Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 118)

118 Chapter 19 EXSP24
To explain, many CD-ROMs created for AKAI samplers may feature several programs
that contain single velocity layers for an instrument. AKAI samplers require the loading
of an entire volume, or all necessary single programs, to be able to hear/play all
velocity layers. All of these single programs are automatically assigned to the same
MIDI channel and also react to the same MIDI program change number.
The EXSP24 AKAI Conversion intelligently checks for these settings, and will build a
single EXS Sampler Instrument out of multiple single programs. In general, this type of
behavior is desirable with these types of CDs. When importing samples of this type, this
option should be set to ON.
The same is true for drum CD-ROMs where single programs contain one instrument
from a complete drum kit (kick/snare/hi-hat and so on as separate entities) You’ll
probably want these single AKAI programs to be merged into a single EXS Sampler
Instrument as a full drum kit.
There are, however, a number of AKAI CD-ROMs where a single program of an AKAI
Volume contains the entire instrument, and where other programs in the same Volume
have the same MIDI channel and MIDI program change number preset. On this type of
CD-ROM, use of the merge programs parameter is not desirable, and the option should
be set to OFF.
Create interleaved stereo files whenever possible
This option should always be left enabled, as interleaved files offer better performance
within the EXSP24. When executing an AKAI conversion, some audio files are created as
split stereo and as interleaved stereo files.
The detection of when it is possible to build an interleaved file is based on information
stored with both the AKAI Program and audio files. Both the left and right files must
have the same settings; otherwise they can not be used to create an interleaved file/
multiple interleaved files.
Prelisten Function
The AKAI Import window features a Prelisten button, which is found below the Audio
Files column. This facility allows you to individually audition AKAI audio files before
deciding whether or not to import them.
To prelisten an audio file:
1 Select an individual file (sample) within the Audio Files column:
2 Press Prelisten. This will start playback of the selected audio file and the Prelisten button
will update, with the word “Stop” appearing on the face of the button.
3 The selected audio file will loop continuously until you press the Stop button.