Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 110)

110 Chapter 19 EXSP24
3 When saving any newly created or modified Sampler Instruments, ensure that you use
the “Save as” function and browse to the “Sampler Instruments” folder inside the new
song folder.
When saving on a per-song basis, you should observe the following folder hierarchy:
• The Project folder contains the song file and the “Sampler Instruments” folder.
• The “Sampler Instruments” folder contains all Sampler Instruments that are used in
this song exclusively.
As the EXSP24 automatically locates the audio files associated with Sampler
Instruments, it generally does not matter where these audio files are stored. One
circumstance, however, where the storage location of the audio files does matter is as
follows: Should you need to archive the song with all related data, or wish to deal with
a particular set of samples that will not be used in another song, you will want to store
the audio files inside the Project folder as well.
This will change the folder hierarchy as follows:
• The Project folder contains the song file and the Sampler Instruments folder.
• The Sampler Instruments folder contains all Sampler Instruments that are used in this
song exclusively—vocals, for example.
• A separate folder containing the audio files associated with the respective Sampler
Instrument for each Sampler Instrument used.
Searching for Sampler Instruments
As a further navigational enhancement, the EXSP24 features a built-in Find function,
which works in conjunction with the hierarchical menu structure discussed earlier.
In order to minimize the number of Sampler Instruments displayed in the Sampler
Instrument pull-down menu, you can make use of the Find function. This will limit the
Sampler Instrument pull-down menu to only display Sampler Instrument names that
contain the word “piano” or “bass”, as an example. This will also hide any sub-menus
that don’t contain the search word. Simply select Find in the Sampler Instrument pull-
down menu and, in the ensuing dialog box, type in the character string (search term)
to search for.
The Clear Find option in the Sampler Instrument pull-down menu will display the full
menu but does not clear the actual search term typed into the search dialog. To return
to the limited menu, simply select Enable Find. The selection of Enable/Clear Find allows
you to toggle between the two without re-typing the search term.
If you wish to use a different character string, select the Find option a second time and
type in the desired search term.