EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I just bought an Akai format CD-ROM.  Converted the disc to EXS24 with Translator.  
Unfortunately the CD-ROM programmers named all the samples within each
program the same e.g.  "1. AIF"  "2. AIF" "3. AIF" etc.
So, of course the EXS24 gets confused when it looks for the correct samples.  The
standard window comes up saying more than one sample found and offers me a
maximum of three choices.  Problem is the correct sample is
usually not among those three choices listed.

Has anyone found a workaround for this situation yet?  I realize a similar topic came 
up a while ago regarding duplicate instrument names.

For now I'm looking at renaming a thousand-odd samples - or picking up a cheap 
S3000.  Neither option is appealing.

thanks,
Andy

Logic 6
G4 DP450 
OS9.2

On a fine day, 28-04-2003, lilainjil wrote:

>I just bought an Akai format CD-ROM.  Converted the disc to EXS24 
>with Translator. 
>Unfortunately the CD-ROM programmers named all the samples within each
>program the same e.g.  "1. AIF"  "2. AIF" "3. AIF" etc.
>So, of course the EXS24 gets confused when it looks for the correct 
>samples.  The
>standard window comes up saying more than one sample found and offers me a
>maximum of three choices.  Problem is the correct sample is
>usually not among those three choices listed.

If I remember correctly, the EXS only gives you a choice between 
samples that are identical -- i.e. not just having the same name, but 
having (at least) the same filelength as well.
So it might very well be that you just have 5 or more copies of the 
exact same sample on your HD.  If the EXS then lets you choose from 3 
of them, it wouldn't matter which one you pick, as they're all the 
same anyway.

But maybe I'm completely wrong here...

>For now I'm looking at renaming a thousand-odd samples - or picking up a cheap
>S3000.  Neither option is appealing.

Renaming won't work, except when you _also_ manually update the EXS 
instruments.  Talking about "not appealing"...  Phew...

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