EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi all.

I'm soon going to be purchasing the Vienna Symphonic Library 
(EXS24 format) and I'm going to want to store it on an external 
hard disk for instant recall into the EXS24. At the moment all my 
samples are stored on the hard disk of my Mac but there isn't 
space obviously for 90 Gigs of VSL! Do I need to create a VSL 
alias within my Sampler Instruments Folder or do I need to move 
the whole Sampler Instruments Folder to the external hard disk 
and create an alias in my emagic folder? I'm a little confused on 
this matter and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Nick Harvey

"hicknarvey" <nickharvey@...> wrote: 
>
> I'm soon going to be purchasing the Vienna Symphonic Library 
> (EXS24 format) and I'm going to want to store it on an external 
> hard disk for instant recall into the EXS24. At the moment all my 
> samples are stored on the hard disk of my Mac but there isn't 
> space obviously for 90 Gigs of VSL! Do I need to create a VSL 
> alias within my Sampler Instruments Folder or do I need to move 
> the whole Sampler Instruments Folder to the external hard disk 
> and create an alias in my emagic folder? 


Your Sampler Instruments folder only needs the instrument definition files. The
folders full of samples (the vast bulk of that 90 GB)  can be on any drive
attached to your system. They do not need to be in a folder called Sampler
Instruments. the Audio files for the EXS24's default instruments do not go in
that folder either.

Regards,
Murray

Thanks Murray. 

By this do you mean that only the .exs files need to be in the 
Sampler Instruments folder and the audio files (aiff, wav, etc) can 
be elsewhere?

Best regards,

Nick


--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Murray McDowall 
<murraymc@m...> wrote:
> "hicknarvey" <nickharvey@s...> wrote: 
> >
> > I'm soon going to be purchasing the Vienna Symphonic 
Library 
> > (EXS24 format) and I'm going to want to store it on an 
external 
> > hard disk for instant recall into the EXS24. At the moment all 
my 
> > samples are stored on the hard disk of my Mac but there isn't 
> > space obviously for 90 Gigs of VSL! Do I need to create a VSL 
> > alias within my Sampler Instruments Folder or do I need to 
move 
> > the whole Sampler Instruments Folder to the external hard 
disk 
> > and create an alias in my emagic folder? 
> 
> 
> Your Sampler Instruments folder only needs the instrument 
definition files. The
> folders full of samples (the vast bulk of that 90 GB)  can be on 
any drive
> attached to your system. They do not need to be in a folder 
called Sampler
> Instruments. the Audio files for the EXS24's default 
instruments do not go in

> that folder either.
> 
> Regards,
> Murray

On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 02:02  AM, hicknarvey wrote:

> By this do you mean that only the .exs files need to be in the
> Sampler Instruments folder and the audio files (aiff, wav, etc) can
> be elsewhere?
>
Yes thats right..
George
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--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, George Leger III 
<george3@t...> wrote:
Thanks George.

Nick


> 
> On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 02:02  AM, hicknarvey wrote:
> 
> > By this do you mean that only the .exs files need to be in the
> > Sampler Instruments folder and the audio files (aiff, wav, etc) 
can
> > be elsewhere?
> >
> Yes thats right..
> George
> -- 
> 
> My home and Logic Tips: http://www.utopiaparkwaymusic.com/
> 
> "Reet too tee too tee too tee too tee too teeeeeee"
> Frank Zappa
> 
> "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to 
pursue them." -
> Walt Disney (1901-1966)

hicknarvey wrote:

> By this do you mean that only the .exs files need to be in the
> Sampler Instruments folder

Tecnically, no. The original exs instruments can be anyplace; so long as there are at least alias's of them in the sampler instruments folder.


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