EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Sounds are not supposed to be compatible with OS9 specifically. Windows
supports long names and 27 characters is just enought to give a name to the
numerous articulations and possibilities.
Any developer should not bark against the OS, Microsoft, Apple or anyone
else, but handle every cases.
If tomorrow a soundbank uses 90 characters for names , do you plan to
release a new version?
Do you manage Unicode, MBCS, ASCII? What will happen if a soundbank has
Russian or Arabic names? These are questions your need to ask yourself
before selling, otherwise your product will crash on NT or XP or Win95 or
MAC...or both...

"We had been on a mission to educate the developers not to exceed 27 chars "
Really? Why not programming all the soundbanks with 8 chars names,  so it
will be compatible with the new upcoming DOS version of your software?

Seriously, test all the possibilities before to release a final version
otherwise call it beta or alpha...

Nikko

----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Hjelte" <garth@...>
To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: [EXS] Re: Garritan Strings = joy


> 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
>
>
>
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