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I thought I'd briefly quote the 4.7.2 features/changes here:

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Features and Fixes

? A specific synchronization problem between DAE/TDM and Direct TDM has
been resolved. (Platinum Mac with ESB TDM)

? "Go to position" now works again if an event editor is simultaneously
opened and the same position is used multiple times.

? Improved support for JazzFont/SwingFont symbols: Percussion note
heads, trills and articulation symbols are now fully mapped to the
corresponding JazzFont/JazzPerc or SwingFont/SwingPerc characters.
(Platinum and Gold)

? Noises that occurred before Audio Regions processed via
DirectShow-Plug-Ins have been removed. (Windows)

? Song-specific configurations pertaining to DirectShow plug-ins are now
loaded correctly. (Windows)

? When automating VST plug-ins, automation data generated via movements
on the graphical user interface (if available to the plug-in) are now
recorded. (Windows)

The following EXS24 features were introduced with version 4.7, but are
described here.


EXS24 Improvements

Song-related EXS24 Sampler Instruments

This feature allows all EXS24 Instruments associated with a song to be
saved/loaded into a single folder location, which also contains the song
file. These Sampler Instruments will then be exclusively associated with
this song. This is useful for two reasons:
Firstly, it makes the archiving and handling of songs, including the
associated Sampler Instruments, easier.
Secondly, it makes it simpler to deal with a particular set of samples
that will not be used in another song - i.e. vocals, modified drum kits
etc.

It works as follows: When opening a Logic song, the EXS24 initially
looks for a sub-folder named "Sampler Instruments" in the folder which
contains the song file. If such a sub-folder exists, all Sampler
Instruments found in this folder are added to the Sampler Instrument
flip menu in the EXS24 GUI. This new entry in the Sampler Instrument
flip menu will appear as a sub-menu item that matches the song file
name. This behavior ensures that the EXS24 will always locate any
song-related Sampler Instrument files before searching in the global
Sampler Instrument folder.

To make use of this new feature:

? Create a new folder for a song and name it.
? Save the song file itself into this song folder.
? Within this song folder, create a folder named "Sampler Instruments".
? Simply copy/move the Sampler Instrument files required into this
folder.
? When Logic is booted, the song is loaded, and an EXS24 instance is
opened; a new hierarchical menu item will appear within the EXS24
Sampler Instrument flip menu when clicked. This new menu item will
retain the song's name and contains all of the Sampler Instrument
entries copied to this folder earlier.
? When saving any newly created or modified Instruments, ensure that you
use the "Save as" function and browse to the "Sampler Instruments"
folder inside the new song folder.

When saving on a per-song basis, you should observe the following folder
hierarchy:
The song folder contains the song file and the "Sampler Instruments"
folder.
The "Sampler Instruments" folder contains all Sampler Instruments that
are used in this song exclusively.
As the EXS24 automatically locates the audio files associated with
Sampler Instruments, it generally does not matter where these audio
files are stored. Once circumstance, however, where the storage location
of the audio files does matter is as follows: Should you need to archive
the song with all related data, or wish to deal with a particular set of
samples that will not be used in another song, you will want to store
the audio files inside the song folder as well. This will change the
folder hierarchy as follows:
The song folder contains the song file and the "Sampler Instruments"
folder.
The "Sampler Instruments" folder contains all Sampler Instruments that
are used in this song exclusively.
For each used Sampler Instrument, a separate folder containing the audio
files associated with each of the Sampler Instruments.

To assist you in doing this, the EXS24 Instrument Editor provides the
following functions:

? "Instrument > Copy Audiofiles" copies the audio files of any Sampler
Instrument edited in the EXS24 Instrument Editor to the target directory
of your choice. In the target location, a folder for the audio files
associated with this Sampler Instrument is created. In addition, the
Sampler Instrument file itself is also copied.
? "Instrument > Move Audiofiles" moves the audio files of any Sampler
Instrument edited in the EXS24 Instrument Editor to the target directory
of your choice. In the target location, a folder for the audio files
associated with this Sampler Instrument is created.
? The "Backup audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current
song" key command copies the audio files of all (active) Sampler
Instruments used by the current song to the target directory of your
choice. In the target location, folders for the audio files associated
with these Sampler Instruments are created. In addition, the Sampler
Instrument files themselves are also copied.
? The "Move audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current
song" key command moves the audio files of all (active) Sampler
Instruments used by the current song to the target directory of your
choice. In the target location, folders for the audio files associated
with these Sampler Instruments are created.

