Independence Preferences

Write Version 3
Translator will write Independence version 3 type Programs. These will not load in Independence 2 or 3. This also makes Basic Path / Root Folder and Copy/Alias choices irrelevant.

Basic Path / Root Folder
This is the Basic Path (version 1 terminology) that Translator will write to. This is termed Root Folder in Independence 2/Pro. (The concept does not exist in Independence 3.)

The Basic Path / Root Folder concept makes figuring out where you are going to create new (or using current) sample files a little tricky. Below are the rules, we've tried to make this as simple for you as possible.

First, a hint: create a Favorite of your BP/RF in Favorites; then, drag anything you want to convert from the Object List on the BP/RF Favorite. This will automatically give you acceptable results. If you have Create Alias/Shortcuts selected, any newly created SAMPLE files will be created as additional folder in your BP/RF, which is okay.

Programs, or Samples - Writing/Copying Files

IMPORTANT: with these objects, it does not matter what you select in either Program or Sample Destination Folders, nor where you drag on the Translator interface. Translator will always write them to the root of their corresponding TPL folder (/layers/Third Party Libraries or /audio files/Third Party Libraries). The single exception is if you choose a folder inside the TPL. So...

• These are always written in the corresponding TPL folder.
• If you destination selection is NOT the BP/RF or within it, Translator will default to the root of the TPL.
• When you convert a Bank, a folder is created to house all the Programs that will be written within.
• When you bulk translate; that is, when you convert a folder or a whole/partial Proprietary Disk, the folder tree is imitated in the TPL or the selected sub-folder in the TPL.

Samples - Creating Aliases/Shortcuts

Using aliases/shortcuts are nice because generally they shield you from managing samples within the BP/RF. In Independence itself the alias/shortcut mechanism is transparent. However you do need to know how it works in case you need to manage things at a later time.

• Samples are created normally; they get written in whatever you choose in a Sample Destination Folder. Samples that already are WAVE or AIFF stay where they are (except if you choose Copy Existing Samples in the Master Translation Dialog or Bulk Export). This makes the Sample Destination Folder useful only when you are converting something that doesn't already use WAVE or AIFF.
• Aliases/shortcuts are written in the /audio files/Third Party Libraries/External References folder. There is one alias/shortcut created for every program file created, and is always called "[program name] Samples". This may make for many aliases/shortcuts, but that eliminates the possibility of breaking multiple program's linking by deleting a single alias/shortcut.

Copy Samples to Basic Path / Create Shortcut/Alias if possible
Any incoming format that has referenced samples will copy them to the "audio" folder in the Basic Path, or a shortcut (Win) or Alias (Mac) will be written.
Default: Copy Samples

File Info
This is all the extra info that will be written into newly-created Independence Programs.