> I'm running PMI Steinway D in EXS. > > When I initially load it up - into a new project or when reopening a > project - the piano upload doesn't take too long - well under a > minute. > If i do a "save as" for an already saved project the save takes but a > moment. But - when I save as a project, it takes over half an hour to > load. > > This makes no sense. > Can someone explain this to me. > Can I guess that you are saving all the exs instruments as part of the project? If so then you are replicating the samples, which could be quite large. You can deselect this when saving as a project. JR