KVR Audio

jmousseau44 · Post by **jmousseau44** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:43 pm

I've got gigs of samples littered all over my hard drives and I'm drowning in them. It's getting to the point where my organizational handicap can't take it anymore. Can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive sample librarian? Something that can scan drives and audition along with converting???

thanks,

Jason

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:47 pm

PC or Mac?

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:51 pm

And which sample format?

Devon

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:52 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:PC or Mac?

so you recommend getting a computer of some sort?

xander · Post by **xander** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:23 pm

I use Vsampler!

(why not?)

The Amazing VSampler

It does all that you ask - and more!

Features:
255 voice polyphonic.
16 part multi-timbral (16 MIDI Channels).
16 Stereo outputs.
Supports all usual output formats from 16 bits/44 kHz up to 32 bits/192 kHz.
Sample-Editor.
Auto-Looper.
Beat-Slicer.
Synth.
Built in Effects (Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Distortion, EQ, etc.).
Modulation matrix.
Soundbank Manager.
Autoload Preview.
Can also host VST plugins.
AKAI CDs 1:1 on hard disk (Can build a 1:1 copy of the AKAI CD as a disc image file on your local hard drive or network drive).

Loads the following sample formats:

AKAI (S1000/3000 CD and S5000/6000 .AKP)
SoundFont (.SF2) - Can also save as SF2.
HALion (.FXB, .FXP)
Gigastudio (.GIG)
LM4 drumkits
WAV
AIFF

Worth every bloody tupence!

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:27 pm

Hmmm.. interesting. Y'know, I've never really considered a sample management utility... Probably be a good idea

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:34 pm

There's really good sample managenment tools available in both PC & Apple formats built in. Kinda hard to find, but do a search for em:

PC = Explorer

Mac = Finder

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:26 pm

I'm afraid to organize my samples because I don't want to break references to any of them I might have used in previous work

So I probably have something like 57 versions of TR-707 kick drums in various folders. I'm not sure, though, this doesn't suit my "try this and see what happens" working style better than actually grouping them together

jmousseau44 · Post by **jmousseau44** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:37 am

there's a pretty cool app for OSX called AudioFinder that does what I'm looking for but I can't seem to find anything like this for the pc. Honestly conversion isn't a big deal I'd just like to be able to audition multiple formats (wav, aif, mp3) and organize them, like an audio sample database. I can't believe no one's thought if this before....

J

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:42 am

http://harmony-counterpoint.com/modules ... cid=19#cat

http://www.kvr-vst.com/othlink.php

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:24 am

Now that I'm out of Dick-Head mode, check out an app called "AudioSpace"

What you do is drag an alias of your sound folders into it & whatever is inside this things' file system will give you live auditioning through ANY open dialogue window..vst, host, windows, you name it. And it plays almost all formats as well.

Sorry, no link, but a search will take you there.

Look for: SoundFaction

steveholt · Post by **steveholt** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:03 am

And it plays almost all formats as well.

Do you mean single sample formats? It didn't seem to recognise soundfonts.

Steve

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:08 am

yup - Audiospace is good.
As sickle says - it works particularly well because it integrates itself into the OS dialog boxes - so it's available anywhere.

@steveholt - soundfonts aren't really samples. well they're not *just* samples. Think of them more like kontakt/halion/exs patches, but universal

Consumer Whore · Post by **Consumer Whore** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:07 am

Here's another:
http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/fw2.shtml

jmousseau44 · Post by **jmousseau44** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:39 pm

...thanks everyone for the help and the good leads. It's very appreciated.

Jason

Christ sakes, please help me here...