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**We DO NOT offer end-user support for what's described here.** | **We DO NOT offer end-user support for what's described here.** | ||
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* tune (0.0) : amount, in cents (decimals OK) by which the sample pitch must be raised (positive value) or lowered (negative) to exactly match the pitch_keycenter value | * tune (0.0) : amount, in cents (decimals OK) by which the sample pitch must be raised (positive value) or lowered (negative) to exactly match the pitch_keycenter value | ||
* sample=< | * sample=< | ||
- | * The path is relative to the folder containing the .sfz file | + | * If the path starts with a drive letter on Windows, or with the slash character ("/" |
+ | * Otherwise, the path is //relative to the folder containing the .sfz file// | ||
* The path MAY contain embedded spaces, and ends at the end of the text line | * The path MAY contain embedded spaces, and ends at the end of the text line | ||
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The '' | The '' | ||
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+ | ===== Changes in Unify v1.7 ===== | ||
+ | Unify v1.7 allows use of //absolute paths// in SFZ files, to refer to sample files anywhere on your system, including network drives, USB drives, etc. | ||
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+ | ===== Changes in Unify v1.8 ===== | ||
+ | Unify v1.7 includes two more changes, mostly aimed at improved compatibility with [[https:// | ||
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+ | **1. default_path tag:** Using full //absolute paths// for every sample tends to be repetitive, since all the sample files used in a given SFZ file are usually located in the same folder. You can now include a line at the top like this: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | default_path=D: | ||
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+ | and then use //relative paths// in your '' | ||
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+ | **2. loop_mode tag is now optional:** Looping will be enabled for a sample if any tag starting with '' | ||
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+ | ===== Changes in Unify 1.9 ===== | ||
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+ | The sense of the //tune=// tag was wrong in all versions of Unify prior to 1.9.x, but has now been corrected. **If you had created any SFZ files using the //tune=// tag, you will need to update them.** | ||
+ | * E.g., //tune=12// should become // | ||
+ | * You won't need to change any SFZ files in which you did not use the //tune=// tag at all. | ||
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// | // | ||
- | ===== Are you SURE you want to try this? ===== | + | If you have used Apple' |
- | Seriously, unless | + | |
+ | ===== Unify/Guru Sampler folder structure | ||
+ | All Unify' | ||
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+ | {{:: | ||
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+ | The full path to the main Unify data folder is on the right, and you can quickly open it in Finder/ | ||
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+ | Here' | ||
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+ | {{:: | ||
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+ | Note that there is a //Samples// folder at the top level (beside // | ||
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+ | //Guru Sampler// provides a row of three pop-up menus for selecting a sample-set (i.e., an //.sfz// file). | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | From left to right: | ||
+ | - The **library menu** lets you choose any library, | ||
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+ | - The **sound menu** lets you select a //.sfz// file within the selected sub-folder. | ||
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+ | These three menus enforce the following simple rule about where //.sfz// files live in the folder hierarchy: **.sfz files always live in // | ||
+ | * The left menu in //Guru Sampler// selects the //Samples// folder | ||
+ | * The middle menu selects a sub-folder (aka " | ||
+ | * The right menu selects a //.sfz// file in the sub-folder. | ||
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+ | This expanded view of a typical global //Samples// folder illustrates two typical ways in which sample and //.sfz// files can be organized: | ||
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+ | {{:: | ||
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+ | * The //DX7// bank has all the samples referred to by both // | ||
+ | * The //My Samples// bank is a bit more organized, with each // | ||
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+ | Note **//Guru Sampler// only cares about where //.sfz// files sit in the folder structure**, | ||
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+ | Starting with Unify v1.8, sample files don't even have to live under any of the //Samples// folders; they can live anywhere, in any folder on any drive on your computer. The //.sfz// files, however, must all live in sub-folders of some //Samples// folder. | ||
- | And remember what we said at the start: | + | **One last thing**: If you explore the //Samples// folder of any Unify library, you'll usually see groups of large files with the file-type //.gsd// (Guru Sampler Data), While those libraries were being developed, the sample and //.sfz// files were set up as in the example. When a library is processed to prepare it for publication, |
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