EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi all,

I'm feeling a little sheepish asking this, but hope someone can help me 
through this process of installing my Retrofunk & Backbeat GC disks. I 
had them installed on my old machine and wanted to do a complete fresh 
install of everything on my new computer, but I can't fully install 
either of these 2 sets. The only solace I can take is in the fact that 
the spectrasonics tech rep couldn't answer/solve it for me either.

I've been able to install/convert the AKAI Data discs (via  
EXS>OPTIONS>AKAI CONVERT function), and copied the Groove Control 
sequences, but have not been able to extract/create any of the .EXS 
files.  I initially installed those on my old system with no problems 
(from what I can recall) years ago. The only major difference I can 
think of is that would have been with Logic 5.x (maybe even 4?) on an 
OS9.x system and I'm now running 6.4.3 on OS 10.3.7.  My new machine 
doesn't even have OS9 installed on it to try that route.
Any suggestions for creating my .EXS files would be greatly appreciated.




Regards,
	Shane

Shane Fawkes
Director of Music
Walnut Grove Sec. School
Langley, B.C.
Canada

sfawkes@...

>I'm feeling a little sheepish asking this, but hope someone can help me
>through this process of installing my Retrofunk & Backbeat GC disks. I
>had them installed on my old machine and wanted to do a complete fresh
>install of everything on my new computer, but I can't fully install
>either of these 2 sets. The only solace I can take is in the fact that
>the spectrasonics tech rep couldn't answer/solve it for me either.
>
>I've been able to install/convert the AKAI Data discs (via 
>EXS>OPTIONS>AKAI CONVERT function), and copied the Groove Control
>sequences, but have not been able to extract/create any of the .EXS
>files.  I initially installed those on my old system with no problems
>(from what I can recall) years ago. The only major difference I can
>think of is that would have been with Logic 5.x (maybe even 4?) on an
>OS9.x system and I'm now running 6.4.3 on OS 10.3.7.  My new machine
>doesn't even have OS9 installed on it to try that route.
>Any suggestions for creating my .EXS files would be greatly appreciated.

Your best option is to use CDXtract. (http://www.cdxtract.com)
This is an app which will extract all the data from the sampler 
disks, and will create .exs files (instruments) from the original 
Akai disks.

Regards - Colin

At 03:55 PM 1/5/05 -0800, you wrote:

>I'm feeling a little sheepish asking this, but hope someone can help me
>through this process of installing my Retrofunk & Backbeat GC disks. I
>had them installed on my old machine and wanted to do a complete fresh
>install of everything on my new computer, but I can't fully install
>either of these 2 sets. The only solace I can take is in the fact that
>the spectrasonics tech rep couldn't answer/solve it for me either.

Give Chicken Systems a call (320-235-9798) - we likely can sort it out for you.

>I've been able to install/convert the AKAI Data discs (via
>EXS>OPTIONS>AKAI CONVERT function), and copied the Groove Control
>sequences, but have not been able to extract/create any of the .EXS
>files.  I initially installed those on my old system with no problems
>(from what I can recall) years ago. The only major difference I can
>think of is that would have been with Logic 5.x (maybe even 4?) on an
>OS9.x system and I'm now running 6.4.3 on OS 10.3.7.  My new machine
>doesn't even have OS9 installed on it to try that route.
>Any suggestions for creating my .EXS files would be greatly appreciated.

Just use the Akai Convert option; I think it's under Options in the 
spaceship interface - just like the old one.

Shane, I show that you bought Translator a while ago - use that and will 
give better and more flexible results than the EXS native conversion. It 
really is the best option. If you need help using it, just give CS a call.

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