EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Regarding the Garritan Hollywood update:

The current version of Translator (and going back a couple months) converts 
the names correctly, the whole problem is that the person doing the 
programming had names longer than 27 characters in the Instruments, Sample 
Folders, and the Samples. We had been on a mission to educate the 
developers not to exceed 27 chars (27 plus 4 for the ext) max for OS9, but 
I think we missed someone. =)

More specifically, the Translator Garritan Edition (the convertor that 
comes free with the Garritan library) will be updated to recognize these 
files, and Translator (this includes the demo version) will have a function 
where you can massage the .gig file separately and shorten the names. This 
will also be intelligent; for example:

If you have a Instrument called Full Strings EXP KS (C0-C#0) (28 chars), 
and you have others that start with Full Strings that are over, you can 
says 'make "Full Strings" "FS"' and this will shorten it the way you want. 
Or you can do it all manually as well. Lastly, another option is to vie to 
not write the extensions, giving 4 extra chars to work with.

This function can also be helpful with Sample Names with the root keys 
named at the end of the sample; that way they aren't truncated.

Again this is will be on the free Demo and the Garritan Edition, so any EXS 
user can access this and not have to purchase a separate convertor; they 
can use the EXS one. They should be out by tomorrow AM.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User