TUTORIAL: Organising a sample library

mrlithium · Post by **mrlithium** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:25 am

I think my preferred method is going to be something like this : D:\Sample Library\01-Kicks\WhateverPackItcameFrom-Kick001.wav meaning that all my packs will have to be broken down and renamed. I used to use a program called Better File Rename but I lost it and its not free. Going to have to find a new one, for windows.

RandoRando · Post by **RandoRando** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:50 am

lol at my folders being names "shit" "guns" "halloween sounds"

amphibian · Post by **amphibian** » Tue May 31, 2011 1:29 am

DZA wrote:Need to do this but cba sorting out 400gb of samples

You've got too many. lol

Ldizzy · Post by **Ldizzy** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:01 am

i remember having horrendous sample libraries when i used to rip off 16 bar samples from vinyl...
that may be Dza's case...

otherwise... ahaha im sure u could delete a couple

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:41 pm

Been putting this off for so long but decided to get started organising my sample this morning, shits taking for ever but it makes so much easier to find samples.

Defo worth doing if you find some spare time

sunny_b_uk · Post by **sunny_b_uk** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:36 pm

nice thread, been sorting my samples from when this year started, i delete every sample & multisample that sounds shit, which was nearly everything

found out i had some nice royalty free samples that were hiding in folders of folders of shit ones.

DimigoWave · Post by **DimigoWave** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:18 am

And what about programs like: Audiofile sample manager 3?

is ok to organise your sample + song with this kind of programs? can you edit id3tags with this one?

crunkedxup · Post by **crunkedxup** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:14 am

never even considered this before. going to do it tomorrow, seems like a good idea.

anyone find any programs like audiofinder for windows? seems to be a lot harder than i thought itd be

DimigoWave · Post by **DimigoWave** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:27 pm

wow... ive never heard about audiofinder i sertenly should check it... thanks

RandoRando · Post by **RandoRando** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:58 am

wont rearranging your library fuck up projects that use those samples? if you daw goes to look for them and cant find them cause they have been moved.

nameless133 · Post by **nameless133** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:53 am

I put genre-related sample packs in genre named folders and I put synth, bass, drum, voices, breaks, etc. samples in seprate folders.

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:06 am

I keep meaning to overhaul my sample library, as it is a huge mess right now...

...but before I can even do that, I need to "Collect All & Save" each of my Ableton projects otherwise it will be absolute chaos.

billybuxton · Post by **billybuxton** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:24 am

Just deleted shitloads of mine

Still gotta do a lot more organizing though

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