EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

>is it possible to use more than 15.000 EXS Instruments? When i reach
>this number of files, it is not possible to open the EXS menue in
>windows XP and in windows 98 a lot of instruments do not appear.
>There seems to be a limit of files for the EXS in logic or in the
>operating system. 

While I don't know wether the limit is around 15.000 there certainly
is a limit to the size of a menu. If I recall it correctly the ID
of a menu entry (used by the windowing system to indicate which
particular entry had been selected) is a 16bit number thus allowing
for a theoretical maximum of 65000 distinguishable menu-entries.

It doesn't seem far fetched to assume that the range reserved for
EXS Instruments does not span the full theoretically possible range.

>Does anyone also have this problem or has someone a solution for me?

Do you *always* need all your 15.000 instruments or could you
preselect some by moving those you don't need (temporarily) into
a different directory ?

Or in other words:
Assuming there is a maximum number of instruments and this is
around 15.000 than I suppose you have no choice other than using
a subset of your instruments possibly selected on a case by case
basis.

Best,
Michael
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