Best way to move my library across
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:20 pm
Hi,
I have a library of Akai, Gig and SF2 sample banks, and I would like to find the best way to get everything set up within LS.
I am able to us LS with patches from my library, say from a .gig file, by loading the instrument file and specifying the instrument index, and everything is fine.
What I would like to do is have the ability to take a .gig file and have it in the LS database so that I can use program change midi to select the instrument patches from within it.
I am able to create orchestras, instruments and midi maps manually that would let me do this, but it seems as if I have to do this manually. I don't mind this, but I was hoping since the .gig file's instruments are already indexed within the .gig, it would be possible to import the .gig's patches into the LS / Fantasia database. Ideally this would be able to respond to midi program change without any further config. Instead I have to go through every patch and create a midi map entry for it.
Since I have a large library with thousands of instrument patches, I'm keen to avoid this line by line manual method if at all possible. If the interface does not support this more streamlined import of gig instruments, I would probably look to script this myself, as I have lots of experience with this type of thing.
If anyone could share how they create and manage large libraries within the LS system, I'd be grateful for any pointers to get me going. Or if you have some suggestions for where to start looking to script things that would also be great. Anything i do develop would be offered back to the community.
Cheers!
I have a library of Akai, Gig and SF2 sample banks, and I would like to find the best way to get everything set up within LS.
I am able to us LS with patches from my library, say from a .gig file, by loading the instrument file and specifying the instrument index, and everything is fine.
What I would like to do is have the ability to take a .gig file and have it in the LS database so that I can use program change midi to select the instrument patches from within it.
I am able to create orchestras, instruments and midi maps manually that would let me do this, but it seems as if I have to do this manually. I don't mind this, but I was hoping since the .gig file's instruments are already indexed within the .gig, it would be possible to import the .gig's patches into the LS / Fantasia database. Ideally this would be able to respond to midi program change without any further config. Instead I have to go through every patch and create a midi map entry for it.
Since I have a large library with thousands of instrument patches, I'm keen to avoid this line by line manual method if at all possible. If the interface does not support this more streamlined import of gig instruments, I would probably look to script this myself, as I have lots of experience with this type of thing.
If anyone could share how they create and manage large libraries within the LS system, I'd be grateful for any pointers to get me going. Or if you have some suggestions for where to start looking to script things that would also be great. Anything i do develop would be offered back to the community.
Cheers!