EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I wanted to add that as for creating original drum loops for the 
Ambient/Dub/New Age style of music I found the kits from Eric 
Persing's Stylus software instrument (Spectrasonics) to fit the bill 
perfectly based on the demos I heard and seeing the demonstration 
video.  

For creating "ethnic" sounds or using world instruments, I also found 
a number of sample CDs (Ethno World, Ethno World 2, Quantum Leap Rare 
Instruments) to sound excellent but just those three CDs alone add up 
to $1,000 which for some people is a lot to just pull out of your 
pocket.  The Virtual Instrument called Culture from Yellow Tools 
offers a lot and because it's 100% instruments as opposed to some 
intrsument, some loops, you probably get more value for your money.  

This is what I've discovered upon my research so I thought I'd share 
it with everyone.  I think now is nice time to write music that 
places itself in the New Age/Ethno/Ambient/Dub/Insert Name Here style 
of music because the availbility of the instruments to the single 
musicians is 100x what it was 10 years ago.  More sample CDs are now 
available offering these sounds, software samplers have increased 
productivity and usability for these sounds, and instruments like 
Culture, Stylus, and Atmosphere really help open things up.  Of 
course all of this is true for any genre, but I think this particular 
genre has leaned more on sampling copywritten material more than any 
other genre, so that's why I feel it's worth pointing all of this 
out. :)



  

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy Hardwake 
<digitalmechanics@m...> wrote:
> I remember hearing some of that stuff on Einstein CD from (AFAIR) 
> BestService. Also most of them seem to use Eric Persing's Distorted 
> Reality (mostly volume 1) quite extensively, but those are mainly 
> loops, not kits. In general, I think if you're really serious about 
> processing some plain samples with unconventional means 
(distortion, 
> ring mod, etc.) and not too lazy to experiment you're gonna come up 
> with some unique ideas everyone would be curious to know, cause 
after 
> all that's how these guys got their specific sound IMMHO. Just my 
> $0.02.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Andy