Translating

There's a lot to Translator™, but it cannot be overemphasized that the main purpose of Translator™ is to TRANSLATE! You start with one Instrument file format, and end up with another one, hopefully one that can load into your sampler of choice.

Translator generally keeps it simple - just select the object that you want to convert, and either do three things:

• Double-Click on the object to select it for translation.
• Click the Translate button to convert any selected objects in the Object List.
• Right-click on the object and choose Convert As..->[whatever your format]

Remember, an object to convert can be a whole Bank (like a SoundFont), a single object within that Bank file (e.g. a Giga instrument), or a single file that represents an Instrument (e.g. an .exs file).

Those instructions apply to converting into a file you write on your hard drive, but a different set of circumstances apply when converting onto a Proprietary Drive. To do that, you need to drag the object you want to convert from the Object List and drop it in the appropriate location in the Proprietary Drive (disk or Virtual Drive) in the Container Pane.

Dragging also applies when you are converting into a Bank format, such as a SoundFont, GigaStudio file, a EmulatorX bank, and others. Just drag the object you want to convert from the Object List and drop on the Bank file you want to add it to in the Container Pane.

Click here for a complete list of support formats.

The Master Translation Dialog will appear. Put in your destination locations and format type you want to convert to, then click OK.

A Status dialog will appear, showing you the progress of the conversion. The Cancel button on this dialog is available to you so you can stop the process cleanly.

Once that's complete (Translator™ is quick!), a "finished" dialog will appear, telling you Translator is done and where the files ended up.

Note: Translation quality can vary, although it should be noted that Translator offers the highest quality conversion routines of any operational software. Many things are taken into account, and remember that certain parameters may not work or "fit" properly in the destination format you are converting to. It's important to learn what you can about your destination format AND the source format for you to know what converts and what doesn't.