Assign wav file in EXS

I'm looking for a simple, quick way to import sound effects I have created into Mainstage and simply assign them to keys on my MalletKAT. I know there must be a simple, direct method which I cannot seem to discover.
I have wav files and want to assign each file to one pad (or key) on my instrument. I'm trying to use the EXS engine.
Any help?

I think there is a better solution: drag all your files on a track in the arrange window in Logic, select all the files on track by clicking the track header, then choose the local menu Audio>Convert Regions to New Sampler Track. In the window that opens, select Regions as the creation option, and then the note you want the first audio file to be placed.
Then click OK and you have created a EXS track with a midi region (useless for you) AND the sampler instrument in one single click.
Save your instrument and you can use it from the Mainstage Library. TIP: put an asterix at the beginning so it appears on top of your list in MS.
Cheers,
JL
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