4/15/2023 0 Comments Adsr sample manager manual![]() Sample rate or bit depth I don't care about unless I'm batch converting stuff in AudioFinder, which shows that info in column views, and I can derive rough length info from the file sizes or view exact lengths in AudioFinder.įor some categories I re-arrange the order of the fields - like for braams, which I deploy in "menu" patches in my sampler with one sample per key, using keyswitches to change pitch in the same manner that some commercial Kontakt libraries use. I don't include sample rate, bit depth, length, or any other parameters like that in the actual file names because that info either doesn't matter to me or is easily visible in MacOS. I don't try to force every single sound to comply with all the rules - that would result in too many empty / skipped fields or placeholders - and the names would quickly get too long. I skip any fields which don't apply for a given sound, and some sounds have extra fields unique to that category. Snare-XXXX-Supra8x14-CenterHit-Room-rr12-pp-D2 My typical file names for non-loop samples would be things like: I do have tons of things like machinery noises that I use as percussion or braams, but I name them as if they were always percussion or braams. I don't need to keep track of "FootstepFemale-StilletoHeel-Gravel-Left-22" vs "FootstepMale-CubanHeel-WoodFloor-Right-49" for example. When I do use a piece of SFX as a musical sound, I give it a name that correlates to its musical use, mostly disregarding the source. but I don't get too granular with the naming of that stuff because there's not that much of it in my library. I do have a decent collection of SFX that I use for weird sound design, convolution / impulse responses, etc. Since I don't do any SFX work per se, my naming scheme is oriented only toward musical sounds. I'd be interested in hearing what your naming method you use, also open to any suggestions! Type (Braamm etc.) > Pitch (High, Med, Low) > Name > Length > Number Object > Action > Surface > Size > Length > Number ![]() One for Foley / sound design and one for instruments. I'm starting to come to the conclusion that you need two or more types of naming methods. When naming things I've tried my best to tag them in a searchable way, but as I keep amassing more and more files and recordings I've found my old naming methods flawed and had to rework them. So having software that can view / handle all the tagging and move files, would be great. Bit Depth never seems to show anything in the file column, Bit Rate works fine along with File Type, however, there's nothing for viewing sample rates. However, for audio you only have Bit Rate, Bit Depth and File Type. ![]() The issue I have is with Windows, in the search columns you can add extra sections. Very helpful and much appreciated! Currently using a Windows machine with BulkRenameUtility (free software), which does the job well for batch renaming but that's about it. Too mega for me, even though I have literally millions of one-shot and loop samples.įirstly, thank you for taking the time to type all that out and provide all appropriate the links. Originally developed for SFX editors, it's matured into a system with powerful features for music editors / supervisors / librarians as well as music creators. It supports ReWire, direct spotting of samples to the ProTools timeline, etc. Plus the MacOS Spotlight search engine is fully integrated within all apps and can always find what I'm looking for.īut, if you're not satisfied with that, there's SoundMiner, which is THE high-end, sophisticated (and expensive) system for tagging, sorting, and importing samples to major DAWs. ![]() Oops!) But since the OS will never go away, my organization will stay intact even if I switch from Mac to Windows or whatever. (Been there, done that with a FileMaker DB back in the day. I don't like to rely on third-party database apps or other non-OS methods of organizing things, because if those solutions go away or become incompatible with some other app or OS version, there goes your organization. I just make use of meticulously-organized folder structures in MacOS and precise naming schemes that keep everything in order and easy to find. ![]()
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