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Importing and file formats

Which files DYSEKT opens and where they land, from audio and ReCycle loops to MPC programs, Maschine kits, SoundFonts and SFZ, plus presets and missing samples.

#Opening files

Drop files anywhere on DYSEKT.
Double-click the sample name or the empty waveform to browse.
Cmd+O opens the file browser while the DYSEKT window has focus.
PRESET › LOAD PRESET opens presets and instrument files: .dysekt-preset, .xpm, .mxgrp, .mxsnd, .sf2 and .sfz.

#What opens where

Files	Opens in
Audio: WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, M4A	The current mode: the sample in Slice, the selected pad in Drum, new zones in Keys
ReCycle loops: `.rx2`, `.rex`, `.rcy`	Slice mode, with the loop's own slices
MPC drum programs: `.xpm`	Drum mode, every pad in place
MPC keygroup programs: `.xpm`	Keys mode, with key ranges and roots
Maschine groups: `.mxgrp`	Drum mode, one sound per pad
Maschine sounds: `.mxsnd`	Keys mode
SoundFonts: `.sf2`	Keys mode, with a preset list
SFZ instruments: `.sfz`	Keys mode
Chord progressions: Ripchord `.rpc`, MPC `.progression`, Scaler `.xml`, Cthulhu `.fxp`, DYSEKT `.dysekt-progression` and `.dysekt-chords` packs	The progression list. See Chords.
DYSEKT presets: `.dysekt-preset`	The whole instance, as saved

WAV and AIFF files with a stored root note (a sampler "unity note") use it in Keys mode.

#MPC programs

Drop an MPC program (.xpm) on DYSEKT, or open it from LOAD PRESET. You don't need the MPC software, just the program and its sample files on your computer.

Drum programs open in Drum mode, with each instrument on its pad (banks A–H match).
Keygroup programs open in Keys mode with their key ranges and root notes.
Levels, one-shot or gated playback, mute groups (as choke groups) and loops come across.
Imported pads and zones start in the Stretch pitch mode.
Samples are looked for beside the program, and in the folders above it.
Plugin, audio-track and MIDI programs can't be imported: they have no samples to load.

#Maschine kits and sounds

Drop a Maschine group (.mxgrp) or sound (.mxsnd), or open it from LOAD PRESET. You don't need the Maschine software, just the files and their samples.

Groups open in Drum mode, one sound per pad.
Sounds open in Keys mode, with their key ranges and roots. A sound with one sample loads like that sample.
DYSEKT looks for each sample relative to the library, and also searches the folders around it, including Samples folders.
Drum synth and plugin sounds can't come across: they have no samples to load.

#SoundFonts and SFZ

Open or drop an .sf2 or .sfz file; it opens in Keys mode with its whole key map. What comes across:

key and velocity ranges, root notes and tuning
volume, pan and loops
the volume envelope
stereo samples, as one stereo zone
exclusive groups (such as open and closed hi-hats), as choke groups

A SoundFont with several presets opens a list; choosing a preset replaces the zones. If an instrument has more than 128 zones, the first 128 load and DYSEKT tells you how many didn't fit.

#ReCycle loops

ReCycle files (.rx2, .rex, .rcy) open in Slice mode with the slices they were saved with. Load one from Slice mode by dropping it on the waveform.

#Presets

PRESET › SAVE PRESET saves the whole instance as a .dysekt-preset file: the sample, slices, sound settings and effects. LOAD PRESET opens it again.

Your DAW also saves DYSEKT's full state with each project, so sessions reopen exactly as you left them. Samples are saved by their location on disk, so keep them where they are, or see below.

#Missing samples

If you move your samples or open a project on another computer:

DYSEKT looks for each missing file in the folders where the project's other samples were found.
Anything it can't find shows SAMPLE NOT FOUND, and the load key becomes LOCATE SAMPLE.
Click LOCATE SAMPLE and pick the file. It comes back with all its slices and settings, and DYSEKT finds the project's other missing samples near it too.

A project saved while its samples were missing keeps them exactly as they were until the files are found.