EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I have some sample cd's where there are up to 10 or so samples per cd track.   I have already ripped the tracks to wav files. Does anybody on the list know a fast way of splitting the tracks to individual samples, accurately cutting at the sample start and end points, and then saving and naming them?

thanks in advance,  Hector.



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Hector wrote:

>> I have some sample cd's where there are up to 10 or so samples per cd track.   I have >>already ripped the tracks to wav files. Does anybody on the list know a fast way of splitting >>the tracks to individual samples, accurately cutting at the sample start and end points, and >>then saving and naming them?

 Eli Krantzberg  replied:

  >While not perfect, you can use Logic's strip silence function. Place your wav file in the >arrange window. Perform the strip silence command and have it replace the single region in >the arrange window with the new multiple regions. Then, with all of them selected, rename >them with a name ending witha
  >number. This will cause them to be renamed and numbered sequentially (ie: kik 01, kik 02, >kik 03, etc). Then with all of them still selected in the arrange window perform the command >under the audio menu which converts all the selected regions to individual audio files.

  >It's really not as complicated as it reads. The only tricky part will involve some trial and >error with the strip silence parameters in order to get clean start/end points without >having to go in manually and trim each newly created region. If they are drum hits though, >you may want to end up doing this
  >anyway since it is vital to midi trigger timing that the sample be trimmed exactly up to the >beginning of the waveform.


  Thanks Eli, I had thought of this method but knew that the strip silence may not be very accurate. As I did not have the time to do it immediately I decided to ask the list to see if anyone could turn up any thing better before I started.   When I try it I will let you know how accurate it can be.  cheers Hector.


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Hector wrote:

> I have some sample cd's where there are up to 10 or so samples per cd track.   I have already ripped the tracks to wav files. Does anybody on the list know a fast way of splitting the tracks to individual samples, accurately cutting at the sample start and end points, and then saving and naming them?
>

While not perfect, you can use Logic's strip silence function. Place your wav file in the arrange window. Perform the strip silence command and have it replace the single region in the arrange window with the new multiple regions. Then, with all of them selected, rename them with a name ending witha
number. This will cause them to be renamed and numbered sequentially (ie: kik 01, kik 02, kik 03, etc). Then with all of them still selected in the arrange window perform the command under the audio menu which converts all the selected regions to individual audio files.

It's really not as complicated as it reads. The only tricky part will involve some trial and error with the strip silence parameters in order to get clean start/end points without having to go in manually and trim each newly created region. If they are drum hits though, you may want to end up doing this
anyway since it is vital to midi trigger timing that the sample be trimmed exactly up to the beginning of the waveform.



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Eli Krantzberg
Nightshift Orchestra / Almat Productions
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com

Hector wrote:

>>> I have some sample cd's where there are up to 10 or so samples per cd
track.   I have
>>>already ripped the tracks to wav files. Does anybody on the list know a
fast way of splitting
>>>the tracks to individual samples, accurately cutting at the sample start
and end points, and
>>>then saving and naming them?

Eli Krantzberg  replied:

>>While not perfect, you can use Logic's strip silence function.    The only
tricky part will involve some trial and
>>error with the strip silence parameters in order to get clean start/end
points without
>>having to go in manually and trim each newly created region. If they are
drum hits though,
>>you may want to end up doing this anyway since it is vital to midi trigger
timing that the sample be
>>trimmed exactly up to the beginning of the waveform.

Yes, with a screenset that incorporates arrange, audio and sample edit pages
(preferably over 2 screens), and some newly assigned key commands, the strip
silence method is pretty good.  I can probably manage 25 cd tracks in one
sitting before getting fed up.   I set the threshold to 1% and the presample
silence to 0.  Only the post sample silence needs minor adjustment in steps
of 100,  600 is
a good starting figure.   The vast majority of the region starts points were
bang on.    Some slow attack/decay sounds needed minor adjustment,   but
that was easy enough.

The useful key commands were:
Audio window    - Strip Silence
                          - Delete File (to remove original wav after
slicing and converting)
Arrange window - Convert regions to individual audio files
.
So, it takes maybe four half hour sessions to do a cd.  I can live with
that.

Cheers,   Hector.