EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

mandcmiller wrote:
> --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Pete Thomas <logic@...> wrote:
>> mandcmiller wrote:
>>> Hey Folks,
>>> I've been chromatically sampling the raw wavefroms from a bunch of vintage (80's
>>> era) synths. I'm wondering if it is best to normalize each individual sample, or
>>> should I allow the natural taper remain from the low to high notes? I'm sure there are 
>>> arguements for and against, not withstanding the integtrity of the normailzing 
> algorithms, 
>>> but on a technical level, are non-normailzed samples going to be tapered twice - 
> once by the 
>>> synth and then by the EXS?
>>
>> Interesting question.
>>
>> Why not do some tests and report back.
>>
>> ie record the whole range, don't normalise, and check the meters level 
>> of the EXS output against the meter levels of the synth input for the 
>> same notes. (Same velocity of course!)
> 
> Hey Pete,
> The EXS does not re-taper the samples. I tested this using 3 scenarios. For the first test I 
> played back the chromatic samples in an audio track as well as from within an EXS 
> instrument. Each sample (note) played back at the identical level. For the second test I 
> used a C1 sample mapped across the entire keyboard range, and the level of the C1 
> sample was the same all the way up the keyboard range. For the 3rd test I just triggering 
> the sine wave that is generated from an EXS with no instrument loaded and again the exs 
> produced the same level all the way up the range.
> 
> So, the subjective question is, should the individual samples be normalized or should the 
> integrity of the synth(s) be maintained by allowing the natural taper to remain? My gut tells 
> me that leaving the taper is a more musical approach.
> 

I'd say go with your gut...

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