Can't find any .exs files

[NealF]

I've been trying to load Garage Band and other Apple Logic samples into MachFIVE2. It always comes up as missing files.

Another post said you have to first use a GB sound in Logic to let the program know where to find them. Did this. Still nothing.

Any ideas?

[goofy priest]

hello board. first post here.

i'm having the same problem (among others). so far motu has not provided any answer (real) to me.

what you can do is search manually an load the instrument files. motu customer service advised me to save each instrument as a motu preset?! that was not an answer i was hoping for.

does anyone know if the browser be trained? motu hasn't given me an answer on that either.

edited to add:

customer service contacted me again. they offered a different work around. launch every instrument and preset in GB first. this sets the path that MF2 to follow. personally i don't have spare weeks to manually go through every exs preset i own. ridiculous. they suggested i could buy some batch conversion software. gee that's nice.

i just don't get it? they boast about the power of their browser.

i'm brand new to motu. is this what i can expect?

[NealF]

This was a while ago and I'm trying to remember exactly what they told me.

Basically it was that Mach5 can't open .exs file and that the next version will. So I've never gone any further with it.

If you find a way to do it, please post it here.

Thanks.

[James Steele]

customer service contacted me again. they offered a different work around. launch every instrument and preset in GB first. this sets the path that MF2 to follow. personally i don't have spare weeks to manually go through every exs preset i own. ridiculous. they suggested i could buy some batch conversion software. gee that's nice.

Well, if you want to load Logic instruments that's what you have to do. You just have to "right arrow" through the instruments to load them and unload them and then the path is set correctly to the samples. Not all of the instruments translate perfectly, but I think they're working on an update that's going to be better at that.

It's a tough order to be able sometimes to make instruments from one soft sampler sound 100% exact in another soft sampler. MachFive does come with a pretty decent library of its own though, which is one good thing about it. Plus it will open other libraries by USB. UVI Workstation is pretty useful too.

[goofy priest]

Well, if you want to load Logic instruments that's what you have to do. You just have to "right arrow" through the instruments to load them and unload them and then the path is set correctly to the samples.

No It's not so simple. GB instruments will open in MF2 but you have to 'prime' them. First you go into GB and open each and every preset once. then MF2 can find the correct path to those samples.

In my mind that is bad browser behavior but it's worse with Logic instruments. For some reason they won't open at all (.aif based ones too). Even if you use the work around, going into Logic and opening the presets. It does't help. MF2 can't open Logic instruments.

It can't open Kontakt 4 files either. Basically at this point MF2 is a legacy program to be used with older generation formats only. I have new formats. I wish they told me before I bought it.

[Steve Steele]

I'm a long time DP user (since 1.5). I also own Logic (one of the most ill-logical programs I've ever used and it's always been that way). Anyway, the only reason I use Logic is to access the EXS24. I don't yet own MachFive. Also, some sample libraries I own were written for Kontakt and the ESX24 formats only.

My problem is two-fold. One, I'm firmly entrenched in DP (I've tried unsuccessfully to switch to Logic but I just can't deal with it's workflow, won't use Pro Tools at my studio, although my albums eventually get mixed in PT, but tracked in DP), so as far as samplers are concerned I basically have a choice between MachFive and Kontakt. Two, currently I'm using a G5 and I don't expect to upgrade to an Intel Mac this budget year. So that means I have to use an earlier version of Kontakt if I decide to go that route.

My two questions are, 1) Will MachFive 3 run on a G5?, And 2) will "real" support for importing EXS24 and/or Kontakt libraries exist in MachFive 3?

I'm going to post this question in another MachFive forum, so please excuse the redundancy.

[NealF]

Just got Mach5 3 and still can't open exs files.
Made another post about it. Hopefully find some answers.

Geeze! This was the version they said would do that.

[mikehalloran]

Just got Mach5 3 and still can't open exs files.
Made another post about it. Hopefully find some answers.

Geeze! This was the version they said would do that.

MOTU says it right on the web site info screen as a matter of fact.

I have MachFive 3 on order. Now that I know that I have exs files (having Logic but never really exploring it, ya see...), I expect it to open them. If not, it will be my first support case.

[bayswater]

I have MachFive 3 on order. Now that I know that I have exs files (having Logic but never really exploring it, ya see...), I expect it to open them. If not, it will be my first support case.

I've been porting a lot of hardware patches to exs using AutoSampler in anticipation of being able to open them in Mach 5 V3. I'll be very interested to hear about it if this doesn't work. (I'm making Kontakt patches at the same time to hedge the bets)

[NealF]

I contacted tech support last week. Still haven't heard back so I sent another message. I'll let you know how it goes.

[b-righteous]

Did you try in stand alone? Did you update to the latest version 3.03? Try the refresh devices command?

[NealF]

I do have the latest. But haven't tried stand alone or the refresh option yet. I'll check it out later today.

MOTU still hasn't gotten back to me. Sent 2 nudges. Don't know what's up with their tech support ticket system.

[NealF]

Tried stand alone. Same thing. Also, can't find anything in the manual about the refresh devices command.

[mikehalloran]

There is a 3.1 update for MachFive. So far, only available to Mac users but the Win version is coming.

From the .pdf:

Version 3.1.0 also provides the following enhancements:
■ Improved importing of EXS-24, Akai and Giga format samples

Hope this helps.

[NealF]

I'll give it a shot.

I finally heard back from MOTU Tech Support. I'm not at my studio now but he reiterated something I heard a while back about Mach5 not knowing the path to the samples so you have to go into Logic and do something or other.
Haven't had time to try it out yet.