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10 - Appendix
The Proteus X File Converter
Relative Paths
Formats Who Use this Method: None
These control files store relative paths, which look like this: ..\..\My Kazoo
Samples\hohner.wav. This means "from the control file, go up two folders, then descend
to this file".
Fixed Location Folder
Formats Who Use this Method: Akai S-5000, Emulator X, Proteus X
These formats simply assume that the sample is in the same folder as the control file, or,
in the case of the Proteus X, they must be in a folder called SamplePool that is in the
same folder as the control file.
Mac Catalog/FSSpec Reference
Formats Who Use this Method: HALion
Mac-oriented files, such as HALion files, use the Mac-format disk system to locate their
sample files (this is called Catalog Searching, using a FSSpec, but never mind that for
now).
Monolithic Files
Formats Who Use this Method: GigaStudio, Emu E3/E3x/ESi
These files store the samples within the Program files, thus the samples are always in the
files and do not need "locating."
Special Notes
Akai S-1000/3000: This uses separate sample files within its own proprietary format,
and it is possible for a Program to reference missing samples, but not usually.
When the Proteus X Converter encounters the Separate File For Samples Method, it uses
the control file's reference to find the sample and expects it to be there. If it is not, the
Proteus X Converter will still write the reference in the Proteus X's .exb file, pointing to
an empty location so you may fill it in later manually within the Proteus X .exb file.
Combining Dual-Mono Samples into Stereo Files
Many formats do not support single Stereo files, so they simulate stereo by using two
separate files (commonly they were sampled in simultaneously in true stereo imaging),
layering them, and panning one hard left and the other hard right. Commonly they are
named with the same sample/file name plus a "-L" and "-R".
The Proteus X Converter will automatically look for samples like this and combine
them when possible. On the whole, every instance will be combined, but there are a
couple reasons when they will not be. Below are the specific qualifications necessary
when combining dual mono files into Proteus X stereo files.
Naming: The ends of the samples must have the same name including spaces, plus the
endings of the sample names need to be similarly formatted with a "L" and "R".
Examples: "-L" and "-R", "L" and "R", "(L)" and "(R)", etc.
Loop Points: The loops points need to be the same. If they are not, the Proteus X
Converter will not combine the samples.
Sample Sizes: Most of the time, the Proteus X Converter WILL combine these, and make
the new file the size of the largest sample.
Exact Alternative Parameters: Some formats store Root Key, Sample Rate, Fine Tune,
and other informations with the sample. These need to be exactly the same.
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