EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On 22/08/2005, at 10:01 AM, Sascha Franck wrote:

> Paul Najar wrote:
>> I load up multiple EXS instances with the same kit loaded. One for 
>> each
>> drum sound I'm using. It doesn't take up any more ram to load multiple
>> instances of the SAME kit as many times as you like - nor does it use
>> up much more CPU than if you have one loaded. By working one drum 
>> sound
>> per instrument almost all the almost all the criticisms you level at
>> using EXS as drum sampler are avoided.
>
> All valid points too - just a bit uncomfortable for realtime playing, 
> which is how I do most of my drum tracks (I usually only
> program rolls, ghost strokes and whatever).
>
>> To change the tuning or even envelope of and individual sound - just 
>> do
>> on the instrument pointing to that sound. Not even BFD (which I love)
>> can change the envelope of a specific sound.
>
> Yeah, sure - but as said, for realtime playing it's tough to deal with.
> And btw, I don't consider BFD being a drum sampler. It's more 
> something like a ROMpler.
> Both Battery and RMIV offer individual envelopes for each cell.
>
> And for what it's worth, I like using individual outs in Logic - to me 
> it's less bloated than in, say, Cubase SX. And of course it's
> the way to go in case you're into realtime drum programming/recording.

Using the multiple instances approach you can still real time play on 
just one instance and then use the "demix by note pitch command" or if 
you've done some sound edits and want to do your real time performance 
with those sounds in place you can use the rarely mentioned "Mapped 
Instrument" and do it very elegantly. Sure it's a bit more environment 
cabling but not much really and using it opens up another set of 
possibilities not possible without.

Kind regards

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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com