EXS24 Missing Samples Instruments keep on vanishing [SOLVED]

[krist]

Does anyone else experience this?

 

The latest being w/ a 3rd party library (Imperfect Samples' Fazioli). Last night, one of the instruments wouldn't load. Re-indexing didn't help. Well it did re-organize the EXS menu though - there's now an empty sub-menu called Logic 6 in it.

 

I've reached a point where, as much as I dig it, I dare not use EXS-24 anymore, except in an empty project. But quite often, those sessions come to an abrupt term as I try to browse through instruments and EXS-24 get stuck loading the samples and Logic doesn't respond anymore.

 

I don't think it's a matter of me being impatient. Last night, upon further testing, EXS got stuck on the Big Beat Remix kit. I went out for a 5 minutes break - when I walked back in, it was showing no sign of progress, stuck at the same place.

 

Any ideas?

Edited January 29, 2013 by krist

[Atlas007]

Have you considered resetting your SMC?

As a piece of advice: do this only after quitting all opened apps (including background ones) and unplugging attached devices to your computer except power...

[krist]

I admit I hadn't - I'm still relatively green when it comes to Mac.

 

I did Google the issue (and it seems that lots of us are having problems like this) but the most interesting solution involved using a Redmatica product, which has vanished since Apple acquired it.

 

I will give that one a try.

 

Thanks.

[krist]

Turns out that issue seems to have been related to my external HD. Removing it from Spotlight solved the problem.