghz
>processor, 1 gig ram), but knowing that logic and the exs24 can use
>akai format samples, I purchased a few akai sample cd's.  Upon trying
>to install them, my mac can't even read the cd's. Looking through the
>documentation, the exs instruction book says to go to the options tab
>in the exs window, then go to "akai import" (I will mention my
>frustration with the instruction book that came with the exs, as it is
>for version 4.7 and clearly not up-to-date) Needless to say, there is
>no akai import option, there is import gig, dls, samplecell,
>soundfont, etc, but no akai. 
>
>I am tempted to get cdxtract, but the problem remains that if my
>computer can't even read the cd's ("this disk contains no volumes
>readable by OSX..." and OS9 won't read it either) how would I get the
>program to convert the samples to .exs format!?  Clearly I am missing
>something here : )

Akai CDs can currently only be converted in OS9 and not in X.  So 
boot in OS 9, fire up Logic and open an EXS instance.  Pick the "AKAI 
import" option from (I believe) the Options menu.  You'll then get a 
window saying "waiting for akai cd".  Only *then* insert the CD in 
the computer.  The rest will be obvious from thereon.
Inserting the CD prior to launching Logic, etc, will let the Mac OS 
take over, and since Mac OS can't deal with Akai CDs, you'll indeed 
get the 'disk unreadable' message, or some variation thereof.

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