On a fine day, 16-02-2003, Martin Lomas wrote:
>I use Logic 5.5 under WinXP Pro. Can someone confirm that it's okay
>to move the "DLS-Giga Samples" from my Logic folder to a different
>drive and replace it with a shortcut to the new folder location?
>
>I've been trying a number of Giga files recently, and was shocked to
>notice all the wav files in this folder! I naively thought that all
>files reside in the Sampler Instruments folder. I know, RTFM. Since
>conversion of Giga files creates wavs and instruments, is it okay to
>remove the original Giga files?
Sampler instruments (the *.exs files) should reside in the Sampler
Instruments folder in the Logic application folder. You can replace
this entire folder by a shortcut to a different folder on a
differtent drive, as long as the name is okay. You can also put a
shortcut to a different folder inside the Sampler Instruments folder,
etc.
The actual samples (wavs, aiffs, etc.) can reside anywhere on your
system. The EXS will scan all connected devices to find the samples
referenced by the *.exs file you load. There's no need to put
shortcuts to the samples folder in the Sampler Instruments folder.
Just move the samples anywhere you like.
Note that if you have moved the samples, the 1st time you load an
instrument using these samples the EXS might take a while to find
them. After that loading should be fast, since the new file-location
info is written in the .exs file.
And yes, as soon as the giga-files have been converted, you can throw
away the originals.
--
Hendrik Jan Veenstra <h@...>
Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com
