EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.  
I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24 
instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that 
the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24 
won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone 
know how to do it?

Thanks!
David Gowing

--- In exs-users@y..., "dangcookie" <dangcookie@a...> wrote:
> I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the 
subject.  
> I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24 
> instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that 
> the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24 
> won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone 
> know how to do it?
> 
> Thanks!
> David Gowing

Use a utility like 'File Buddy' to perform operations like changing 
the file type/creator.

http://www.skytag.com/filebuddy/

re:
> Use a utility like 'File Buddy' to perform operations like 
changing the file type/creator.
> http://www.skytag.com/filebuddy/

Thanks.  I tried File Buddy with no luck.  I'd really like to hear from 
someone who has successfully transferred EXS24 instruments 
over to the Mac.  Anyone?

Thanks,
David Gowing

Thoughts from the mind of ewald_kegel, 20-10-2002:

>--- In exs-users@y..., "dangcookie" <dangcookie@a...> wrote:
>>  I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the
>subject. 
>>  I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
>>  instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
>>  the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
>>  won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
>  > know how to do it?
>
>Use a utility like 'File Buddy' to perform operations like changing
>the file type/creator.

AFAIK this shouldn't be necessary when dealing with exs instruments. 
Most of my .exs files are typed as plain old SimpleText documents (in 
the Finder), but they show up in the EXS instrument-menu without any 
problem.

David, what I would try first is to put all .exs files on the PC in a 
zip-archive, and transfer _that_ to the Mac.  Unzip using Stuffit 
Expander (free from www.aladdinsys.com, and a must-have anyway). 
That way the .exs files at least won't get a generic PC type, but 
probably a generic "blank" type ("document").

-- 
Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
Omega Art: http://www.ision.nl/users/h/index.html

On 20.10.2002 3:33 Uhr, "dangcookie" <dangcookie@...> wrote:

> I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.
> I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
> instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
> the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
> won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
> know how to do it?
> 
> Thanks!
> David Gowing
> 
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I use the ContextMenue Plugin "TypeChange CM Plugin" With that you can copy
type and creator from another file.
Type should be .exs and creator should be EMAG
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Thoughts from the mind of Uwe Rodi, 21-10-2002:

>On 20.10.2002 3:33 Uhr, "dangcookie" <dangcookie@...> wrote:
>
>>  I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.
>>  I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
>>  instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
>>  the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
>>  won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
>  > know how to do it?
>
>I use the ContextMenue Plugin "TypeChange CM Plugin" With that you can copy
>type and creator from another file.
>Type should be .exs and creator should be EMAG

As I wrote earlier today, this just isn't true.  Many of my .exs 
files are simpletext docs (type 'TEXT', creator 'ttxt') and they show 
up in the EXS, no problem.
-- 
Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
Omega Art: http://www.ision.nl/users/h/index.html

--- In exs-users@y..., Hendrik Jan Veenstra <h@k...> wrote:
..> AFAIK this shouldn't be necessary when dealing with exs 
instruments. 
> Most of my .exs files are typed as plain old SimpleText documents 
(in 
> the Finder), but they show up in the EXS instrument-menu without 
any 
> problem.

That's what I forgot to mention in my reply also:
Exs-instruments with a PC-icon on my Mac are being recognized without 
a problem by EXS. So 'cross platform compatible' imo.

Ewald

Sorry it took me so long to respond to this. Download this OS 9.x program.
Drag your EXS instruments to the program's icon. It will fix the
type/creator codes and address any problems the Mac has reading the Windows
version files. I've had the same issue in the past. This fixed the problem
for me.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/files/convert2EXS.sit.hqx

-Jer

> From: "dangcookie" <dangcookie@...>
> Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:33:28 -0000
> To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [exs] How do I transfer Windows EXS24 instruments to the Mac?
> 
> I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.
> I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
> instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
> the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
> won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
> know how to do it?
> 
> Thanks!
> David Gowing
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to:
> exs-users-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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> 
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At 03:12 PM 10/21/02 +0200, you wrote:
>Thoughts from the mind of Uwe Rodi, 21-10-2002:
>
> >On 20.10.2002 3:33 Uhr, "dangcookie" <dangcookie@...> wrote:
> >
> >>  I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.
> >>  I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
> >>  instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
> >>  the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
> >>  won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
> >  > know how to do it?
> >
> >I use the ContextMenue Plugin "TypeChange CM Plugin" With that you can copy
> >type and creator from another file.
> >Type should be .exs and creator should be EMAG
>
>As I wrote earlier today, this just isn't true.  Many of my .exs
>files are simpletext docs (type 'TEXT', creator 'ttxt') and they show
>up in the EXS, no problem.

It is possible that in moving the file, the Mac saw it as a text document 
and "corrupted" the file with the CRLF's becoming CR's. There aren't any 
natural CRLF's in an EXS file, though,although a 13 and 10 may occur 
accidentally. This likely isn't it, although it's one of many guesses.

Really, the only requirements for the Instrument file to show up in the 
menu is that it either 1) had a FileType of '.exs' or in the name has an 
suffix extension of ".exs" (without the quotes) - and the file should be 
legitimate - I do think EXS does a cursory check first, but the extent of 
that I don't know.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User

Thoughts from the mind of Rubber Chicken Software Co., 21-10-2002:

>At 03:12 PM 10/21/02 +0200, you wrote:
>>Thoughts from the mind of Uwe Rodi, 21-10-2002:
>>
>>  >On 20.10.2002 3:33 Uhr, "dangcookie" <dangcookie@...> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>  I have searched Logic's Help menu and found nothing on the subject.
>>  >>  I recently switched from a PC to a Mac, and I transferred my EXS24
>>  >>  instrument files over to the Mac with Zip disks, but I notice that
>>  >>  the instrument files have a "PC" icon in the Finder and the EXS24
>>  >>  won't recognize them.  I see no import functionality.  Does anyone
>>  >  > know how to do it?
>>  >
>>  >I use the ContextMenue Plugin "TypeChange CM Plugin" With that you can copy
>>  >type and creator from another file.
>>  >Type should be .exs and creator should be EMAG
>>
>>As I wrote earlier today, this just isn't true.  Many of my .exs
>>files are simpletext docs (type 'TEXT', creator 'ttxt') and they show
>>up in the EXS, no problem.
>
>It is possible that in moving the file, the Mac saw it as a text document
>and "corrupted" the file with the CRLF's becoming CR's. There aren't any
>natural CRLF's in an EXS file, though,although a 13 and 10 may occur
>accidentally. This likely isn't it, although it's one of many guesses.

Yes, good suggestion.  This problem would be fixed by my earlier 
suggestion of zipping the files on PC and unpacking them on the Mac. 
Trusting the Mac's automatic file-translation stuff is somewhat 
dangerous in some cases, and something I always try to avoid.

-- 
Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
Omega Art: http://www.ision.nl/users/h/index.html