EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "haraldschneller"
<haraldschneller@w...> wrote:
>
> Hi family,
> I own a Hohner Blues Harp in C, hardly played, 
> from the 50's and so brown it makes me shiver...
> Any ideas how to transform this beauty to exs, I'm willing to post
the files.
> Scheduled to 12/31/05, sorry, eBay then
>
Hi there. Forgive me if i have posted this more than once. I think
something is up with my server or yahoo settings...

Regarding the harp, I would add that a lot of the sound has to do with
chords, bending and the player. You might want to sample chords and
use velocity or cc to trigger bends, suck/blow, and vibrato/tremolo.
Consider using keyswitches to trigger notes and chords as you suck and
blow.

If you are a decent harp player you might use several octaves to
change the style of playing (or create separate instruments). For
example, you might make a single note octave or two, and then one that
mimics the blues scale complete with the chords you get as you play
with your mouth over several holes.

I am facing a similar problem with a small accordion I am sampling.
Unless you have a chromatic instrument (which a bluse harp is not),
you need to decide whether you want it to be able to play in all keys
or not. One of the things I like about the accordion I'm sampling, for
example, is that it only plays a few different chords/bass notes. But
they are just enough to make it fun to play and easy to write on. I
think I will keep that aspect in the exs instrument. You might want to
do something similar. Think of those 'auto chord' hobby keyboard that
play chords from a single key. 

best, Nathan
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Nathan Rosenberg
Music Production

The Doghouse NYC
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