EXS24 instead of Gigastudio?

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EXS24 instead of Gigastudio?

Can i use an external HD of Gigastudio libraries and use exs24 in logic instead of a new PC, new soundcard, and Gigastudio 3!!

I believe esx24 is efficient in logic, and that Klaus badelt and some other composers have done this and subsequently got rid of theire gigastudio pc's which are now replaced by exs!

BUT to get Giga sounds to load into exs it says to put them in a certain folder on the mac (sampler instruments?) so if i have an external 500GB drive of library how do i get this whole drive into that folder so it can be read??? or can you move the folder so the folder "becomes" the external drive???

Apple G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 4Gb Ram, Logic 7.1.1, PTLE 7.1, 20" Cinema Display,

Posted on Dec 27, 2006 7:04 AM

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Bee Jay

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Dec 27, 2006 7:24 AM in response to pitchfork

Ok, yes it's possible. Libraries can go anywhere, but let me quickly outline the process.

1: You need to put your Gigsampler *.gig files somewhere so that they appear in the EXS instrument select menu. Typically, you put them into your "Sampler Instruments" directory, and they will show up here.

But if you don't want to move them, simply place an alias in the sampler instruments directory to the location on an external drive where your gig files are.

This is TEMPORARY, and is just in order for the EXS24 to see them so it can convert them.

2: Ok, now that the GIG files show up in the EXS menu, the *first time* you select them, Logic will convert the GIG files into EXS instruments and samples. Once you have done this, you no longer need the GIG file anymore, so you should remove the alias to them, or delete the GIG files themselves if you don't need them anymore.

3: Lastly, you'll probably want to put the converted WAV files for each instrument where you want them to reside, and the small sampler instruments files can stay in the sampler instruments directry. You can organise either of these as you wish.

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