Sample Organisation - how do you do it?

[darlo]

Y'all,

My library of samples is starting to get unmanageable any ideas on I can put some order into things to make it easier to get at the sounds I want.

Cheers

darlo

[chuckcogan]

my samples folder system is:
samples -> artist & album or trackname -> the sample as a wav & rexfile

NOT the best system but dont know if i could get it working any better if i changed it

[darlo]

What about single hits and loops etc?

[chuckcogan]

dont have much of those....most of my samples comes from records, hits & loops
but i do have folders for "Claps", "Kicks" etc....but not more then maybe 10-15 samples in those

then my sample cd folders are named like this:
sample cds -> place bought.company.releasename (Loopmasters.Equipped.Music.Smokers.Reilght.Vol2)

it works for me....but i have trouble sometimes when im looking for something
might have been a good idé to make sub folders for different genres, where the samples originate from
samples - > house - > artist & album or trackname -> the sample as a wav & rexfile
samples - > dub - > artist & album or trackname -> the sample as a wav & rexfile
samples - > disco - > artist & album or trackname -> the sample as a wav & rexfile

but dont think i have the energy to go through em all hahahaha

[darlo]

So you always recycle the wav then?

[chuckcogan]

yeah...atleast i try to hehehe
that way i can very quickly just throw one of the hits in...or the whole loop if thats what i want
i can also use just the "groove" of the loop and change drum hits easily

[darlo]

Do you use anything that is not by Propellerhead:)

[chuckcogan]

Do you use anything that is not by Propellerhead:)

my keyboard (midicontroller) & soundforge...but thas all heheh

[darlo]

Have you managed to get your hands on Reason 5 Beta?

[chuckcogan]

yeah im a betatester....but a VERY poor one hahahahah
havnt really played with it more then perhaps an hour

[darlo]

I know you have to abide by a NDA but is Dr Octorex is good as they say?

[chuckcogan]

as i said...i havnt played around with it that much
but the Kong & its efx are very nice
havnt even tried Dr. Octorex heheheh...im a BAD betatester

[darlo]

Shame on you! You don't deserve the quality products they put out. I demand you hand over the software to me

[chuckcogan]

hahahah....no thy are all mine..MINE i say

btw....whats your sample organisation look like, seeing as you brought it up hahah

[darlo]

D:\Samples
D:\Samples\001 - Percussion
D:\Samples\001 - Percussion\001 - Drums
D:\Samples\001 - Percussion\001 - Drums\001 - Kicks
D:\Samples\001 - Percussion\001 - Drums\001 - Kicks\003 - Future_House

D:\Samples\002 - Instruments
D:\Samples\002 - Instruments\001 - Bass
D:\Samples\002 - Instruments\001 - Bass\001 - DH Bass - 02

D:\Samples\003 - Synths
D:\Samples\003 - Synths\001 - Bass\005 - Juno +\001 - Juno_01
D:\Samples\004 - Loops\002 - Instrumental\001 - Piano

and so on

It gets a bit time consuming....