Saving What You Just Made...

Just a quick saving question. I usually save by going "Save entire memory," but sometimes all I'll do is add say a snare hit and then I have to do an entire mem save just so that it saves the one snare hit. So instead should I go save sequence? I've tried a few things and sometimes it works for me and other times it does not so I kinda want to know what the proper way to do this is so that I don't loose stuff.

This is what I do, maybe it will help you...

I created 4 top level folders:
Programs
Contains all my program folders ie 808 folder, 909 folder, etc. I also save the samples with the program. Yes, redundant if I save them in my library already but this keeps everything neat and easy to update, back up and use.

Projects
Contains all data used for projects ie if I am working on a song, I will create a folder titled "Song Name" and everything used for that song will be saved - Programs, Samples, etc

Samples
I use this folder to save all my samples to. If the sample hasn't been assigned to a program or even if it has, it gets saved here first so my library is up to date.

This folder is organized as such...
Drum Machines
Claps
Percussion
Synthetic 2 (NI Synthetic Drums CD)
Sound FX
Vocals

Sequences
Here is where I save sequences. Sequences that have not yet been associated with a project. Basically, if I create some random sequence just to create something, it gets saved here. I use the following file name for easy organization, finding and view in "next seq":
BPM-VERSION NUMBER KIT or
123-002 TR808

Hope this helps.

ShaneFontane wrote:This is what I do, maybe it will help you...

I created 4 top level folders:
Programs
Contains all my program folders ie 808 folder, 909 folder, etc. I also save the samples with the program. Yes, redundant if I save them in my library already but this keeps everything neat and easy to update, back up and use.

Projects
Contains all data used for projects ie if I am working on a song, I will create a folder titled "Song Name" and everything used for that song will be saved - Programs, Samples, etc

Samples


I use this folder to save all my samples to. If the sample hasn't been assigned to a program or even if it has, it gets saved here first so my library is up to date.

This folder is organized as such...
Drum Machines
Claps
Percussion
Synthetic 2 (NI Synthetic Drums CD)
Sound FX
Vocals

Sequences
Here is where I save sequences. Sequences that have not yet been associated with a project. Basically, if I create some random sequence just to create something, it gets saved here. I use the following file name for easy organization, finding and view in "next seq":
BPM-VERSION NUMBER KIT or
123-002 TR808

Hope this helps.

Nice shane.

Upright wrote:Nice shane.

make sure your sample names arent the same name otherwise youll over write them.

for that reason, I always find it best to make a folder for each beat, then save the program, and sequences into that folder. All you have to do is name the folder the name of the beat. You dont even have to name the samples or sequences. then just save that particulars beat's seq and pgms into its folder. If you update a program, then all you have to do is have "replace same samples" checked to "no" and overwrite the pgm.