A gift from me to you

if your having issues finding the path .
go into Applications/Utilities/ launch the app "terminal "
enter this string

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES;killall Finder

this will display the directory path . Do at your own risk.

I'm doing a speechless videotut.
Editing it right now

masada you don't have to go to terminal.
Just open the get info of any of the files inside the folder you want the path for and copy it from there

hey Lab i just tried !LL's Rumpshaker. the vst for kontakt. it only opened the sample not a vst like hybrid or npc 909. i see the xml is different but that xml stuff is above me. let us know when you guys figure out the instruments too

TT_Lab wrote:It is quite easy.
All the images and xml must go in expansion folder as in the videos.
But inside the xml...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<expansion version="1.0">
<title>insert title</title>
<manufacturer>insert manufacturer</manufacturer>
<type>insert catagory</type>
<img>insert jpeg name</img>
<directory>FULL PATH TO THE FOLDER WHERE THE SOUNDS ARE</directory>
</expansion>

XML would have to go in the expansion folder, but could you use a full path name for the image name as well?

pk1 wrote:hey Lab i just tried !LL's Rumpshaker. the vst for kontakt. it only opened the sample not a vst like hybrid or npc 909. i see the xml is different but that xml stuff is above me. let us know when you guys figure out the instruments too

I have a feeling that they would be implemented the same way you would a KeyGroup Program. So that mean they would need to be converted to a format MPC can read, FIRST!

SimonInAustralia wrote:

TT_Lab wrote:It is quite easy.
All the images and xml must go in expansion folder as in the videos.
But inside the xml...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<expansion version="1.0">
<title>insert title</title>
<manufacturer>insert manufacturer</manufacturer>
<type>insert catagory</type>
<img>insert jpeg name</img>
<directory>FULL PATH TO THE FOLDER WHERE THE SOUNDS ARE</directory>
</expansion>

XML would have to go in the expansion folder, but could you use a full path name for the image name as well?

Did't try it!

Mike Boogie wrote:

pk1 wrote:hey Lab i just tried !LL's Rumpshaker. the vst for kontakt. it only opened the sample not a vst like hybrid or npc 909. i see the xml is different but that xml stuff is above me. let us know when you guys figure out the instruments too

I have a feeling that they would be implemented the same way you would a KeyGroup Program. So that mean they would need to be converted to a format MPC can read, FIRST!

The XMLs can load up MPC Expansion plugins, as they do with the factory MPC Expansions, they might be able to load up other plugins in the same way?

TT_Lab wrote:masada you don't have to go to terminal.
Just open the get info of any of the files inside the folder you want the path for and copy it from there

If you are using terminal, you can just drag the file from a Finder window into the Terminal window, and it will enter the path name into the command line.

Look in the video compilation thread for the video I've done
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=174371

this is great

TT_Lab wrote:

SimonInAustralia wrote:

TT_Lab wrote:It is quite easy.
All the images and xml must go in expansion folder as in the videos.
But inside the xml...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<expansion version="1.0">
<title>insert title</title>
<manufacturer>insert manufacturer</manufacturer>
<type>insert catagory</type>
<img>insert jpeg name</img>
<directory>FULL PATH TO THE FOLDER WHERE THE SOUNDS ARE</directory>
</expansion>

XML would have to go in the expansion folder, but could you use a full path name for the image name as well?

Did't try it!

Images can be in the sample folder instead of expansion folder.
In the expansions folder, the only thing that is mandatory is the XML
Like that;


And I found out that images can be any size as long as they are perfectly square.
I'm trying to do the same with plugins. Let's see if I can find a way to load up your presets from the Expansion browser

What up bro. I know the pic can be any size but The reason for the blank j peg is help keep things looking symmetrical.

Ok, I was just pointing it out.
I use ur template thou, for ease of use.

Thanks