Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 108)

108 Chapter 19 EXSP24
Important: The settings that can be stored and recalled in the Plug-in window are not
part of the Sampler Instrument being loaded.
Settings reside above the Sampler Instruments in the hierarchy: A setting contains a
pointer to a Sampler Instrument, and when a new setting is selected, the Sampler
Instrument it points to is automatically loaded. As such, settings are convenient for
organizing and accessing your favorite Sampler Instruments. Settings also recall any
changes made to parameters within the Plug-in window.
Management of Sampler Instruments
As your sample library grows, the list of Sampler Instruments will also expand. To aid
you in keeping the list of Sampler Instruments manageable, the EXSP24 features a
sophisticated, but easy to use method of file management.
The Sampler Instrument pull-down menu directly reflects the folder structure within
the Sampler Instruments folder. You can choose to sort your Sampler Instruments in
groups such as “basses and guitars”, by sound type, alphabetically, or by song.
To organize your Sampler Instruments into a preferred hierarchy:
1 Simply create a folder—“Basses” for example—within the Sampler Instruments folder,
with your operating system’s file management utilities.
2 Drag and drop the desired EXSP24 Sampler Instruments into this newly created folder.
Their menu structure will be reflected when clicking on the EXSP24 Sampler
Instruments pull-down menu.
Note: You will need to relaunch Logic after changes are made to the folder hierarchy in
the Sampler Instruments folder.
The menu is limited to the display of folder sub-menus that actually contain EXS
instrument files. Other folders are not added to the menu. Aliases pointing to folders
which contain EXS instrument files outside the Sampler Instruments folder can also be
added to the menu. Even the Sampler Instruments folder itself can be an alias to a folder
on a different drive or location.