EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> It's really beyond my understanding how this can't be adressed properly by
> each and every sampler developer.
I have followed this thread goggled-eyed with astonishment as Akai samplers
have had this facility since the S3000 was released 15 years ago!!! It's
simple - mute (or 'choke') groups. Simply assign any keygroups that need to
be mutually exclusive to a mute group - done. The individual hits play
polyphonically but playing another will cut the other off. Each program can
have up to 32 mute groups so a single program can contain open/closed
triangle, long/short guira, long/short whistle, tambourine roll/tambourine
hit, cymbal smash/choke as well as the more usual application of hi-hats.
And any number of samples can be assigned to a mute group (you could have a
very sophisticated collection of different hi-hat samples all playing
polyphonically but all mutually exclusive).

I can't believe that A) such a fundamental function is missing from EXS and
that B) you have to leap through so many hoops to (almost) achieve such a
rudimentary function.

Strikes me that Mr EXS Developer needs a good kick up the pants and rather
than developing some new-fangled filter (or whatever) that no-one will use
(but will look good in the ads!), he should be going back to basics and
introducing some essential functions! Sadly, I suspect it won't happen. I
mean ... it won't look cool to announce:

"New to EXS Version 9.00... features we should have put in Version 1.00"

;-)


Best regards,


Steve
http://www.hollowsun.com