Move files within .ESX?

[hseiken]

Hi, I was doing some massive sampling of stuff getting ready for a new set and I tried to foresee the amount of specific samples I would collect, but ended up not able to keep them organized in the machine so I started kinda putting stuff in random places (i.e. I ended up sampling more drum loops than I intended but had already sampled a pad about 20 slots away from the first drum loop, so drum loop 21 is like...a million slots away).  I downloaded this hoping to organize my sample layout so that like-items are collected together to fix my mistakes, but copy/paste doesn't work on whole sample slots...

Is there something I'm doing wrong?  It copies and cuts fine but when time to paste, nothing.  I thought maybe I was out of memory so I tried a single cycle wave form (I have about 44 seconds still left of mono sample time) and it wouldn't allow me to paste elsewhere either...

What do I need to do in order to re-organize my samples?

[skratchdot.com]

I'm trying to answer from memory, and am not at home to double-check before sending this answer, but:

You can only move samples around in the same .esx file.  By that I mean, you can't open 2 .esx files (A.esx and B.esx), then copy a sample from A.esx into B.esx.

You can, however, move/copy any sample in A.esx, and move it to another location in A.esx.

I also do some checking so that the same exact sample cannot be entered into the same .esx file twice.  That is to prevent "duplicate" data (and to save space).

If you really need to get samples from A.esx into B.esx, you can use the "sample export" functionality:

- Open A.esx

- Export all the samples to a directory on your computer (there's a menu item, or button you can click that let's you export samples). You can also set the "export name" in a preferences menu.

- Now that you have all the samples exported, you can open B.esx

- Now drag-and-drop (or use "open" from the menu) the samples you just exported into the B.esx file.  You can arrange them however you like once they are imported into the file.

Not sure if this makes sense, or helps you out at all.  Let me know if you need clarification, or if there's anything else I can do to help.

-Jeff

[skratchdot.com]

I may not have properly answered your question:

The easiest way to move samples around in the program IMO, is to just "drag-and-drop" them.  You should be able to select a sample (or group of samples), then drag them to a new place in the same file.

On Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:33:40 PM UTC-4, hseiken wrote: