Hi all.
I'm trying to drop files on to an app, specifically this free sampler, in case anybody wants to try it.
https://audiomodern.com/soundbox/
They say there's a way to do it from the menu, but I don't see an import option in the menu. Also, copy and paste doesn't work, I've tried that already, unless I'm doing it wrong. Here's what I'm doing:
1. Unzip a free instrument.
2. Go into the folder in Finder, get to the soundpack file.
3. Interact twice.
4. Vo-right to the actual file.
5. Hit Vo-comma, it says it's marked for dragging.
6. Cmd-tab to either the standalone app window, or the plugin window in Logic, both do the same thing.
7. Hit Vo-period to drop. It says the item is no longer in view.
IIRC you also have to import some things into Pianoteq this way, which I'm planning on buying soon. SO a way to solve this would be awesome. I don't know if there are any tricks I need to do like resizing windows or something, and if there are I don't know how to do them, I know next to nothing about manipulating windows on the Mac, since it seems largely like a visual thing I didn't need to know about until now, maybe.
If anybody knows the secret, I'd really appreciate your wisdom. Thanks in advance for any help.
Comments
Use Mouse Down Mouse Up
Try Mouse down/mouse up. Its VO Command Shift SpaceBar. Firs time you do it it's mouse down, second time you do it it's mouse up. Mouse down in place of VO comma and mouse up in place of VO period in the process you are already doing and see if that does it for you.
Also a side note, you really don't need to interact in finder. If you are in Columns view or list view you can use up/down arrows to navigate folders, and right arrow to go into a folder and left arrow to back out of a folder. Command Down arrow opens the selected item and Command up arrow takes you back up one folder level similar to left arrow. Also, IMHO Column view > List View.
Try Drum Machine Designer
Depending on your goals with this sampler, Logic's own Drum Machine designer and in some cases quick sampler or sampler may work better for you. With Logic Magician's newly introduced Drum Machine Designer module, you can import a bunch of samples onto the same track in logic by selecting and copying all the audio files in finder and paste them into logic choosing to paste them all to the same track. Select all the region on that track and import them into drum machine designer with Control E. Once in drum machine designer you can use the Logic Magician key commands to re-arrange the samples on the appropriate key or in the order that makes it easy for you to play what you would like. But hey I also get that playing with new tools is fun so happy exploring and hopefully mouse down/up works for you as well.
Re: Mouse up and mouse down.
Thanks, I'll give that a shot! I only interacted because when I tried to use VO-comma, it said I had to interact, and then interact again. Then I had to hit the right arrow to get from "image" to the actual file. I'm in column view and normally just use the arrows, the only other time I interact in Finder is to do non-contiguous selection with, cmd-VO-enter?
Re: Drum designer.
This sampler gives you access to instruments in its own format, which is why I'm trying it. Apparently Bunker Samples is using it as an alternative/another option in case the Native Instruments apocalypse happens and it all goes away. I doubt it will but he apparently wants to be prepared. So I thought I'd check it out and see what's going on with it.
I do really need to dig into Drum Machine Designer though, at some point, to see if I can recreate an optigan. I've got all of the samples from here.
https://optigan.com/product/optigan-orchestron-talentmaker-the-optical-organ-toolkit/
Some of the samples are meant to be one shots and some are loops, and some are both, depending, originally, on which way you flipped a switch on the original hardware. So I suspect the mappings will involve bunches of tracks and midi mapping key ranges. I'm kind of surprised there's not a Logic setup available for it all, but I haven't managed to chase one down, if it exists.