EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On 06.05.2005, at 13:41, Mark Falchook wrote:

> I would really like to use the Precisionsound drum samples from this
> downloadable library in Logic:
>
> http://www.store.precisionsound.net/treated2info.php
>
> But they are PC folk, and only have the samples in HALion, Kontakt, 
> NN-XT
> and Battery formats. Any thoughts on how to get these samples into 
> Logic;
> preferably EXS24?


If there is no better way, here is mine:

The multisamples are .wav files, so you can directly load them into the 
EXS instrument editor. But then it is going to be tedious. Hopefully 
the samples have meaningful names. You have to setup zones for the 
velocity samples, means you reorder them in a way that samples 
belonging to a key are positioned under that key in the editor. And you 
have to decide which sound you want on which key.

Afterwards you set up groups with velocity ranges. If you do not have 
information about the velocities at which the samples are expected to 
sound, you have to guess and setup the groups by intention. Finally you 
save that as an instrument (or more smaller instruments if you want to 
have separate kicks, toms, etc.)

I have done that just once but I would not like to do it again. I had 
to guess a lot and since there were different velocity steps per drum 
or cymbal I finally had to set a rather wide "merging" value in the EXS 
to smoothen sudden loudness jumps - that reduces clarity of course. 
Next time I would ask a person with more knowledge...

Anyway, if you like working with samples and EXS you might wait for 
"Keymap":
http://www.redmatica.com/Site/Pages/KM.php
I am pretty sure that this software will make the job much easier once 
it is available.

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Peter Ostry