EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hello,
what is the best way to organize your sounds/setups for exs? When I backup Logic projects, I want to throw in all used samples and instruments, do I have to copy all the sounds manually, or can I select used files (like in Logic) and copy/move the files to my current project folder? The manual is sort of thin...

Tommy

Tommy Berre  wrote:

>Hello,
>what is the best way to organize your sounds/setups for exs?

Add prefixes to the names, like D- (for drums). PAD for pads etc..  then
you find what you need quickly.


> When I
>backup Logic projects, I want to throw in all used samples and
>instruments, do I have to copy all the sounds manually, or can I select
>used files (like in Logic) and copy/move the files to my current project
>folder? The manual is sort of thin...

There are some great key commands for doing this. For example: *backup
audio files of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current song*. Give
this command a key. Then open one EXS instance you are using in the song
and press the edit button. Now press your key command: a filebox appeares
where you can choose the destination of your backup. The name you give in
that box could be like *mysong EXS backup*. Press OK and all the samples
AND the Sampler Instrument files of all active EXS instances will be
copied there. IMO this is ideal for backing songs up to a CDR.

Ray


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Raymund Beyer schrieb:

> Add prefixes to the names, like D- (for drums). PAD for pads etc..  then
> you find what you need quickly.

Yep, very nice idea - and if you name all the prefixes equally long
(for instanace always 4 letters), then Logic is sorting according to the 
prefixes! This makes it pretty easy to find stuff.

> There are some great key commands for doing this. For example: *backup
> audio files of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current song*.

Thanks for this tip, Ray - have not seen this either up to now...

A nice and sunny weekend to everyone!
Thomas