EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 03:30 PM 11/10/2005 +0100, you wrote:

> > No, Emagic chose to make the EXS sample-finding scheme extremely annoyingly
> > simple. Actually, it sort of forces you to be disciplined, since having
> > multiple copies of the same sound isn't that good.
>
>That's got to be the understatement of the month or so.

Hey, I was trying for the ultimate paradoxical effect... =)

I was talking to Kelly Jacklin a while ago about this, and we tended to 
have different results. He swears by it, saying that if the path is 
incorrect the Mac does a quick CatSearch and comes up with the file in 
normally 7-10 seconds or so, then that helps get the reset of the samples. 
My times, on a G4 1.25 Mac, were much greater.

We should mention that we use PC's much of the time, and the scheme REALLY 
hurts there, as there is no CatSearch available. (CatSearch takes advantage 
of the Mac HFS file system which integrates a mini-database with the filing 
system.) Not only that, once you try to load a .exs file with incorrect 
paths, you can't stop the process while Logic starts checking out your 
250GB drive... CTL-ALT-DEL to the rescue though.

Another possible advantage is that the EXS automatically rewrites the EXS 
file to update the paths, so you don't have to resave. SOme may like this, 
some may not.

Since most EXS activity is on Mac, it would seem that a good argument can 
be made that the present system is OK. However, I don't see the hassle of 
simply putting up a status dialog with a cancel button on it; besides, 
isn't that Mac Interface Standard-compatible?? =)

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User