Logic don't sees Electronic drum kits

Hi everyone!

 

I have a problem: I have MacBook Air 2017, Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6, and Logic 10.4.6.

Also, I have installed all my sound on external HDD drive (because laptop capacity is only 128gb), which is formatted in ExFat (for convenience with Windows).

 

So, anytime I plug-in external HDD, starts Logic and choose one instrument from the Electronic Drum Kit -- it says "Some additional content is needed for this project. Do you want to download it now?"

 

I have re-downloaded this Ultrabeat Samples many times, without luck -- same message every time.

 

Although this problem is related to my Spotlight problem -- spotlight just reindexing again and again my HDD EVERY TIME I plug it in. And yes -- I always use "eject" before disconnecting.

And the thing is -- when spotlight indexed properly Logic folders on HDD, the Ultrabeat instruments works fine!

 

Please, help me with this f****ng spotlight -- I really don't know what to do, and I just can't reformat my HDD to HFS+, because there are 730+GB data on it! (also, inconvenient usage with Windows...)

 

I can provide logs if needed (logs of spotlight indexing, for ex.)

 

Thanks in advance!

Some additional content is needed for this project. Do you want to download it now

I would believe that you pinpointed the source of your issue with your HD format.

I would try using an external storage service to use with Windows, and format the HD to use with your Mac with the appropriate format protocol...

BUT -- everything else seems to work fine...

Maybe some parts don't work either, but acoustic drums, synthesizers and Alchemy works fine. On same external HDD with same ExFat format...

I just don't understand...

 

Also, I have JUST ONE external 2TB HDD, and special micro SD for MacBook Air cost twice the price of this HDD (this could be the variant, but maybe another solution?)

I will try this solution. Spotlight indexing fixed, at least...

And re-download whole Logic library

 

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/337706/spotlight-re-indexing-takes-too-long-or-doesnt-work

No success...

Spotlight still doesn't indexing properly, and after reconnecting HDD Logic still doesn't see this Ultrabeat samples...

Well, here is workaround -- instead of moving library by Logic app (if you already done that -- then eject external HDD, launch Logic and click on "Reset" music library), move it manually and create Symlinks to the folders -- the old way of moving Logic library. So I left Ultrabeat on my laptop, and moved every other instruments to my external HDD

 

Here is guide to Symlinks:

https://www.logicprohelp.com/move-logics-additional-content-secondary-drive/

Thanx for sharing your solution!

Lets hope it keeps working with the next update!

I have had the same issue. I have a 4TB external dedicated to sound libraries, and I'd already made sure it was formatted for Apple. It's not a Time Machine backup. I migrated the Logic Library, and only Ultrabeat didn't work (samples missing, although clearly in expected locations). I deleted, redownloaded, remigrated. Same thing.