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sampler-import [2022/03/27 19:51] – [Guru Sampler folder structure] shanesampler-import [2023/05/08 18:59] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 **2. loop_mode tag is now optional:** Looping will be enabled for a sample if any tag starting with ''loop_'' is present, with the exception of the special tag ''loop_end=0'' which causes looping to be enabled only if //Guru Sampler// finds loop-start and loop-end data in the sample WAV file. **2. loop_mode tag is now optional:** Looping will be enabled for a sample if any tag starting with ''loop_'' is present, with the exception of the special tag ''loop_end=0'' which causes looping to be enabled only if //Guru Sampler// finds loop-start and loop-end data in the sample WAV file.
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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 //tune=-12// and vice versa.
 +  * You won't need to change any SFZ files in which you did not use the //tune=// tag at all.
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 ===== Converting from other sampler formats ===== ===== Converting from other sampler formats =====
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 If you have used Apple's //ESX24// plug-in to create sample maps, an excellent free option is [[https://www.bjoernbojahr.de/bjoerns-sample-mapper.html|Bjoern's Sample Mapper]], which is able to import //.esx// files and export SFZ files compatible with //Guru Sampler//. If you have used Apple's //ESX24// plug-in to create sample maps, an excellent free option is [[https://www.bjoernbojahr.de/bjoerns-sample-mapper.html|Bjoern's Sample Mapper]], which is able to import //.esx// files and export SFZ files compatible with //Guru Sampler//.
  
-===== Unify folder structure =====+===== Unify/Guru Sampler folder structure =====
 All Unify's content lives in what we call the "main data folder", which you were asked to specify when you installed Unify. If you don't remember where it is, go to [[settings|Settings]] and look about half-way down for the line marked "Data folder". All Unify's content lives in what we call the "main data folder", which you were asked to specify when you installed Unify. If you don't remember where it is, go to [[settings|Settings]] and look about half-way down for the line marked "Data folder".
  
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 Note that there is a //Samples// folder at the top level (beside //Libraries//, //Presets//, etc.), and also one inside each library's folder. The one at the top level is called the "global samples folder", and is where you should typically put your own //.sfz// files. Each library can also have its own //Samples// folder, for samples that are part of that library. (If you don't have a global //Samples// folder, you can create one manually.) Note that there is a //Samples// folder at the top level (beside //Libraries//, //Presets//, etc.), and also one inside each library's folder. The one at the top level is called the "global samples folder", and is where you should typically put your own //.sfz// files. Each library can also have its own //Samples// folder, for samples that are part of that library. (If you don't have a global //Samples// folder, you can create one manually.)
  
-===== Guru Sampler folder structure ===== 
 //Guru Sampler// provides a row of three pop-up menus for selecting a sample-set (i.e., an //.sfz// file). //Guru Sampler// provides a row of three pop-up menus for selecting a sample-set (i.e., an //.sfz// file).
  
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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. 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.
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 +**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, each //.sfz// file gets replaced by a corresponding //.gsd// file.
  
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