>I just installed my Logic 6 -7 upgrade today. The installer placed a
>bunch of new EXS instruments at the root level of the new sampler
>instruments folder it created. I'd like to pack these all into a new
>folder so as to manage the menu a bit better. But the Finder seems to
>be fighting me.
>
>Because these sampler instruments default to being in the root level
>Application Support folder (in the Library ), the Finder doesn't seem
>to want them to be moved or changed in any way. I know I can force
>things by changing permissions and/or copying and deleting, etc. But
>what is the correct way to do this without mucking up Logic's little
>brain and the folder structure it wants/needs to see (for future
>updaters to work with).
Hi Eli,
In response to this original post, I've attached some info from a
website (can't remember where..) which lists all the locations of new
files in Logic 7.
You can certainly move things around, but I've come to realise that
Apple likes things to be where *they* decide, and further updates and
installers will look in these specified locations.
It could be less hassle to simply get used to their new filing system..... X;{
Regards - Colin
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Earlier Versions
In earlier versions the folders containing EXS24 Sampler Instruments,
custom arrange page icons and your Autoload song template all went in
the main Logic Application folder. You could put the Sampler
Instruments folder somewhere else as long as there was an alias
calledSampler Instruments located in the Logic folder.
Logic Pro 7 Folders
These are now in the Application Support Folder but there are a few
differences. The factory default folders for Song Templates, Sampler
Instruments, EXS samples, plug-in settings etc all go into:
Library/Application Support/Logic (NB: this is the root Library
folder, not the Library folder in your User folder)
All your custom stuff (ie EXS Instruments, plug-in settings that you
save) go into equivalent folders in the Library Folder in your User
folder:
Users/Yourname/Library/Application Support/Logic
EXS24 Samples
As with earlier versions, you can put these on any drive on your
computer or connected to it. In the EXS24 Preferences you can specify
to search on local, external or all volumes. (You get to the EXS
preferences from the Option menu at the top R.H. side of the EXS24
instrument). It may help to run a scan in Project Manager, or buy a
recommended app called EXS Manager if you are having any problems
with the samples being located.
EXS24 Sampler Instruments
You can have more than one Sampler Instruments Folder:
* Factory - This one is in the root Library (see above)
* Users - This one is in your user Library (see above)
* Song Specific - Saved in the same folder along with your song files
All of these will be available in the EXS24 instrument menu when you
need to load an instrument. Any of the folders can be elsewhere
provided aliases are in the locations specified above.
Autoload and Other Song Templates
Similarly there are default factory templates installed in the root
Library/Application Support/Logic/Song Templates, but you can save
your own templates in Users/Yourname/Library/Application
Support/Logic/Song Templates. You can name them what you like, but if
you name one Autoload, this will be loaded automatically when you
start Logic. The other templates are available from the FileMenu>New
Arrange Page Icons
* Go to: Users/Yourname/Library/Application Support/Logic
* Create a folder called Images
* In this folder create a folder called Icons
* Put your custom icons in here
NB: These must be .png files with named with a number below 325. Each
custom icon replaces one of the default icons with that number.
NB: Aliases to Icon and Song template Folders do not work
It is possible to keep everything in the root Library, but you need
to reset permissions, it makes sense to leave this alone for the
factory defaults, and save your own stuff into the users/library/etc.
This structure makes backing up of your custom user stuff easier.
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