EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> > So let's say we average out to about 50MB per patch. Of course 
some 
> > will be
> > much bigger (like drumsets, and .... pianos), but others will be 
> > smaller
> > (like synth leads, etc,). That means, in order for me to sample 
my 
> > Yamaha
> > MOTIF Rack's entire set of 896 patches, I would need to allocate 
> > around 44GB
> > of memory...
> 
> I'm not sure it's legal to sample straight patches out of your 
motif 
> rack. The point is to create new high quality sounds for Exs24 in 
a 
> quick, simple way. The hypothetical 44GB for the around 900 high 
> quality sounds you are talking about, would be 44GB of disk space, 
> certainly not of ram memory.
> 

I'm sorry, I meant storage. Which is, in effect, long term memory 
(cracks wry smile). Whatever the intent is, some will use it to 
sample their synth's entire memory, with the intent of selling the 
synth afterwards. I wouldn't sell my MOTIF, but my JV-1000 (and the 
five patches I still like within it) is a definite candidate.

Its perfectly legal to sample every single sound in my synth. What's 
illegal is distributing those samples, either commercially or for 
free.

There was a detailed discussion over at kvr-vst.com regarding that 
exact issue. Apparently, people were wondering about the legality of 
Romplers like Atmosphere, which are based on samples of other sample-
based synths. Eric Persing of Spectrasonics, and formerly Roland, 
said that sampling factory supplied patches or third party 
commercial patches from a sample-based synth with the intent of 
distribution is copyright infringement, and therefore illegal. 
However, sampling one's original patches for distribution is 
perfectly legal, and this is the ground upon which Atmosphere, and 
others, stand. 

I'll admit , there's plenty of grey area there, like issues 
regarding sampling a non sample-based synth, etc... but in this 
industry, the term personal use gives a lot of leeway.

Anyway, I'm first in line for AutoSampler, but if it could set loop 
points, it would be a God send!!! Maybe Version 2? 

Mark