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2 When the Sampler Instrument is loaded, ensure that the appropriate CD-ROM is in the
computer’s CD-ROM drive. If the appropriate CD-ROM (the one that contains the
desired Sampler Instrument and its associated audio files) is in the drive, the EXS24 will
automatically search for the associated samples on all local media. It will locate the CD-
ROM and will load the Sampler Instrument.
3 If the CD-ROM is not present, you will be required to insert the appropriate disc and re-
load the Sampler Instrument.
Note: Aliases/shortcuts may only be used for files stored on hard disk, not on CD ROM.
Importing SoundFont2 Files
To make use of this functionality, simply copy or move your SoundFont2 files into the
Sampler Instruments folder.
Select the file name in the EXS24 Sampler Instrument load flip-menu and the file will
automatically be converted. An EXS Instrument file will be created in the Sampler
Instruments folder which contains the original SoundFont2 file. The raw samples
associated with the Sampler Instrument will be placed in a SoundFont Samples folder
within the Logic program folder.
Should a SoundFont2 Bank file (a Bank contains multiple sounds—a General MIDI bank,
for example) be loaded, it will create a Bank folder and also a Samples folder. These new
folders will have the same name as the SoundFont2 Bank file, with the word “Bank” or
“Samples” appended.
All sounds contained in the bank will automatically have an EXS Sampler Instrument
file created and placed into the newly created Bank folder. The EXS24 Sampler
Instrument pull-down 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.
As an example, a SoundFont2 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 pull-down 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.
Once conversion is complete, the original SoundFont2 source files can be freely deleted
from the hard disks.