Program use

Global shortcuts (always active in program):

	refreshes folders, drives or AKAI/EMU CD contents
	shows help
	switches auditioning on/off, pressing the button has the same function
	switches between panels in sequence Explorer, Bank, Program, Sample
+	switches between panels in reverse order
	sets "Explorer" panel active
	sets "Files" panel active
	sets "Samples" panel active
	sets "Presets" panel active
	vertical zoom in for graphical wave (sample) view
	vertical zoom out for graphical wave (sample) view
	toggles Dual View on/off
	horizontal zoom out for graphical wave (sample) view
	horizontal zoom in for graphical wave (sample) view
	plays wave sample from the loop start point

"Explorer" panel shortcuts:

	converts selected file(s)
	opens Patch Editor for selected file
	converts selected file
	expands all directories and subdirectories
	shows search file menu for selected format

"Files" panel shortcuts:

	converts selected file(s)
	opens Patch Editor for selected file
	converts selected file

"Presets" panel shortcuts:

	expands current selection, showing layer- and zone-details
	collapses current selection, hiding layer- and zone-details
	removes selected Instrument/Preset, layer or zone
	opens Patch Editor
	converts selected instrument(s) / preset(s)
	converts selected instrument(s) / preset(s)

"Samples" panel shortcuts:

	Start/Stop sample playback
	starts sample playback
	stops sample playback
	saves sample to wave of aiff format
	exports sample to external audio editor
	removes loop from sample
	saves sample to wave of aiff format
	open menu with additional sample commands
	edits sample name

Multi-selection of files and instruments allows for conversion of more than one file/instrument from the selected disk or CD at a time.
This simplifies conversion to a great extent, however you can only use multi-selection from one single disk, folder or Akai/Emu CD.
Multi-selection is only possible in the "Files" panel and the "Presets" panel.

Selection of files:	Selection of presets:

How-to multi-select items:

• click and hold down the left mouse-button on any item, then move the mouse (while holding down the left-button) to select a group of items.
• press the key, then click on the items you wish to add or remove in the multi-selection.
• select the first item with the mouse or / keys, then hold the key down, and use the / key to select a group of items.

In some cases it is desirable to be able to adjust the width of some of the panels when:

• the "Explorer" panel contains long folder names.
• the "Files" panel contains long file/bank names.
• the "Presets" panel or "Samples" panel contains long names.

Panel widths can be adjusted as follows:

1. When hovering the mouse over the borders between panels, the cursor shape changes into . Now you can drag the border to change the width or the panel on the left hand side of the cursor. It is possible the change the widths of the "Explorer" panel, "Files" panel and "Presets" / "Samples" column.
2. Click on the button in "Explorer" panel to reset the "Explorer" panel, "Files" panel and "Presets" / "Samples" column to their default widths.

The / button allows selective sample viewing.
This function is very useful with large GM banks and only works only with Soundfont or Giga formats containing multiple instruments or presets.
 
The button has a two modes. Depends from in which panel is active it is called:
[P] mode - works when we select a sample "show me the presets"
[S] mode - works when we select a preset "show me the samples"

When / is OFF, all the samples of the current File/Bank/Volume are displayed.
 
Examples of usage:

1. [S] mode - to find out which samples belongs to selected preset just select a preset and press button. When button is active and switched ON you can select other presets to checks its samples.
2. [P] mode - to find out which presets contains selected sample just select/mark this sample and press button. To check other samples while this button is actived you have to switch to OFF button, select other sample and press button once again. These presets will be marked with gray color in "Presets" panel.

Allows you to automatically search for files in the "Explorer" panel of the selected Source Format(s).
It is possible to search for files in any directory, disk or CD. Nested directories will be scanned.
 
File Search is only active for the following Source Formats :
SoundFont, Giga, SampleTank, DLS, SampleFarm, Halion, Kontakt, 
audio sample formats: Wave, Aiff, Ogg Vorbis, Creamware Sample.
 
The results of a search action will be displayed in the "Files" panel.
on the selected directory or disk.
Select the format from the popup menu and ExSC will search for the files, showing the search results in alphabetical order in the "Files" panel.
During the search, the program waits for completion of the operation.
It can take some time with a large amount of files.
A long search operation may be canceled by pressing the key.

When selecting a file in the "Files" panel the full file path will be displayed in the status bar, so the file location is obvious.

Searching of Giga files with *.GIG extension:	Searching of all source formats and supported source extensions:

Searching of some audio files and invoking menu with some sample operations:
Convert ... menu converts selected one audio file to WAVE or AIFF format.

Convert all ... menu converts all audio files to WAVE or AIFF format.

File Conversion is used to change one file format into another file format.
Also we can re-convert some formats.
NOTE: Remember to switch "Menu -> Destination Format" mode into used format conversion.

It can be done in several ways:

• via menu "File" with using "Open ..." command to read file and "Save as ..." command to convert or save into chosen format. This way is used to convert one file at a time.
• select file(s) in "Files" panel and press button.
• select file(s) in "Files" panel and press button.
• mouse on selected file(s) in "Files" panel.
• select preset(s) in "Presets" panel and press button.
• mouse on selected preset(s) in "Presets" panel.

