Logic 8.0.2 Will Not Convert My SF2 to EXS. Any suggestions? Please Help!

Hi,

Have you restarted Logic after putting the soundfonts in the S.Instr. folder?

regards, Erik.

You don't need to restart, just do a rescan of the EXS24 instruments menu. Once the SF's show up in the list, just select them.

Note - don't put them in /Library/blah blah, put them in ~/Library/blah blah instead.

Hi Bee Jay!

What is the blahdy diffrence ~twixt the two path-pointing methods?

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regards, Erik.

What is the blahdy diffrence ~twixt the two path-pointing methods?

/Library/ is the library folder at the root of your hard drive

~/Library/ is the library folder in your user area (the tilde is a Unix shortcut which refers to your user home directory) - ie the full path would be /Users/ yourusername/Library/

Hmm... don't know offhand. If they worked converting them in GB, then at least the workaround is to convert them in that, then use the converted instruments in Logic...

Hi Bee Jay,

did you know you are two animals?

Bee Jay wrote:
/Library/ is the library folder at the root of your hard drive

~/Library/ is the library folder in your user area (the tilde is a Unix shortcut which refers to your user home directory) - ie the full path would be /Users/ yourusername/Library/

I don't think all new (or even seasoned) users are familiar with this unix syntax. I always use the full syntax as you used to explain the tilde.
I didn't know either, and I would have 'assumed' that the tilde stood for 'your startup disk'. Good to know though. Thanks.

regards, erik.

Hi,

Maybe Logic doesn't convert them because they already are converted...? Look for where the 'convertees' from GB are...

regards, Erik.

Hi iKenj,

ehhh, maybe obvious, but do the have the .sf2 suffix? Sometimes not having that can make the difference - or perhaps the OS X or EXS sees them as Garageband files, maybe you could change the file type and/or -creator. Make them the same as EXS instruments... o, and if they show up in the EXS, it is in the 'Factory' subfolder.

For now I am out of options...

regards, Erik.

iKenj wrote:
No it's not like that. GarageBand doesn't convert the SoundFonts to EXS. It runs them as is in the SF2 format.

I just tried a .sf2 conversion and it worked as it has in the past, years ago I purchased PROteus modules 1,2, & 3 from Creative/EMU is .sf2 format then converted them to EXS. This time I tried a legato string sample, conversion sounds good.

I did have to close and reopen Logic to get the SF to appear in the EXS sample list, when chosen it converts quickly.

Some things to look at:

-Open the EXS24 in Stereo mode
-Audio Interface working properly, other AUi play correctly.
-EXS Virtual Memory active (checkbox selected)

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Bee Jay wrote:

What is the blahdy diffrence ~twixt the two path-pointing methods?

/Library/ is the library folder at the root of your hard drive

~/Library/ is the library folder in your user area (the tilde is a Unix shortcut which refers to your user home directory) - ie the full path would be /Users/ yourusername/Library/

From my experience... either location works, in fact my root /Library/Application Support/Logic/Sampler Instruments folder is on a separate partition and I use an alias to the above location, seems to work just fine.

However, I would definitely tries Bee Jay's suggestion (User/Library...) as you have nothing to lose at this point.

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