EXS-24/HALion/Reason Options

This tab supports all of these software samplers, basically. In actuality, it supports all sample formats that use WAV/AIFF/SD2 files, and can put them any place in the system.

Destination Sample Type
This selects if the sample files rendered as a result of a conversion are WAVE files or AIFF files. If the source uses WAVE files, and AIFF is selected here, tesaplesthewill be copied and rendered as AIFF files, as well as the converse of this.
Default: Intel

Force Unique Files
If this is checked, directories, all generated files will be guaranteed a unique file name, instead of prompting you when a pending filename already ahs been used. This is done by adding a unique numeral to the end of the file name.
Default: checked

Use Internal Names for Export
When converting out of EXS-24 and HALion formats, this option chooses whether the Master Name used in the destination will be the Internal name stored in the file, or the .exs or .fxp file nme itself. Note: this should be unchecked most of the time for EXS-24, since the internal names are mostly irrelveant. WIth HALion, the Internal name is important, but most of the time it's the same as the file name anyway.
Default: unchecked

Voices
This determines the Voice Amount that will be written into new EXS, HALion, Reason, and Kontakt files, IF the Voice amount is not determined by the source format. Default is dependant on the maximum value of the destination (EXS="Max", HALion=32, Reason=32, Kontakt=128)
Default: Default

HALion

Use Current Amplitude Release Trigger Mode
HALion 2 has a neat feature where you can determine how loud the release trigger sample reference will be. Current Amplitude sets the volume on how loud the normal trigger reference is playing at the time. Checking this option enables this when release triggers are written.However, there are certain times when this option may not be to your liking.
Default: checked

Normal Slope
HALion envelopes allow you to set the curve of the change in amplitudes of its envelopes. This is the slope for envelopes IF the slope is not already specified.
Default: 30%

Create Internal Folders Based On...
HALion can use a folder structure for organizational purposes and also to ease editing chores. When Translator writes HALion files, this option determine how those folders are written - either by velocity ranges, or by "dimensional" (meaning keyswitches or modwheel-release triggers etc.) means. If there are no velocities and/or "dimensions", no folders will be written.
Default: checked

EXS


Write Sample Selects in Groups
The EXS-24 uses the term "Select Range" to determine when a Zone plays, in relation to the modulator that is set to Sample Select. These Ranges can be written into the Zones or the Groups, depending on your preference. Writing them into the Zones enables less Groups to be written, and enables the Zones to be more portable and independant. Writing the Selects into the Groups sometimes allows a cleaner organization of structure.
Default: unchecked

Attack 0=Zero
When exporting out of EXS-24 into other formats, this determines whether the setting of 0 in the attack envelope REALLY means 0. The reason for this is because setting an EXS Attack to 0 is not as snappy as other samplers; it doesn't have a "click" associated with it - it is always smoothed out. As a result, when exporting drums you won't get optimum results in the destination files.
Checking this option results in the attack time set to 0ms; otherwise, it is set to 10ms.
Default: unchecked

Parameter Tolerance
The EXS writes most of it's parameters to a global parameter set, except some overrides that are entered into the Groups. These are the amplitude envelope, the filter cutoff, and the filter resonance.

If many keygroups/zones that are being translated have widely differing amp envelope values, etc., there will be many groups that are formed. To keep this at a minimum, use this option to round together these values so not as many Groups are created. Higher values ahve a greater effect. There is nothing wrong with lot's of groups being created, but for an organizational measure, this may be desired.
Default: unchecked

Go To Comparison Options button
Takes you to the master Comparison Options area (under Options). This is Parameter Tolerence from a different angle - on a parameter set basis, you can choose to ignore incoming values when it comes to comparisons. The Parameter Tolerence value is applied to those parameter sets that are not ignored.

Show Comparison Errors
The EXS-24 format is a limited format, and Translator uses many comparison averaging techniques to cram more complicated formats into it's structure. This option allows a dialog to come up to allow you to manually control how these comparison averaging functions are applied. This option is handy, not just because it alows you to control the averaging, but it also tells you when a more complicated format is incoming.
Default: checked

XFade
This is the XFade value of the EXS-24. You can preset this parameter based on your personal preference.
db, linear, Eq Pwr (Default)