I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is .gig. That's easy. But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? Neither EXS nor CDXtract sees these files I tried changing the file extension to .gig but that's no good either. These ".exe" files I guess are executable applications in the world of Windows, and not actual gigasampler files (they're several hundred MB or GB in size, implying that they are the stuff that samples are made of). f-erenc szabo, smarty pants Z+E+R+O+B+E+A+T "NOW POWERED BY THE MIRACLE OF THE TRANSISTOR!" <http://home.goodmedia.com/~zerobeat>

f-erenc szabo wrote: > I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is > .gig. That's easy. > > But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? > Neither EXS nor CDXtract sees these files > > I tried changing the file extension to .gig but that's no good either. > > These ".exe" files I guess are executable applications in the world > of Windows, and not actual gigasampler files (they're several > hundred MB or GB in size, implying that they are the stuff that > samples are made of). > > You can try opening the .exe with Stuffit Expander.. It should expand much like a disk image or .pkg file, and perhaps the .gig file is sitting inside. I do it all the time for extracting stuff like game mods, or my DVD firmware since Pioneer only makes PC .exe installers for their drives.. -- Chris http://www.monotrematamusic.com http://www.myspace.com/monotremata http://www.descentrecords.com

At 09:01 AM 5/7/2007, you wrote: >I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is >..gig. That's easy. > >But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? >Neither EXS nor CDXtract sees these files > >I tried changing the file extension to .gig but that's no good either. > >These ".exe" files I guess are executable applications in the world >of Windows, and not actual gigasampler files (they're several >hundred MB or GB in size, implying that they are the stuff that >samples are made of). These are likely self-extracting compressed files. You need to run them first, and they should expand into a .gig file.

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "f-erenc szabo" <zerobeat@...> wrote: > > I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is > .gig. That's easy. > > But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? > Neither EXS nor CDXtract sees these files > > I tried changing the file extension to .gig but that's no good either. > > These ".exe" files I guess are executable applications in the world > of Windows, and not actual gigasampler files (they're several > hundred MB or GB in size, implying that they are the stuff that > samples are made of). > > > > f-erenc szabo, smarty pants > Z+E+R+O+B+E+A+T > "NOW POWERED BY THE MIRACLE OF THE TRANSISTOR!" > <http://home.goodmedia.com/~zerobeat> Hello f-erenc szabo, try UnRarX. This Software is free !! And the preferred one from VSL for an example. Works great to install the *.gig Files from the *.exe packages. It also expand other things linke *.rar or *.zip. If this won`t work, than you must have a REAL WINDOWS INSTALL PROGRAMM. The windows self-installer files are always *.exe files and work only in WINDOWS (iiiihhh). "Virtual PC" would there the solution? regards Frank G5 Dual2.5, 6GB RAM :-) 1 Terra Drives, LP7.2.3, (Emagic..ups..APPLE-Fan since Creator) POWERED BY GERMAN BEER AND JAM!

At 11:01 AM 5/7/2007, you wrote: >I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is >.gig. That's easy. > >But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? Check with the library manufacturers that you bought the sample library from. I'm sure they would know. Garth Hjelte Sampler User

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "f-erenc szabo" wrote: > >I know how to convert Gigasampler files if the file extension is >.gig. That's easy. > >But how can I convert them if the file extension is .exe? >Neither EXS nor CDXtract sees these files Did you try changing the extension to zip? HW

Very often .exe files in case of sample storage are self-extracting archives - so you don't need the actual archiving program. Under Windows at least, that is. Under OSX I think the latest version of Stuffit should open and extract those .exe files created with WinRar (the most often used tool for self-extracting archives) just fine. Fwiw, the main reason to use such a file format is that WinRar is very good at (non-destructive, of course) sample compression. Compression rates up to even more than 50% are quite often possible. Regards Sascha