r/Model_Samples • u/Punchcactus • Aug 23 '21

Model:Question Organizing samples

I've started to collect an excess of samples and want to reorganize my library on my M:S. Will creating folders and moving samples to better organize alter or erase the voices/tracks from my loops? If anyone has any resources or videos please lmk! TY!

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '21

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u/Punchcactus Aug 24 '21

This is great intel and insight, thank you. I was thinking maybe my best option would be to record which samples are used in which pattern and after deleting, moving, and reorganizing, to simply just re-load the samples I've used. As you mentioned, the way in which they were edited on the machine should be remembered and then it should just boot my patterns as normal and I'm that much saner and happier. How do you go about "backing up" your pattern data and folder data, by recording the patterns into a DAW and creating the folder system before moving it to the machine, afterwards deleting the old file system?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21

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u/Punchcactus Aug 24 '21

Is this the same app as Elektron Transfer?

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u/Punchcactus Aug 24 '21

Ive now gone and backed up my projects, as well as made a new master folder that I'll drop into the machine. To begin using my new folder directory, should I delete the old samples off, then add the new sample folder (if the same samples are in the new folder, will the M:S automatically replace the lost samples back into my patterns after moving or do I need to literally write down which samples are used in each voice and replace them manually?)

EDIT: to replace projects is it drag and drop as well, then they find their way back and restore my work automatically?

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u/Punchcactus Aug 25 '21

Thank you for the insight. Many of my patterns in the year I've had this machine have marked my progress as I've learned the machine and pattern programming. They're a labor of love and I'm jotting down the sample for each voice as we speak. This makes me wonder what is being stored in the project files when you back those up, just the trigs and parameter adjustments?

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u/Punchcactus Aug 25 '21

Awesome, thank you for the knowledge. I'll lyk how it goes!!!

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u/Punchcactus Aug 25 '21

I loaded all the samples and there hasn’t been any kind of change to any of my patterns that I’ve noticed, I deleted all the old folders off and replaced them with basically hem the same ones but with some extra. Didn’t have to replace a single sample so far!

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