Newbie to Mac and Logic question involving sample libraries

sjaudio · 4th July 2008, 12:37 AM

I'm new to the land of Macs and Logic, so this might seem a little dumb, sorry. After I've installed Logic (on a Macbook Pro), can I move the sample content to an external drive?

Solar · 4th July 2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sjaudio

I'm new to the land of Macs and Logic, so this might seem a little dumb, sorry. After I've installed Logic (on a Macbook Pro), can I move the sample content to an external drive?

I'm not a Mac user but i'm pretty sure you can. The first thing i would suggest you to do is read the manual of your Logic, it should have a section explaining how to proceed with installation of either the Software and the Library just like any other sound library Cd or dvd installer.

Hope that a mac user will show up to give you a direct straight answer!! Good luck!

gregohb · 4th July 2008, 01:16 AM

Basically yes. You can put samples on an external drive. If you move the apple loops, they might not appear in the media browser in the same way (I am not 100% sure) but you can find them and move them to another disk, then access them by going to audio tab/window and access them that way. The samples for the EXS24 involve using a trick of putting an alias for the external folder on the main disk. Keep in mind, that if you open a song later, and the drive is not turned on or hooked up, then Logic will ask you to find the samples included in the song.

Tui · 4th July 2008, 02:02 AM

You should make the decision where to put your samples before installation. In Logic, during installation, the Logic installer gives you the option to choose between different storage locations.

synthoid · 4th July 2008, 02:37 PM

There's a program from Redmatica, called EXSManager, whose job it is to re-link EXS programs whose samples have been moved. That way when they're loaded (after the move), Logic doesn't have to look around for the samples, and doesn't bother you with questions. Worth looking into. AFAIK, it does not however deal with Apple loops (only EXS programs).

-synthoid

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sjaudio Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	Newbie to Mac and Logic question involving sample libraries I'm new to the land of Macs and Logic, so this might seem a little dumb, sorry. After I've installed Logic (on a Macbook Pro), can I move the sample content to an external drive?

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gregohb Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 648	Basically yes. You can put samples on an external drive. If you move the apple loops, they might not appear in the media browser in the same way (I am not 100% sure) but you can find them and move them to another disk, then access them by going to audio tab/window and access them that way. The samples for the EXS24 involve using a trick of putting an alias for the external folder on the main disk. Keep in mind, that if you open a song later, and the drive is not turned on or hooked up, then Logic will ask you to find the samples included in the song. __________________ The Logic_Cafe is an alternative and less censored discussion list of Apple's Logic Pro/Logic Studio 8.

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4th July 2008, 02:02 AM	#4
Tui Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 235	You should make the decision where to put your samples before installation. In Logic, during installation, the Logic installer gives you the option to choose between different storage locations.

4th July 2008, 02:37 PM	#5
synthoid Lives for gear Join Date: May 2006 Location: Beijing, China Posts: 589	There's a program from Redmatica, called EXSManager, whose job it is to re-link EXS programs whose samples have been moved. That way when they're loaded (after the move), Logic doesn't have to look around for the samples, and doesn't bother you with questions. Worth looking into. AFAIK, it does not however deal with Apple loops (only EXS programs). -synthoid