simpler sound files - how do you save in a folder ?

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simpler sound files - how do you save in a folder ?

Post by steved » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:17 am

I know how to create simpler patches - but how do you save the sound files into one location ? Is there a quick way of doing this ? I recently reorganised my song files / folders - and now when I choose a simpler patch Live can't locate the wav files.

Any ideas ? Thanks, Steve.
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Post by ct43 » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:45 pm

ive just been wondering the same thing actually... does the 'save as self contained' not count for this??

I want to make it so if I give the Live file to somebody else all the samples are included as well..

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it does .... but ....

Post by steved » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:09 pm

Saving self-contained does save the Simpler files in the song file you are working on. However, if you move your folders / files - like I did - then when you want to use the patch in another song - Live cannot locate the sound file. It would be useful to be able to save all the Simpler files in one folder - then make sure you never move it.

I'm sure there are long winded ways of doing this - I was just trying to find a slick method.
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Post by hoffman2k » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:13 pm

an installer like those guys from trackteam use to distribute Livefills would be nice.
That seems to work good.

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Post by mike holiday » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:58 pm

never tried it but just speculateing..can you put then in the same folder as the factory presets?

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Re: simpler sound files - how do you save in a folder ?

Post by kobal » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:10 pm

steved wrote:I know how to create simpler patches - but how do you save the sound files into one location ? Is there a quick way of doing this ? I recently reorganised my song files / folders - and now when I choose a simpler patch Live can't locate the wav files.

Any ideas ? Thanks, Steve.
I would say just putting all the sound files in a folder next to/ or in the area as your patches.

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Post by Spectre /Aural Motives » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:55 pm

RTFM!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks

Post by steved » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:18 pm

Hey thanks spectre .... thats my first ever RTFM !!!!! Much appreciated. So which page is it that actually tells you how to easily save all your Simpler files into one folder ? - 'cos I can't find it. Pg. 46 ,47 .... nope can't see it there, pg. 180 ..... nope ..... i guess I'd better just keep searching ...... thanks anyway.
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Post by forge » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:30 am

Spectre /Aural Motives wrote:RTFM!!!!!!!!!!
yes, and those fly screen windows you fitted to my submarine proved just as useful as you bothering to take the time to reply!

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Post by hoffman2k » Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:16 pm

forge wrote:
Spectre /Aural Motives wrote:RTFM!!!!!!!!!!
yes, and those fly screen windows you fitted to my submarine proved just as useful as you bothering to take the time to reply!
You, stay away from my pearls :wink:

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Post by steved » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:49 pm

I take it from the replies so far that there isn't a streamlined way to save all Simpler wav files in one folder.

All I can think of doing is creating a blank song with one instance of Simpler - Load simpler patches one at a time and keep saving self contained - You should end up with one folder then containing all the wav files.

It's a good idea to do this before you re-organise all your folders ......
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Post by hoffman2k » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:21 pm

as i said. that trackteam refill thing seems to be the only way to do it without any hassle. We would need the same thing but then costumizable to include our own files.
It installs the files in the presets folder along with the sample folders. And those patches load every time you boot up Live. The only problem with doing that manually is that your samples need to be in that presets folder before you make patches.

It would be nice if that installer would be made available instead of just being useable by people wanting to make money of this.

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Post by steved » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:25 pm

Sorry hoffman ... I missed that first time round. I need to find out what the trackteam refill thing is ......
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Post by hoffman2k » Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:08 pm

no worry's :)

http://www.em411.com/show/alert/892/3

there's a discussion about this going on em411, check it out

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