Important notes about audio samples overwriting:
When converted audio samples exists on disk in the same location you will see a Message Box where you can select a further action.

This can happen when we convert to AKAI S5k, S6k, Z4, Z8, Creamware, Kontakt, Sfz formats. These formats use external sample files used with main file.
[Yes] - It overwrites existed samples on disk (be carefully to not loose your old samples).

[No] - It saves only main file (samples are not copied, saved on disk).

[Cancel] - It cancels convert operation.

It is possible to convert one or multiple files, presets in a single Convert session.
Multi Selection methods allows to select more files.

Some operations are reserved to convert only audio samples or groups of audio samples.
NOTE: Remember to switch "Menu -> Destination Format" mode into into WAVE or AIFF mode.

To convert one audio sample to WAVE or AIFF format use as follows:

• use "File -> Save as ..." command.
• by selecting a sample and press button.
• by selecting a sample and use mouse .
• select one sample and use mouse on selected sample to invoke a popup menu where you can choose "Convert ..." command.

To convert or extracts more audio samples from selected file(s) or preset(s) use these methods:

• select/open file and use "File" -> "Save as ..." command.
• select file(s) in "Files" panel and press button.
• select file(s) in "Files" panel and press button.
• mouse on selected file(s) in "Files" panel.
• select preset(s) in "Presets" panel and press button.
• mouse on selected preset(s) in "Presets" panel.
• select any sample in "Samples" panel and use mouse to invoke a context menu and choose "Convert all ..." command.

ExSC allows the fast export of a selected sample or all samples of a program/instrument to Wave or Aiff sound file format so these can be edited using an external Audio Editor like e.g. Sound Forge, WaveLab, Audacity, etc.
The path where to find the external Audio Editor can be defined in the Configuration -> Settings dialog.

NOTE: Remember to save files after their edit in Audio Editor.
When you come back to ExSC converter automatically re-reads samples from hard disk. If some changes were done these changes are shown directly in ExSC sample view.

To edit a single sound sample and automatically launch External Editor:

• Press key after you have selected the sample to export in the "Samples" panel.
• Click on button.
• Main menu: Tools -> Edit sample in External Audio Editor.

To edit all sound samples and automatically launch External Editor:

• Main menu: Tools -> Edit all samples. All samples will be transferred to Audio Editor.

To export all sound samples: (you need to launch your own an Audio Editor and load the sample files manually)

• Main menu: Tools -> Export all samples to folder.
• Select folder and press [OK] button.

This option exports samples to specified directory instead of previous functions which place files in system temporary folder located usually in Documents and Settings.

Exported samples are marked with icon.

If you want to export/edit samples only from selected preset use "Selective Sample Viewing" methods like [S] mode, button must be switched ON.

We can do some basic operations on samples:

Rename: To rename sample:

• select it and click one again on its name, then edit box will shown.
• or press shortcut .

Then enter your own name here and apply with .

NOTE: Some formats have limitations to its name length.
SoundFont format allows for only 24 chars for sample's name. If you exceed it the last chars will be removed.
Find stereo samples:
This option is used to link mono left and right samples into one stereo.
Converter uses some comparisons to left and right samples to find the same parameters.

• names are compared, name must contains L/R letter at the end,
• sample rate must be the same,
• root key must be the same,
• samples must have the same settings like loop on/off and start end.

If this conditions are kept these samples are linked to stereo and treated like stereo sample in further operations.

Rename duplicate samples:
This option eliminates repeated names of samples by adding 01 .. 99, 001 .. 999 postfix or to its end name.

Remove zone's crossfading:
Option was explained in menu "Tools" description Remove zone's crossfading

Changing sample's Start point:
To change sample's start point click on START marker and drag to change its position.

Changing sample's Loop Start point:
To change sample's loop start point click on LOOP marker and drag to change its position.

Cut to Sample Start point:
This option remove material before sample start playback. Also it moves a loop points about sample start value. The result is that sample is trimmed.

Remove looping:
To remove loop from the sample:

• select sample and press key.
• or select sample and choose from its context menu "Remove looping" command.

To come back to original loop settings choose from context sample's menu "Reset to original loop setting" command.
Clicking on button located in Loop View also restores original loop settings.

Sometimes we want to do some variations to converted patches or banks. This tool allows to do this operation.

Other main purpose is removing unwanted GIGA dimensions when we convert to formats who do not support dimensioned layers (SF2, DLS, SampleTank, DS-404, STS, AKP). We can decide which layers leave and which convert.

How to view and delete layers/dimensions

1. Select instrument.
   
2. Press or to view instrument details.
   
3. Click on layer/dimension to view its details.
   
4. Click on or press key to remove layer/dimension.
   

To delete a zone expand layer for its details, select zone and delete it by clicking on button or pressing key.

To delete a selected preset press key.

Converter gives more technical data about used objects. We can find out about some details of selected preset, layer, zone or sample.
Tree's items can be expanded with or key.

Preset details:

Gives informations about MIDI Program, Bank used. Displays count of used zones (regions).

Layer details:

Some formats keep information for the layer also (SoundFont). These layers can have its own settings and they are applied to all zones used in these layer.

Zone details:
This gives info about basic zone's parameters.


Sample details: