EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 12:36 PM 5/6/01 -0700, you wrote:

>>   Occasionally when I converted some Akai instruments using CDExtract,
>>   I would get a single tick before the sound - My remedy was to go into
>>   instrument editor and under the group profile's ADSR section add +1
>>   to the first box.
>Traditionally some synths (like the JP8000) make a click sound when the 
>attack is set to 0.  This is not a mistake, it's on purpose because the 
>attack times are so fast.  My guess is the same thing is happening when 
>the AKAI instruments are being converted.

That's true. The software samplers are usually more responsive. The click 
usually comes about if the waveform starts on a non-zero value (the greater 
the amplitude, the more likely a click), and is in a sort of way to where 
the engine needs to really "jump to it".

The solution mentioned above is a good one. In Translator we included a few 
options where this non-zero anomaly is rectified; either by a slight 
envelope applied to the data or by automatically adding 1 as mentioned 
above. However, this is a manual option, since sometimes you DO want the 
"click", like on percussion sounds.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User