dsw67 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Hi, I’ve done a search but have been unable to find a solution to my problem. Some of my software instruments appear to be missing. For example: when I try to use the Smooth Fretless Bass I get a message, "EXS24 instrument "Fretless Electric Bass.exs - audio file "FBWACO1A1X01.aif" not found!" I’ve tried some of the solutions offered here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=86457&p=453341&hilit=instruments+not+found#p453341 Unfortunately they didn’t work for me. Any other solutions would be greatly helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Can you confirm you followed the Garageband reindex method I linked to in that thread? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2443?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US If you didn't try that, please do as normally that is the fix for this odd Logic 9 Bug... If you did try it and it didn't work... then try searching the main library (not the user library) for that filename and you should find it under Library/Application Support/Garageband/Instrument Library/Sampler/Sampler Files/Fretless Electric Bass/.... . If it is not there then you will need to reinstall the instruments libraries. If it is there then you will need to reindex using spotlight... and/or try the GB reindex method once more and be sure to follow ALL the steps given... as missing out or changing one step can easily cause it not to work correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsw67 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Since I’m not sure I’m doing it correctly, I’ll reproduce the steps... Rebuilding the Loop Index in GarageBand Log in with an administrator account Click the Finder icon in the Dock. From the Go menu, choose Go to Folder. Type directory location: * Since I have Garageband 11', the correct path appears to be: /Library/Audio/Apple Loops Index Drag all "Search Index" files from the Apple Loops Index folder to the Trash. Open GarageBand. Click the Loop Browser button. You may see the "No Apple Loops Found" message. * I didn't see this message Click the Finder icon in the Dock. From the Go menu, choose Go to Folder. Type the directory location: see this article. * This is the same article as before, but I believe the path they want now is /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/Apple Loops for Garageband Locate the Apple Loops folder and drag it from the Finder into the Loop Browser in GarageBand. * I got a message saying 'Reindexing Loops' * After this I closed Garageband and launched Logic. I selected a software instrument track and went to Library > Electric Bass > Smooth Fretless, and again received the message stating the Fretless Electric Bass couldn't be found. If I missed a step please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 It looks right to me... Did you check for if the missing samples files were actually in the place they are supposed to be as per the second part of my last post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsw67 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 There's no Fretless Electric Bass in Garageband as far as I can tell, but one exists in Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 So you don't see the sample files in Library/Application Support/Garageband/Instrument Library/Sampler/Sampler Files/Fretless Electric Bass/ ? ...and instead you have found them in a different location on your Mac? Or are you saying you can't find them in GB itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsw67 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I found 'Smooth Fretless' in Logic. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2zYcxzQACL4eTc0T0phelRQeTA I do not find ' Fretless Electric Bass' in Garageband under Sampler Instruments https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2zYcxzQACL4aHYzV2FITm16YVU Nor do I find ' Fretless Electric Bass' under Garageband > Sampler Files https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2zYcxzQACL4dVRGMkpKT1RoSmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Smooth Electric Bass is a Logic instrument so I would expect to find it where you show in your example. Smooth Electric Bass using the Fretless Electric Bass Samples On my system the Fretless Electric Bass Samples can be found in Library/Application Support/Garageband/Instrument Library/Sampler/Sampler Files/Fretless Electric Bass/ Yours do not appear to be in that location which I assume, is why your 'Smooth Electric Bass' cannot find them. Why that would be so, is beyond me.. I checked on all the systems I have here, in case they get installed elsewhere on some systems... but on every system I have the Fretless Electric Bass samples are found in that same location. Given that to be the case, I can only suggest you try a re-install of both GB and Logic (in that order...) including the additional Downloads stuff.. and see if that fixes it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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