On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Florian Schirmer <florian.schir...@native-instruments.de> wrote:
>> Is there someone who knows more about these formats? Even if it is not >> possible to write a sampler engine (it would not be the first >> [partly]binary, closed format loaded by open source software) maybe there is >> at least a way to get all the needed information to convert/correct them by >> hand or individual scripts. > > Besides the technical problem there is also a legal problem involved here. > To protect the IP of sample developers the instruments sold by 3rd party > developers are encrypted. > > My guess would be that using something like Autosampler to capture a certain > snapshot of a library and convert that into something that your favorite can > read is by far the most promising solution. But of course this depends on > what you're looking for. I haven't heard of Autosampler until now, but this seems like an appropriate time to bring up synthclone: http://synthclone.googlecode.com/ ... which has some similar features, is free, and has a plugin API that allows a programmer to add missing functionality. -- Devin Anderson surfacepatterns (at) gmail (dot) com blog - http://surfacepatterns.blogspot.com/ psinsights - http://psinsights.googlecode.com/ synthclone - http://synthclone.googlecode.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Linuxsampler-devel mailing list Linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel