Importing 3rd Party Sounds Possible?

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Importing 3rd Party Sounds Possible?

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Is there a way to import 3rd party sounds? If so...How is this done?
I've read the manual and looked on the forums and web for a while to no avail.

This may seem simple, but obviously it's not for me.

any help much appreciated.

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Are you talking about samples or programs (patches)?
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Also, which version of MachFive?
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MachFive 3 makes a big deal about importing 3rd party sound files but states that programs may not load properly.

I have not gotten to that point yet but the promise of that feature set was the main reason I bought it over others.
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Importing 3rd Party Sounds Possible?

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M5 3 imported all my old K2000/2500 samples without a hitch. If I remember right there was a sequence where I had to install the sample CD, dismiss the Mac unknown format error, then launch M5 after that the sample disk would appear in the browser. From there I think i had to create a disk image inside M5 for the sample CD and it worked fine after that. I'm not in front of the computer so I hope I remember that sequence right!

I think this is covered, although a little thinly, in the manual.

I did have to call tech support once during this process though because I didn't do things in order - if you search the forum I posted the problem and solution.

Good luck!

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