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2004-03-06 by Ben Cohen
I just got my copy of Logic Express, and I have to say that so far I'm pretty impressed. I have only had one issue, which is that soundfont import does not seem to work in exsp24. I activated the demo for exs24mkII, and it worked fine in that, so I know there's nothing wrong with the .sf2 files. I searched the archives, and it seems like 2 other people had similar problems, but no one ever responded to them. Thanks in advance.
2004-03-06 by Hendrik Jan Veenstra
On a fine day, 06-03-2004, Ben Cohen wrote: >I have only had one issue, which is that soundfont import does not >seem to work in exsp24. My guess would be that this might be a limitation of the EXSP. After all, converting a soundfont is, in a sense, creating a new EXS instrument -- and the EXSP can't create new EXS instruments, since it's just a player (hence the P in EXSP). -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/
2004-03-07 by Ben Cohen
--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Hendrik Jan Veenstra <h@k...> wrote: > On a fine day, 06-03-2004, Ben Cohen wrote: > > >I have only had one issue, which is that soundfont import does not > >seem to work in exsp24. > > My guess would be that this might be a limitation of the EXSP. After > all, converting a soundfont is, in a sense, creating a new EXS > instrument -- and the EXSP can't create new EXS instruments, since > it's just a player (hence the P in EXSP). > > -- > Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l > Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/ This would make sense, except that it plainly states in the documentation that it is supposed to work. When I go to the options menu in exsp, and select soundfont convert, it says something to the effect of "place the .sf2 file in the sampler instruments directory and select it from the pull-down menu, and it will automatically be converted. When I try to do this, the dialog box that normally says "converting soundfont instrument bank" pops up for a fraction of a second, but goes away before it gets started. The soundfont file then becomes grayed out in the pulldown menu.
2004-03-07 by Gregory Anderson
I've never had any probs converting Soundfont files with my EXSP, so it's definitely not a feature restriction. What is the problem with the EXSP converted instruments? Gregory
From: Hendrik Jan Veenstra <h@...>
Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:58:59 +0100
To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [EXS] exsp24
On a fine day, 06-03-2004, Ben Cohen wrote:
>I have only had one issue, which is that soundfont import does not
>seem to work in exsp24.
My guess would be that this might be a limitation of the EXSP. After
all, converting a soundfont is, in a sense, creating a new EXS
instrument -- and the EXSP can't create new EXS instruments, since
it's just a player (hence the P in EXSP).
--
Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l
Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]2004-03-07 by Gregory Anderson
I do it the same way. I don't use soundfont convert. The sf file needs to be in the Sampler Instruments folder. The first time I ever select it, there's a quick convert and it's ready to play. Some soundfonts are so small that a fraction of a second is all the conversion takes. But it should then be loaded and ready to play. Check the Sampler Instruments folder to see if there is a ".exs" version of the sf2 file. If not, then that's weird and I can't help you. If it is there, you might try playing every note on your keyboard to make sure that it isn't mapped out for just a couple of notes, but the big clue that something is wrong is that it is grayed out. That doesn't happen to me. I'm on OS9 with LAP 5.3. Does the name of the soundfont show up in green on the EXSP like the other instruments immediately after conversion? Gregory
From: "Ben Cohen" <ben1cohen@...> Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:29:09 -0000 To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [EXS] exsp24 This would make sense, except that it plainly states in the documentation that it is supposed to work. When I go to the options menu in exsp, and select soundfont convert, it says something to the effect of "place the .sf2 file in the sampler instruments directory and select it from the pull-down menu, and it will automatically be converted. When I try to do this, the dialog box that normally says "converting soundfont instrument bank" pops up for a fraction of a second, but goes away before it gets started. The soundfont file then becomes grayed out in the pulldown menu. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2004-03-07 by Ben Cohen
No, after I select a soundfont, the progress bar flashes for a fraction of a second (regardless of how big the soundfont is), and then no instrument is selected (it shows ... in the instrument window). And the soundfont is grayed out.