Play+ sample pack maker

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I’ve got massive sample folders dating back to the 90’s.
Wanted something that would generate me sample packs in Play+ format folder names and other folder names I want.

So I wrote something quick and very dirty over lunch in Powershell.

I pass in a source folder with sample folders in and a sample pack name to create.

The script figures out how many types of sounds are in the source folder from the list (kick,snare etc) then divides it equally between 255 sample slots, creates sample pack folders - then just copies in random samples from the source folder in to the pack folder.
Rinse and repeat as many times as you want, and you can create loads of packs.

Not sure where I’d put this script for others to grab - any suggestions?
You can tailor the script as much as you like to search for your own folder names. I currently have it set to this list:
“Bass,Clap,Hat,stick,rim,click,crash,atmos,Kick,Lead,arp,hit,Stab,Ride,Shaker,Piano,String,perc,Snare,Synth,Tom,vox,Vocal,fx,pad”
It does filter this list if there are no folders in the source folder - so it can copy more in to folders that it does have source samples for.

It looks like this when I run it :
PS C:\chris_polyplus> .\generateSamplePackPlayPlus.ps1 -srcFolder “C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples” -destFolder . -projectName CMBigSamp1

Copying vocal into C:\chris_polyplus\CMBigSamp2\vocal\ C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\marley_break.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\whatwasthat.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\whalaan.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\dub_clip_4.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\bombaclot2.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\drums_and_guitar003.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\6_million_wayz no laugh.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\drawgun.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\rasta.wav C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\Vocal Samples\picked_guitar003.wav

Copying fx into C:\chris_polyplus\CMBigSamp2\fx
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\fx stabs and textures\breaks_fx_getair.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\VEC3 FX\VEC3 Sweeps Up\VEC3 FX Sweep Up 18.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\fx stabs and textures\breaks_stab_robostab.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\FX\PercFX_001.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\FX\PercFX_008.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\fx stabs and textures\breaks_texture_pacmenbadtrip.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\FX\PercFX_020.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\VEC3 FX\VEC3 Scratching FX\VEC3 FX Scratching 49.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\FX\PercFX_034.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\FX\PercFX_052.wav

Copying pad into C:\chris_polyplus\CMBigSamp2\pad
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Moomin Loop Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\Bunting’s 1k Sample Pack\Not Basses\Bunting F minor 9 pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Wash Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Boo Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\single cycle waves\thick pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Connected Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Take You Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Enchanted Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Groove Therapy Lo Pad.wav
C:\icloud\iCloudDrive\User Samples\DNB 2023 SAMPLES CHRIS\1dnb\Jungle Jungle - 1989 to 1999 Samplepack\Pads\Love Pad.wav

Tried to copy 10 for each bass clap hat stick rim click crash atmos kick lead arp hit stab ride shaker piano string perc snare synth tom vox vocal fx pad
limited by how many actual samples are in the folders

finished
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 arp
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 atmos
d----- 04/02/2025 13:04 bass
d----- 04/02/2025 13:04 clap
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 click
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 crash
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 fx
d----- 04/02/2025 13:04 hat
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 hit
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 kick
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 lead
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 pad
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 perc
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 piano
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 ride
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 rim
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 shaker
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 snare
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 stab
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 stick
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 string
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 synth
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 tom
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 vocal
d----- 04/02/2025 13:05 vox

PS C:\chris_polyplus>

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