EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On 31/05/2004, at 8:04 PM, Sascha Franck wrote:

> For me the convenience of having all my drums in one single instance 
> of an
> instrument (I'm not using the EXS btw, for drums there's nothing worse)
> usually outweighs the need for sample accuracy though.

If I'm not using instruments that require many samples to be phase 
aligned I'm almost inclined to agree here. But I still find it more of 
a hassle having to save song specific drum instruments than I do to 
have multiple EXS instances and have immediate access without thinking 
if I choose to the EXS filters and envelopes on a per sound basis. 
Perhaps if DSP resources were an issue I might feel different. But 
they're not on my Quicksilver Dual 1GHZ G4/ UAD-1/ RME Multiface/ OS 
9.2.2. And I've also got to say that I LOVE knowing, for sure, that if 
I go and check the sample start in the audio editor and put the midi 
event on the beat that that sound is TRULY on the beat. I know, "use 
your ears" and all that, and I do, but having a true point of reference 
reduces mental clutter or doubt, and this, I must say is usually my 
ultimate criteria. YMMV

> Sure, using plugins
> such as some Waves compressors on an aux object would not exactly 
> work, so,
> in such a case I may just copy the instrument.
> The bad thing here is that extracting MIDI notes by pitch from a 
> single MIDI
> drum sequence is still working in a way that would make me laugh if it
> wasn't that sad...

What's your gripe about it.? Agreed it could be better but it's way 
from unusable....

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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com