EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On a fine day, 11-07-2003, Darcy Phillips wrote:

>I'm using 5.5, and I know the software looks automatically for samples.
>
>Here's what I want to be able to do: I have a large piano sample, let's say,
>that streams off disk when I play. Normally I want it to stream off my
>external firewire drive. But there are certain instances where I might want
>to stream it off my powerbook's internal drive.
>
>How can I set it up so that I have my choice of where those samples are
>pulled from? Might the 6.0 project manager help me do this?

Except for the obvious copying/deleting of samples (which is 
cumbersome) only one approach comes to mind (although I'm not sure if 
the PM would be any help here -- havmn't delved into the PM at all 
yet):

For all instruments that you use in this manner, create _two_ sets of 
instruments -- have one set named "instrument (int)" or something. 
Before making the copies, first load all instruments that you want to 
have available from both locations once in the EXS (from the FW 
drive).  The .exs files are now altered (if needed) to point at the 
samples on the FW drive.  Now copy the .exs files to the internal 
drive and rename them as suggested.  Copy the samples to the internal 
drive and disconnect the FW drive.  Load the (int) instruments once: 
the .exs files will now point to the internal drive.  Finally 
reconnect the FW drive.
When you now load a 'normal' instrument, the .exs file will point at 
the FW samples, and when you load a (int) instrument, it'll point at 
the internal samples.  Just remember to never load a FW instrument in 
the EXS when the FW drive is not connected, as this will cause the 
EXS to find the samples on the internal drive and rewrite the .exs 
file.

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