At 10:52 AM 3/27/2006, you wrote: >I am very new to this world of sampling, samplers, or reasonable facsimiles >thereof. Therefore, I really need some help. I have some DVD's with a >PLETHORA of sounds that I NEED to use(yesterday) They are all in .wav >format, and I have no idea on how to convert to exs. I thought it was as >simple as loading the disc into the correct folder. EXS files are simply control files that define how one or more .wav files are mapped out across the keyboard. So if you want to create a .exs file, for EXS to play it, just create a New Instrument, add a Zone, and load one of these samples into it. Perhaps you want to map many .wav files in a single .EXS instrument. Then use the "Load Multiple Samples" under the Zone menu. You don't necessarily need a third-party convertor, although Translator www.chickensys.com has some nifty options on mapping multiple samples. Garth Hjelte Sampler User