EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> Why do sampled instruments sound artificial in general? The ear
> subconsciously detects that something is wrong when individual notes
> sound 100% identical, which is impossible in nature. Unfortunately this
> still is the case (although to a lesser extent) with a lot of layering
> and samples per note, or 24 bits 192 kHz recordings. Maybe they should
> invent a mechanism that alters the attack/transients randomly on every
> note.
> 
> Herbert Boland
> herbert@z...
> www.zepmusic.com

Hi,
Pluggo's plug-in pack has (at least had) something called "Randomizer", which affects 
random user-limited data to other plug-ins' parameters (chosen by the user).
I've found it to be useful for sampling instruments in general, as there is alot of 
randomness in real instrumental playing ; in general I think too much attention is 
given in sample packages to the quality of the samples themselves, and not enough 
to the simulation of the playing of the instrument - which is what makes it sound 
realistic (and interesting for that matter) - as everyone knows, you can have really 
crappy sounding music with excellent samples.
Anyway the Pluggo pack is well worth the money.
Rob