Importing SoundFont 2 Files

To make use of this functionality:
? Copy or move your SoundFont 2 files into the "Sampler Instruments"
folder.
? Select the appropriate file name in the EXS24 Sampler Instrument
flip-menu and the file will automatically be converted as it is being
loaded.
? An EXS Sampler Instrument file will automatically be created in the
"Sampler Instruments" folder which represents the original SoundFont 2
file.
? The raw samples associated with the Sampler Instrument will
automatically be placed in a "SoundFont Samples" folder within the Logic
program folder.
? Once conversion is complete, the original SoundFont 2 source file/s
can be deleted from the hard disk(s).

Should a SoundFont 2 Bank file (a Bank contains multiple soundsóa
General MIDI bank, for example) be loaded, the EXS24 will create a
"Bank" folder inside the "Sampler Instruments" folder and also a
"Samples" folder inside the "SoundFont Samples" folder. These new
folders will have the same name as the SoundFont 2 Bank file, with the
word ".Bank" or ".Samples" appended.
? All sounds contained in the bank will automatically have an EXS Sample
Instrument file created and placed into the newly created Bank folder.
The EXS24 Sampler Instrument flip menu will automatically be updated to
reflect the new folder hierarchy.
? All samples associated with the Bank will automatically have a
"Samples" folder created inside the "SoundFont Samples" folder, which
resides in the Logic program folder.
? Once conversion is complete, the original SoundFont 2 source file/s
can be deleted from the hard disk(s).

As an example, a SoundFont 2 bank file named "Vintage Drums" is imported
by the EXS24. It contains over 50 individual drum kits from several
different vintage drum machines. A new folder named "Vintage Drums.Bank"
will be created in the "Sampler Instruments" folder. A second folder
named "Vintage Drums.Samples" will be created in the "SoundFont Samples"
folder. Both of these folders are found in the main Logic program
folder.
The Sampler Instrument flip menu hierarchy is updated and the original
Vintage Drums entry is replaced with a "Vintage Drums.Bank" entry. This
new entry is a folder that contains the individual Sampler Instruments,
which can be selected and loaded as per usual.

Please note: You can store your imported Sampler Instruments in any
folder on any of your computer's hard drives. To do so, you must create
an alias (shortcut on Windows) pointing to this folder within the
"Sampler Instruments" folder located in the main Logic program folder.
Care should be taken when importing samples to ensure that when a song
is loaded, the associated Sampler Instruments will be found. Except for
song-related Sampler Instruments (see above) Sampler Instruments are
only searched for in the "Sampler Instruments" folder (or an alias to
it). Any Sampler Instruments stored in other locations will not be
located and must be loaded manually.

Importing SampleCell 2 Files

The import of SampleCell 2 format files is as per that of SoundFont 2
files.
? Simply copy or move your SampleCell 2 files into the "Sampler
Instruments" folder.
? Select the file name in the EXS24 Sampler Instrument flip-menu and the
file will automatically be converted while it is being loaded.
? An EXS Sampler Instrument file will be created in the "Sampler
Instruments" folder which contains the original SampleCell 2 file.
? The raw samples associated with the Sampler Instrument will be placed
in a "SampleCell Samples" folder within the main Logic program folder.
? Once conversion is complete, the original SampleCell 2 source file/s
can be deleted from the hard disk(s).

Should you import SampleCell or Akai format Samples, they will appear as
a "SampleCell Samples" or "Akai Samples" folder on the same level as the
"EXSamples", "Sampler Instruments" and "SoundFont Samples" folders.

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Joeri Vankeirsbilck
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