EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Nick Batzdorf <recording@e...> wrote:
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> >> Did you receive my install CD yet ?
> 
> This is why God created the telephone.
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> "duminakken" <kshnewsgroups@p...> wrote:
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> > I wouldn't sweat it with this company.
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> This is someone's livelihood you're empty the bladder on, dum. I know  
> Garth and can tell you that he's anything but the slimeball you're  
> describing.
> 
> You really should think at least twice before posting such damaging  
> remarks. Garth doesn't deserve that.
> 
> And you don't even have the decency to use your name. This sucks.

Hi there
I'm the one who posted the 'offending' post - and I do agree, that it sucks that I left it 
anonymous. This was unintentional. 
Anyway I am a registrered user of Translator and have inquired about this with Chickensys 
- now a long time ago, as this upgrade was promised 'within 2-3 weeks' 2 years ago. The 
response to questions on their forum/emails has alway been: in 2 - 3 weeks.
Here is what Yamaha happily reported about their translation options for the Motif:

'We have been working behind the scenes with Garth from Chicken Systems. 

He had already started working on a translator program for converting different sample 
formats to Motif format including the synth parameters like amp and filter EGs. 

Several weeks ago we provided him with complete documentation on the Motif format 
under NDA so that he could both quickly finish the convertor and also that it would be 
extermely accurate. 

This will be in fact the first time to our knowledge that a version of Chicken System 
Translator will be both developed with format information supplied and authorized by a 
synth company. 

Garth said that he should be finished very soon and we wll be looking at ways to introduce 
it to everyone. 

We think that this will be a really nice addition to the many software tools that are 
availabel for the Motif and ES,'


This was announced on 09/28/03

Still to this day no support IN THE MAC version of the software. I might add nothing else 
has been upgraded in the Mac version in the past 2 years - all the while the Windows 
version seems to have had numerous upgrades.

In these 2 years the Mac platform has gone from OS 9 to various incarnations of OS X, 
latest the Tiger. My Translator simply will not install in Tiger - another reason why an 
upgrade is sorely missed.

I'm sorry if I have offended anyone, and certainly have nothing personally against Garth - 
for all I know he is a great guy - but as a Mac user, I do feel left in the dark re. Translator.

Sincerely,


              Kim S. Hansen
              PianoKim@...