EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi guys an' gals,

(6 months later and still haven't used the EXS24 for anything. Will try 
not to be too negative, but I really feel like going back to a QX5 and 
JV1080, after smashing this AU$10000 pile of sh*t with a sledgehammer, 
that is...)

Most obvious problem in this latest attempt to use the EXS24 is that 
after a few minutes or seconds it starts blasting out a very loud and 
harsh white noise every time a note's played.

It happens on both OS9.2.2 with Propogamma's USB ASIO driver, and on OS 
10.3.4 with Digidesign's latest CoreAudio driver.

Don't want to waste another $1k or so on hardware to replace the Mbox 
only to find that the fault's elsewhere, so...

Any clues? Please?



Yours hopefully,  Bill Canty




Original Message:

From:  Bill Canty
Date:  Sat Dec 13, 2003  6:44 pm
Subject:  Live Playing vs Sequence Playback?

OK, I mentioned a few weeks back that I hadn't used the EXS24 cos I
could hardly get it to work on my system, and threatened to be back with
specific questions once I'd narrowed my problems down a bit. Well, the
day has arrived...

When I play my master keyboard, triggering an EXS24, many notes go
missing, or get stuck, or play at the wrong pitch (often what sounds
like a couple of octaves too high).

(This also happens when I use an ES P or ES E softsynth.)

But when I record some similar playing, then play it back, it seems to
be OK.

Is this a Logic/EXS24/Emagic softsynth problem, and therefore normal
behaviour?

Or does it still sound like a problem somewhere in my system? If so, any
clues as to where the gremlin(s) might be lurking?

G4/733, 1.5GB RAM, 500MB assigned to Logic 5.5.0, Griffin gPort (serial
port), MOTU MTP2, Yamaha KX88 master keyboard

Thanks in advance for any help! I've had the EXS24 for over a year, but
haven't used it at all because of this problem, so I'll be *RAPT* if
someone can help me sort it out! =8-)