EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi all - I realize that this question is a "blast from the past", but 
does anyone know how to keep a G4 from spitting out an Akai CD so
that I can use it in the EXS24? I'm using Logic 4.8.1 (don't laugh).

Open Logic.
Open an EXS instrument
Select the "Convert Akai CD" item in the EXS options menu
A window will open with various empty menus and the words written 
across the top - "Waiting For Akai CD".
Now insert the Akai CD and you should be right from there....

P

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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com

On 24/06/2005, at 9:14 AM, intense001 wrote:

> Hi all - I realize that this question is a "blast from the past", but
> does anyone know how to keep a G4 from spitting out an Akai CD so
> that I can use it in the EXS24? I'm using Logic 4.8.1 (don't laugh).

At 16:36 Uhr +1000 24.06.2005, Paul Najar wrote:
>Open Logic.
>Open an EXS instrument
>Select the "Convert Akai CD" item in the EXS options menu
>A window will open with various empty menus and the words written
>across the top - "Waiting For Akai CD".
>Now insert the Akai CD and you should be right from there....

Make sure you have something else to do, cause it takes bloody ages 
(unless that has changed recently)

You could use other solutions like CDXtract or Translator. I think 
they're faster.

Cheers
Hans

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Paul Najar <paulnajar@j...> wrote:
> Open Logic.
> Open an EXS instrument
> Select the "Convert Akai CD" item in the EXS options menu
> A window will open with various empty menus and the words written 
> across the top - "Waiting For Akai CD".
> Now insert the Akai CD and you should be right from there....


I've tried that, but as I'm waiting for Logic to read the disc (I 
can hear it spin) then the computer spits the CD back out.  Any 
ideas?

intense001 wrote:
 > I've tried that, but as I'm waiting for Logic to read the disc (I 
> can hear it spin) then the computer spits the CD back out.  Any 
> ideas?

Would the CD you tried with happen to be a multimode CD? I remember there being issues with those.

Regards,
Sascha

>  > I've tried that, but as I'm waiting for Logic to read the disc (I 
> > can hear it spin) then the computer spits the CD back out.  Any 
> > ideas?
> 
> Would the CD you tried with happen to be a multimode CD? I remember 
there being issues with those.
> 
> Regards,
> Sascha

I don't think so...they're the CD's that orgionally came with the Emu 
EIV samplers - formatted for Akai S1000.

At 02:56 AM 7/6/2005 +0000, you wrote:

> >  > I've tried that, but as I'm waiting for Logic to read the disc (I
> > > can hear it spin) then the computer spits the CD back out.  Any
> > > ideas?
> >

>>Would the CD you tried with happen to be a multimode CD? I remember
>>there being issues with those.

>I don't think so...they're the CD's that orgionally came with the Emu
>EIV samplers - formatted for Akai S1000.

=)

Now WHY would Emu distribute Akai-formatted CD's? =) Sort of like Ford 
putting GM engines in their cars.

They aren't formatted for Akai, they are Emu format. How are you informed 
that they are Akai format?

If they are Emu format, the Mac should be spitting them out, neither the 
Mac nor the Emagic convertor recognizes the format. Stupidly precise things 
these computers are...

If they are Emu format, you can convert them into EXS-24 format using a 
third party convertor - CDxtract www.cdxtract.com or Translator 
www.chickensys.com/translator

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User