EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

So, it's all movin ahead. Just ran into some difficulties i'd like to discuss: 

1. There's only 64 audio instruments available.

solution: use some EXS24 multichannel instruments, run them via AUX objects.

2. EXS24 (mc) channel settings are "hardwired" to be stereo for cha1-8 (so in the AUX object's input menu you only get the choices cha 1/2;  cha 3/4;  cha 5/6;  cha 7/8;  cha 9;  cha 10;  cha 11;  cha 12 ...cha 16).

solution: instead of using an 8-way cable switcher and 8 channel splitter with 16 outs each, use a 16-way cable switcher (IS THERE SUCH A THING?) and 16 channel splitters with only 8 channels each (cha 9-16). change map accordingly.

of course you could mix the two ways of using these 2 methods  [use all 16 channels of a channel splitter for regular EXS24's, and use the "8-channel-only" version for EXS24 (mc)]    - but then the maps & everything get kinda messy, no?

3. the volume & pan settings of midi tracks using the EXS multichannel instruments would have to somehow bypass the EXS (mc) and be sent straight to the AUX object.

solution: ??? (still thinking)

4. RE.: the patch you described using a monitor hooked into two transformers, then into a cable switcher, & from there into 8 channel splitters (now 16). What's the setting at the very top? (you know, you get choices like: "apply and let non-matching pass thru unaltered",  "apply and filter non-matching", etc. )

I'd simply go for "apply and let non-matching pass thru unaltered" Is that correct? [There are some settings that start with "Copy and ..." - i don't use those, right?] 

that's all for now - any suggestions would be very welcome

ben