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Note: Reading of a CD-ROM may take some time, dependent on the amount of sample
data and file structure of the disc. In addition, the speed of the CD-ROM mechanism,
bus speed, memory, and other factors can affect performance.
3 To view the contents of the Partitions, click once on the appropriate entry with the
mouse button. This will display the Volume information contained within the Partition.
4 To continue through the architecture of the CD ROM, click on the Volume entries to
view any Programs contained therein, and on the Program entries, to view the raw
audio files (samples).
5 Once you have made your selection of Partition, Volume or Program, click on the
Convert button beneath the appropriate column. The selected Partition, Volume or
Program will be imported along with all associated audio files.
6 Any audio files imported will be stored within a folder which matches the name of the
Volume. This folder is created within the Logic > AKAI Samples folder. The Sampler
Instrument(s) created by the import procedure matches the Program name(s). It is
placed inside the Sampler Instruments folder, or a sub folder as determined by the Save
converted instrument file(s) into sub folder parameter discussed in “AKAI File
Organization” on page 536.
Note: Should you wish to convert an entire AKAI CD ROM, click on the Convert entire CD
button found to the lower right of the AKAI Sample Import window.
Sub-folders named after the Volume are created when converting a partition. If a
Volume only contains one program, no sub-folder is created. Sub-folders named after
the Partition are created when converting more than one Partition.
AKAI File Organization
In the following graphic, the AKAI-Strings folder contains several Volumes, which contain
Programs.
The VOLUME 002 folder contains four patches—BCL PT M F, BCL PT M, BCL PT ST F, and
BCL PT ST. The according Sampler Instruments are stored in the Sampler Instruments >
Akai-Strings > VOLUME 002 folder.
The audio files associated with these Sampler Instruments appear in the AKAI Samples >
VOLUME 002 folder.