EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

With CDExtract, you can save your samples and EXS instruments in any
directory you like. So, you can split them up for the CD's that have
duplicates. That's how I do it.

Markus Seiser wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have now completed the conversion of 146 cds, most of them Akai, a
> few EMU 4,  using CDxtract 3.4.2.
> It resulted in almost 199.000 wav files, using about 56 gigs of space.
> 9063 files are duplicates with the same name, 2797 with same name and
> size. So 6266 samples are name duplicates from different cd sets. Most
> of the duplicates are coming from multiple usage in several cds of
> sound sets like Kirk Hunter Strings, Liquid Grooves etc.
> CDxtract does save all .wav of one cd in one folder, which is an
> advantage concerning space usage over the internal converter in most
> cases, cause many cds are using the same samples over and over again,
> eg Kirk Hunter Strings CD3 is only ~150 MB in my folder, it would have
> resulted in about 400MB using the internal converter. But there are
> exclusions: A handful of Cds are using the same sample names multiple
> times, but the files are different ones: Percussion Slam and Johnny
> C's Vintage & Custom Snare Drums are examples which get destroyed by
> using CDxtract cause it overwrites the same named samples.
> With some cds like Funk Bass, VP-1, Total Piano etc. CDxtract is
> creating both -L/-R wavs and stereo wavs, which results in wasted
> space.
> These are my findinds for the moment, I'll have to take a closer look
> at the accuracy of the conversions.
> Now I'm just waiting for 4.7. May someone give me a beta!? ;)
>
> Markus
>
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>creating both -L/-R wavs and stereo wavs, which results in wasted
space.....
No, no it's not a waste of space, Separate or not it's the same Mo...
igor

On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 18:03:14 +0100, Joeri Vankeirsbilck wrote:

>With CDExtract, you can save your samples and EXS instruments in any
>directory you like. So, you can split them up for the CD's that have
>duplicates. That's how I do it.

I have used one folder for one cd, where the samples and instruments
(in subfolders, "create directory structure") are located. I don't
want to have to change the directory for every partition, I want to
convert a cd without the need for intervention, otherwise I would have
to babysit the whole process, which did take about 30 hours. So I did
something else on the PC when converting the cds. That's also the
reason why I couldn't use the internal converter, which only allows to
convert partition after partition. As filenames have to be unique, I'm
thinking about how 4.7 will behave with that many duplicates.

Markus

Hi Markus,

> I have used one folder for one cd, where the samples and instruments
> (in subfolders, "create directory structure") are located.

That's what I meant indeed. Since emagic that 4.7 will allow directory
structures in EXS sample managing, I'm confident there will be no problems.

> That's also the
> reason why I couldn't use the internal converter, which only allows to
> convert partition after partition.

This is not correct afaik: by holding ctrl, I think you can convert a whole
CD at once.

Bye,
Joeri
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On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 19:41:25 +0100, Joeri Vankeirsbilck wrote:

>This is not correct afaik: by holding ctrl, I think you can convert a whole
>CD at once.

Yes, it works! Thanx alot! Are there more undocumented features?

Markus

> >This is not correct afaik: by holding ctrl, I think you can convert a whole
> >CD at once.
> Yes, it works! Thanx alot! Are there more undocumented features?

Not that I know of. Something that's not obvious either is the preferences menu
in the EXS: this is in the manual though.

Bye,
Joeri

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