EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I'm trying to convert some akai cdroms but the exs24 isn't reading them at
all. I open the akai convert window then put in the cdrom and nothing
happens. 
When I switch applications to the finder I get told the mac os can't read it
etc(of course).
Is there any trick to this. I have converted akai cdroms in the past
successfully.
Thanks.

Hi

If you are using osx 10.3 then the akai convert don't work, Emagic nows 
about it and are working on a solution.

Ulrik
2003-11-09 kl. 21.35 skrev roman pirie:

> I'm trying to convert some akai cdroms but the exs24 isn't reading 
> them at
> all. I open the akai convert window then put in the cdrom and nothing
> happens.
> When I switch applications to the finder I get told the mac os can't 
> read it
> etc(of course).
> Is there any trick to this. I have converted akai cdroms in the past
> successfully.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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I'm using Logic Gold 5.5 on Mac OS 9.2.2.

> If you are using osx 10.3 then the akai convert don't work, Emagic nows
> about it and are working on a solution.
> 
> Ulrik
> 2003-11-09 kl. 21.35 skrev roman pirie:
> 
>> I'm trying to convert some akai cdroms but the exs24 isn't reading
>> them at
>> all. I open the akai convert window then put in the cdrom and nothing
>> happens.
>> When I switch applications to the finder I get told the mac os can't
>> read it
>> etc(of course).
>> Is there any trick to this. I have converted akai cdroms in the past
>> successfully.
>> Thanks.
>

> If you are using osx 10.3 then the akai convert don't work, Emagic nows 
> about it and are working on a solution.

Just for your information, CDXtract Mac works fine on Panther (Akai, Emu,
roland, Kurzweil...)

Bernard

Just a "heads up." If you are the owner of Sam Products (horns,
trombones, trumpets) please note that even the EXS updates you download
may not be seen properly in your menu. You need to go to your Sam
folders in the Sampler Instrument Folder and make sure all the names
have the ".exs" extension.  Some names may have been to long, so the
".exs" got cut off.  You can fix this by shortening the name and adding
".exs" at the end.  And then you should see it in your EXS24 menu.

Gary Pozner

> Just a "heads up." If you are the owner of Sam Products (horns,
> trombones, trumpets) please note that even the EXS updates you download
> may not be seen properly in your menu. You need to go to your Sam
> folders in the Sampler Instrument Folder and make sure all the names
> have the ".exs" extension.  Some names may have been to long, so the
> ".exs" got cut off.  You can fix this by shortening the name and adding
> ".exs" at the end.  And then you should see it in your EXS24 menu.

> Gary Pozner

 
Gary,
Are there  differences in the programs provided for the EXS on the SAM
website?  I just converted them off the CDs using CDXtract and they seem to
work fine.  Any advantages to the Web EXS progs?  What I found with using
either the web lot or the EXS converter is that you get a lot of options in
one big folder and finding things was not all that easy.  In using CDXtract,
I set up distinct folders for each subcategory and it made getting to the
program I wanted much quicker i.e. Main(close) / keyswitches, Main(close) /
Modwheel X-fades.  

Another HUGE problem when you do any kind of reorganization with Project
Manager or Redmatica¹s EXS Manager is the sample names for Close, Medium and
Far miked instruments are identical.  So in reorganizing it is possible to
mix far samples with near and really mess things up.  What I do is keep each
distance set in separate folders, both programs and samples.  That way you
can organize or relink using specific target folders and keep things in
order.  Don¹t make the mistake of trying to relink or reorganize the whole
library at once!  Disastah!

Cheers,
James


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Gary,
Are there  differences in the programs provided for the EXS on the SAM
website?  I just converted them off the CDs using CDXtract and they seem
to
work fine.  Any advantages to the Web EXS progs?  What I found with
using
either the web lot or the EXS converter is that you get a lot of options
in
one big folder and finding things was not all that easy.  
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Dear James et al,

	The biggest advantage is the use of the "release samples."
Meaning after you let go of the horn you will hear a natural decay.
Otherwise it is pretty much the same.  I fell in love with the Sam Horns
when I first got them, did a big soundtrack where I used them on every
cue. And now I swear I here a difference between the exs24 update and
the original giga version. SO I have gone back and reconverted my giga
version and I use that.  SO I guess "one man's ceiling is another man's
floor."

Gary Pozner