EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 08:35 AM 8/1/2007, you wrote:

>Hey, I'm a brand new user to the EXS24, and I realise that my question is
>probably a really simple and an easy thing to fix, but bare with me!
>
>I have a guitar sample that I'd like to use on multiple keys at multiple
>tones. I've set up a single zone, ranging an octave, and put the sample as
>the root key in the centre. I have successfully set this up so the sample is
>indeed transposed on each key, but as I'm sure you're all aware, the length
>of the sample is changed too which is an unwanted side-effect.
>
>Is there an easy fix for this or do I have to transpose the sample, bounce
>it, change the length with the Time/Pitch machine, save the files and then
>add THEM to the separate keys in EXS24?

I like that solution; would be nice if you could get an original 
sample that was pitched higher or lower. Most multisampled things get 
pitched samples from the original source at about 2-3 pitches per 
octave. (More or less depending on your anal capacity or the need of 
the sound; e.g. vocals don't transpose well, while soft strings do.)

Just out of interest, Tascam released a free piano instrument that is 
made out of just ONE piano sample! It's more for geek showing off, 
but it uses impulse manipulation and other techniques to "stretch" 
the piano sound to be legit up and down the keyboard, and also 
replicates an valid velocity timbre. But that takes a lot of special 
technology and certainly isn't applicable to the EXS24.

SampleTank has a Stretch feature that is more formant based then 
impulse based, but it can go a fairly good job at making one sample 
work across a wider range of pitches. It's really cool, especially 
when working with vocal phrases and licks.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User