EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi,

I received my Garritan Orchestral Srings last week but cannot get the 
gig files to import or convert to exs files.
I copied the Gigasampler files into the Sampler Instruments folder.
When I try to load a gig file into the EXS24mkII I get a dialogue box 
saying:
"insufficient access priveledges for operation
REULT CODE = - 5000"
This happens for each sample I have tried to load.
I have set the gig. files to read only and also read and write but this 
has no effect.
I'm not sure if my error is mac, logic or GOS related.
I'm using a dual 1gig G4 with L7.1.1 on OS 10.3.9
Thanks for any helpful hints.

Jim

On Feb ,20, 2006, at 3:17 AM, Jim Seaman wrote:

> I received my Garritan Orchestral Srings last week but cannot get the
> gig files to import or convert to exs files.
> I copied the Gigasampler files into the Sampler Instruments folder.
> When I try to load a gig file into the EXS24mkII I get a dialogue box
> saying:
> "insufficient access priveledges for operation
> REULT CODE = - 5000"

This definitely sounds "permissions" related. Select the whole folder. 
Under "bet info" set permissions to read and write, unlock the little 
lock icon, and do the "apply to enclosed items thing". I find this 
stuff to be a bit of voodoo on occasion. Sometimes it works other times 
you have to do it two or three times until it takes.

--------
Eli Krantzberg
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com
Almat Productions

--- Jim Seaman <jseaman@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I received my Garritan Orchestral Srings last week
> but cannot get the 
> gig files to import or convert to exs files.
> I copied the Gigasampler files into the Sampler
> Instruments folder.
> When I try to load a gig file into the EXS24mkII I
> get a dialogue box 
> saying:
> "insufficient access priveledges for operation
> REULT CODE = - 5000"
> This happens for each sample I have tried to load.
> I have set the gig. files to read only and also read
> and write but this 
> has no effect.
> I'm not sure if my error is mac, logic or GOS
> related.
> I'm using a dual 1gig G4 with L7.1.1 on OS 10.3.9
> Thanks for any helpful hints.
> 

I too  am having a problem with this library but it is
for different reasons. I have Sean McCoy's converted
EXS instrument files in my lib/app
support/logic/sample instruments folder. The .gig
files are on my sample drive but they are not
converting from there. Do i have to move them into the
sampler instrument folder for conversion? It seems
like I should be able to have them with my other
libraries on my separate sample drive.
What am I missing here?
Thanks, JP

On Feb ,20, 2006, at 12:50 PM, james page wrote:

> I too  am having a problem with this library but it is
> for different reasons. I have Sean McCoy's converted
> EXS instrument files in my lib/app
> support/logic/sample instruments folder. The .gig
> files are on my sample drive but they are not
> converting from there. Do i have to move them into the
> sampler instrument folder for conversion? It seems
> like I should be able to have them with my other
> libraries on my separate sample drive.
> What am I missing here?

Hi James,

The .gig files are like archives. The samples cannot be read directly 
from them. Yes, you first have to put them into your sampler 
instruments folder and then call them up. The act of calling them up 
from within the exs will convert them to a native recognizable format. 
Once they are all converted you can trash the .gig files. You won't 
need them on your HD any more. And if you like, you can trash the newly 
created Garritan sampler instruments and just use Sean's.

--------
Eli Krantzberg
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com
Almat Productions

--- Eli Krantzberg <elik@...> wrote:

> The .gig files are like archives. The samples cannot
> be read directly 
> from them. Yes, you first have to put them into your
> sampler 
> instruments folder and then call them up. The act of
> calling them up 
> from within the exs will convert them to a native
> recognizable format. 
> Once they are all converted you can trash the .gig
> files. You won't 
> need them on your HD any more. And if you like, you
> can trash the newly 
> created Garritan sampler instruments and just use
> Sean's.

Thanks Eli! So if I understand you I need to put the
.gig files directly in my sampler instrument folder.
Then I have to load every single instrument
individually into EXS and then I can transfer the
newly converted files to my sample drive. I better
make a pot of tea.
Thanks, JP

--- Eli Krantzberg <elik@...> wrote:

 And if you like, you
> can trash the newly 
> created Garritan sampler instruments and just use
> Sean's.

Using Sean's EXS instruments, should the "giga convert
includes release trigger" be checked or unchecked in
the EXS preferences?
Thanks, JP

On Feb ,20, 2006, at 1:54 PM, james page wrote:


> Thanks Eli! So if I understand you I need to put the
> .gig files directly in my sampler instrument folder.
> Then I have to load every single instrument
> individually into EXS

Yup, unfortunately. Some of the better put together libraries entomb 
several instruments into each .gig file. So there are fewer but larger 
files to convert. I'm not sure how the GOS library is done.

> and then I can transfer the
> newly converted files to my sample drive.

Exactly.

>  I better
> make a pot of tea.

