EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

A very warm "thank you all" to all those who purchased the Old Lady 
recently. There is such a high number of EXS24 users that I want to 
thank you all personally. 
We will start shipping the disks this week, oldest orders first, so 
please be patient.
I also want to let everyone know about the drawbacks of using the 24 
bit version of this large piano library, the processor load, etc. The 
library is 2.8 GB in 16 bit and around 4.4 GB in 24 bits so it is one 
of the "larger" piano libraries. Loading such a piano in EXS24 is not 
as easy as loading a small violin patch so some advice: You can save 
yourself a lot of grief when you use a serious muscle machine and a 
truckload of memory to make the 24bit beast behave on the EXS24. The 
minimum RAM spec is around 1 GB but we recommend that you buy as much 
as you can afford. When you have around 3 GB you can load the piano 
without using Virtual memory, which will result in better 
performance. If you need to use Virtual Memory you must take care of 
the following. Virtual Memory can be switched On and OFF in the EXS24 
settings menu. The first option in the VM screen is about the disk 
speed. If you set this to FAST, you really need the fastest disk you 
can imagine. Logic will assume that you have at least a 7200 rpm SATA 
drive and will not restrict the data bandwidth on the SATA bus. Even 
when your drive is fast this setting will easily lead to pops and 
clicks! Setting this to SLOW will give Logic a clue to be careful 
with the disk speed and this results in less pops and clicks! Since 
not everybody will use the Old Lady on a dual G5 with 4 GB of RAM we 
have another recommendation: We supply installers for both 16 and 24 
versions on the same DVD. Use the 16 bit version for tracking and 
load the 24 bit devil to freeze the track (prior to bouncing).