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Marky
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Sampler library formats - where to get the storage format information new

#44257 - 02/11/04 02:20 PM

Igor's post about EMU-Akai sampler library conversion has got me thinking once more about an idea I'd been thinking about when I had some spare time earlier in the year.

I'm not a bad programmer so I wouldn't mind having a stab at writing a conversion utility myself; in my case I'm interested in the Roland S series to and from Kontakt.

I put together perl scripts at work all the time to convert between file formats, and even though the sampler library formats might be in binary and be a bit obscure, I reckon it shouldn't be too tough...

Am I overly simplifying things here?

Anyway, anyone know where I could get hold of any format descriptions for the Roland S-760 (or any of the S series) or Kontakt?

- Mark

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Re: Sampler library formats - where to get the storage format information new

[Re: Marky]
#44319 - 02/11/04 04:16 PM

You'll probably have to speak to Roland / EMU directly. This info is usually only released under a NDA. I spoke some time ago to the guy who wrote 'Transferstation' (an old Mac SCSI -> sampler utility). I'd manged to trash an MD disk with my entire sample collectrion on it, & was trying to find if there was any way I could extract the sample data. He told me he couldn't give give the foramt info as he was under a NDA.

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Marky
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Re: Sampler library formats - where to get the storage format information [Re: steveman]
#44621 - 03/11/04 04:55 AM

Hey Steveman,

Thanks for the info. I was hoping that getting hold of the format would not involve having to get the companies involved - though logic tells me that this would always be the case. I doubt they would hand out NDAs to just anyone and I wouldn't even bother trying ... bummer.

Thanks anyway..

- Mark

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