That would be my first line of thinking as well.....



--------
Eli Krantzberg
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com
Almat Productions

On Feb ,20, 2006, at 2:16 PM, james page wrote:

> Using Sean's EXS instruments, should the "giga convert
> includes release trigger" be checked or unchecked in
> the EXS preferences?

That's a really good question. Unfortunately I don't know.


--------
Eli Krantzberg
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com
Almat Productions

>> I received my Garritan Orchestral Srings last week but cannot get the
>> gig files to import or convert to exs files.
>> I copied the Gigasampler files into the Sampler Instruments folder.
>> When I try to load a gig file into the EXS24mkII I get a dialogue box
>> saying:
>> "insufficient access priveledges for operation
>> REULT CODE = - 5000"
>
> This definitely sounds "permissions" related. Select the whole folder.
> Under "bet info" set permissions to read and write, unlock the little
> lock icon, and do the "apply to enclosed items thing". I find this
> stuff to be a bit of voodoo on occasion. Sometimes it works other  
> times
> you have to do it two or three times until it takes.
>
> --------
> Eli Krantzberg
> http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com
> Almat Productions


The best way to change lots of permissions at once (as with a folder  
full of instruments imported from a CDROM or DVD) do this is to use a  
free program called BatChMod.

You can download it here:  http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/

It's an easy to use frag and drop interface for a Unix script that  
works more reliably than the Finder checkbox.  For some reason when  
you do it with the Finder, the permissions change back sometimes.   
With BatChMod, they stay put.

This little program has solved sticky situations for me many times.

- Dave

At 11:16 AM 02/20/2006, you wrote:


>--- Eli Krantzberg <elik@...> wrote:
>
>  And if you like, you
> > can trash the newly
> > created Garritan sampler instruments and just use
> > Sean's.
>
>Using Sean's EXS instruments, should the "giga convert
>includes release trigger" be checked or unchecked in
>the EXS preferences?
>Thanks, JP

It's been awhile now, but if I remember correctly, I did use the 
"include release trigger" option when converting the .gig files, but 
none of the release instruments ever worked properly so I dropped 
them from the EXS versions. Take a quick look through the EXS 
instruments and see if any of them include "rel" in their filenames. 
That would be the clue---I could be wrong about this.

EXS expands .gig files into a default directory in the Logic 
Application Support folder called "DLS-Giga Samples," but you can 
create an alias of this folder to have the expansion directed 
automatically to the drive and folder of your choice. This will save 
you the hassle of having to move all the data after expanding. Also, 
it would be most efficient to expand all the gig files first, then 
trash all the automatically converted instruments and replace them 
with the ones we did. If you already have our files in your Sampler 
Instruments folder some may get overwritten or other confusion may ensue.

>  And if you like, you can trash the newly
>> created Garritan sampler instruments and just use
>> Sean's.
>
> Using Sean's EXS instruments, should the "giga convert
> includes release trigger" be checked or unchecked in
> the EXS preferences?
> Thanks, JP


Hi Folks....should I introduce myself?...i haven't piped up on the  
list for years though I read every digest...anyhow, Tom Third, TV  
composer....

I was in europe last week, and when I got back, my Garritan strings  
arrived too....I'm about to set out converting them, and I see  
everyone talking about *Sean's Instruments* for this library....what  
are Sean's Instruments?

best

tom
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Tom Third
Composer-Audio Post Production

--- Tom Third <zeromodule@...> wrote:
> I was in europe last week, and when I got back, my
> Garritan strings  
> arrived too....I'm about to set out converting them,
> and I see  
> everyone talking about *Sean's Instruments* for this
> library....what  
> are Sean's Instruments?

Sean McCoy converted and programmed the entire GOS for
EXS users. The files are available here:
http://www.garritan.com/GPO-LogicPage.html.
Good luck,
JP

At 10:10 AM 02/21/2006, you wrote:
>Sean McCoy converted and programmed the entire GOS for
>EXS users. The files are available here:
>http://www.garritan.com/GPO-LogicPage.html.
>Good luck,
>JP


Just to clarify: I converted the great majority of the programs, with 
special attention to the EXP instruments, whose 4-layer crossfades 
didn't work at all in the automatic conversion. Instruments that 
didn't translate well (such as Giga filtered and release programs and 
those that required both modwheel and key switching) were ignored 
altogether. Kevin Rix tweaked many of my programs and added several I 
hadn't gotten to, so the set is pretty complete.

Did anyone ever locate the Maestro Tools Environment? Was it on the 
DVD's? It's required for legato playing, and though I have it, I have 
no idea where I got it!

--- Sean McCoy <osr@...> wrote:

> Did anyone ever locate the Maestro Tools
> Environment? Was it on the 
> DVD's? It's required for legato playing, and though
> I have it, I have 
> no idea where I got it! 
> 

yes it was included with the install DVDs. 
JP