EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Shane Fawkes <sfawkes@s...> wrote:
> Missed the start of this, but just went through the same thing 
myself 
> when I upgraded to a new machine.
> 
> The EXS will pull over the audio files okay, but not the .exs 
mappings, 
> which is required to actually use the groove control function. I 
> haven't used CDxtract, but Translator deals with easily.
> 
> BTW, for each (set of) files, there are 2 different mappings, a -GC 
> version and a non-GC version. If you just ask the program to 
convert 
> the whole disc, you'll end up with double the number of .exs files 
(ie: 
> Sookie 1, and Sookie 1 -GC), considering there are anywhere from 4-
10 
> .exs mappings for each collection for groove, that will create a 
whole 
> lot of extra files. It takes longer to do manually, but I opted to 
do 
> it that way and only convert the GC versions.
> 
> >> Hello.  I have a couple of Eric Persing's Groove Control discs 
from
> >> Spectrasonics.  Up to now, I've been using the Akai/E-mu edition 
on E-
> >> mu samplers.  Now that I have Logic and EXS, I'd like to convert 
them
> >> over.
> >>
> >> Would I use the options button and convert all of the Akai sample
> >> files?  And all the MIDI files?  Naturally, I want the ability to
> >> control the tempo, but I've never done it with the Akai version 
(let
> >> alone EXS) and I know it doesn't work quite the way the E-mu 
version
> >> does.
> >>
> >> Any help would be highly appreciated...please and thank-you.
> >
> > You'll almost certainly get better results by using either 
CDxtract
> > or Translator. Both apps specialise in conversions to and from
> > different formats.
> >
> > http://www.cdxtract.com/home.php
> > http://www.chickensys.com/
> >
> > Regards - Colin
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 	Shane
> 
> Shane Fawkes
> Director of Music
> Walnut Grove Sec. School
> Langley, B.C.
> Canada
> 
> sfawkes@s...

Shane:
That makes perfect sense...I would only want to bring over the GC 
mappings.  On the subject of CDXtract, anybody know if they're still 
in business?  I haven't been able to get my OSX version to work when 
trying to translate Garritan Strings, and I can't get a response from 
their support dept.

And thanks for the other responses on the conversions too...good 
comments.

-Bob