EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I have many drum samples from various cds. I am organising them into drum
type folders eg kicks, snares, hihats etc. I use the exs load multiple zones
feature which allows me to go through all the samples auditioning them
audibly then adding them if they are in the category I am sorting eg
rimshots. Then I can move the instrument into a folder called rimshots.

Here is my problem: I have loaded all the rimshots from various cds but some
have the same file name eg rim01. This means I am unable to save them to a
folder all at once because my computer won't save seperate files with the
same name.
I know I could go in and rename each file, it's just that it took me a while
to scan through all the samples to collect all the rimshots and it is a
hassle to go back and rename. Ideally the mac would give me the option of
renaming files that have the same name as it saves.
Any workarounds available?

I am offering a solution to my own problem that I thought of:
Pressing each zone and having the sample editor window linked to show the
sample then using the 'saving selection as' key command to individually save
each rimshot. I'm just naming them sequentially rim01, 02 etc.
Any better solutions?

I tryed this and geuss what, the sample editor would always bring up the
first waveform of any sample with the same name IOW, if I had an instrument
with three different samples all called rim01 then the sample editor would
always bring up the first one even if I delete the previous zone after
saving the sample.
Quite a dilemma?

> From: roman pirie <romanp@...>
> Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:09:07 +1300
> To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [exs] Gen: Problem Solvers quiz: moving an exs instrument with
> same named samples
> 
> I am offering a solution to my own problem that I thought of:
> Pressing each zone and having the sample editor window linked to show the
> sample then using the 'saving selection as' key command to individually save
> each rimshot. I'm just naming them sequentially rim01, 02 etc.
> Any better solutions?

I can't think of a way around this problem. I expect you'll have to rebuild
your kits.

on 6/4/02 4:42 PM, HELP@... at HELP@... wrote:

> I can't think of a way around this problem. I expect you'll have to rebuild
> your kits.
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Don't know if this is way off but you could try the wonderful app
"FileBuddy". In file buddy select "new list" then drag and drop all the
files you want to rename on to the open list. Choose "rename" or similar
from the submenu and you can choose to sequentially rename literally
thousands of files at a time. You can do it via suffix or prefix. It saved
me hours of renaming samples.
Phil Buckle.