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Importing samples

jdolecek49jdolecek49
in General App Discussion

What’s the easiest way to import all my samples and loops into my iPad? I have them stored on my windows computer as well as on my external hard drive

Comments

  • pedropedro

    Itunes file share with a cable, directly into the app of your choice, audioshare for instance. You can preserve folders
    Then in audioshare move them from the itunes folder into main storage (again you can move folders even nested folders)
    Then from audioshare you can share to any app, or to files app if you need
    I don’t use icloud for that as I don’t want to pay for extra storage, and some of my samples are of shady origins and I don’t want them going through apple servers so a straight dump from windows through itunes bypass that. I avoid any type of itunes sync like the plague. I just use direct transfer to specific apps (do the same for ebooks and mp3 songs)
    There are other options than audioshare but I’m old school and don’t use many samples in my music anymore

  • wimwim
    edited October 11

    To avoid being reliant on AudioShare, If the external hard drive is USB, then plug it up to your iPad and copy the folder(s) over into On My iPad using the files app.

    Unlike @Pedro, I recommend staying away from being reliant on AudioShare as a sample library. It's starting to show its age. It was created to bridge the gap before the files app was available. I don't see the need for it any more. The main reason I say one should avoid it is it's implemented as a "File Provider". Without going into details, the main drawback is you can't always copy a whole folder structure from AudioShare, but have to do each folder or file one at a time. That's an over-generalization, but the suggestion still stands.

    I don't know how your library is organized on your external drive. So I can't say if it should be reorganized as you copy the folders over. Now's a good time to think about that though.

    You should also think about whether it makes sense to leverage iCloud or not. If you have enough space in iCloud, it can be an advantage to put your files there so that you can get to them from any Apple. Now that iOS/iPadOS has the option, you can specify files and folders to stay on device, meaning that a local copy is always available even if you're offline. Without that, one never knows if files will need to be downloaded first before they can be used because the OS might have decided to remove it from the local cache.

  • pedropedro
    edited October 11

    @wim totally agree with you on this, that’s why I put sort of a disclaimer at the end
    My main points were not going through the cloud, and not recommending but also avoiding calling audioshare old.
    But if it can be done directly straight from external drive to “on my device” then that sure is easier and I learned something
    I take it this only works with usb-c devices? Can’t remember if with lightning you could just connect that way…
    Don’t work with samples much these days, I just should have left the answer to more knowledgeable folks
    Like you 👍

  • pedropedro
    edited October 11

    Also like I said, some of my sample collection comes from shady places: some I made myself, some I found on the high seas, some are sampled from recordings, some I have no recollection where I got them. In any case not something I would want apple scrutinizing about and that’s why I avoid having to go through the cloud. But maybe I’m being paranoid
    Anyway your method avoids that, so, cool

  • pedropedro

    In my defense, my first thought was “hook the drive to the device and just copy them there”. But I realized it was not that simple and should have left it at that, but I got an urge to reply for some reason

  • wimwim
    edited October 11

    I don't like pointing people away from AudioShare either. It's still a great app and does the job. It also has some great sample related features. You can record with it, trim samples quickly and easily, and audition a whole folder of samples with a single tap, to name a few. Plus, if you're centered around AUM, that's where your recordings are going to go. Audio file preview on the files app sucks. So, AudioShare can make sense, for sure. I'm only saying that I no longer turn to it.

    It's all good @pedro. It's good to get multiple viewpoints to choose from.

    Interesting point about privacy and Apple iCloud. I never looked into it. I've always assumed they don't and possibly can't snoop on your content. Assumptions can be dangerous. 😎

    External USB drives can be accessed from lightning port devices using the Apple USB-3 Lightning adapter. Either directly, or with a hub plugged into the adapter. tbh, I don't know if any kind of adapter is needed for USB-C drives. I don't have any USB-C Apple devices. Still stuck in the middle-ages here.

  • jdolecek49jdolecek49

    @wim said:
    To avoid being reliant on AudioShare, If the external hard drive is USB, then plug it up to your iPad and copy the folder(s) over into On My iPad using the files app.

    Unlike @Pedro, I recommend staying away from being reliant on AudioShare as a sample library. It's starting to show its age. It was created to bridge the gap before the files app was available. I don't see the need for it any more. The main reason I say one should avoid it is it's implemented as a "File Provider". Without going into details, the main drawback is you can't always copy a whole folder structure from AudioShare, but have to do each folder or file one at a time. That's an over-generalization, but the suggestion still stands.

    I don't know how your library is organized on your external drive. So I can't say if it should be reorganized as you copy the folders over. Now's a good time to think about that though.

    You should also think about whether it makes sense to leverage iCloud or not. If you have enough space in iCloud, it can be an advantage to put your files there so that you can get to them from any Apple. Now that iOS/iPadOS has the option, you can specify files and folders to stay on device, meaning that a local copy is always available even if you're offline. Without that, one never knows if files will need to be downloaded first before they can be used because the OS might have decided to remove it from the local cache.

    So when I open the files app I can’t see a way to this because I don’t see my hard drive

  • wimwim
    edited October 14

    @jdolecek49 said:
    So when I open the files app I can’t see a way to this because I don’t see my hard drive

    How exactly is the hard drive connected?
    What type of drive is it?
    If it's a mechanical disk drive, it probably needs external power or a powered hub.

  • wimwim

    It's also possible to set up a Windows Share and access that, but it's worth a try to get the HD directly attached.

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