EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 11:06 AM 7/28/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Sean,
>
>If I recall correctly, the Perf tool does *work* in Logic 8 - you
>just can't edit. When you install Logic 8 you should keep Logic 7 on
>your system (it does this by default). Then you can use v7 to edit
>Perf tool stuff which you can then use in v8 (yes....pain in the
>butt...)
>Bear in mind that you don't need the Perf tool for Vienna Instruments
>(VI), only for your EXS24 Horizon stuff (which you may as well keep)

Right, and the legato instruments work so much better in Vienna 
Instruments I'm ulikely to ever use them from EXS again, much less 
need to edit the tool. Good to know it is at least accessible, 
though. At least one person on the VSL forum said it was 
non-functional. I bought Logic 8 right after it came out, but have 
been hesitant to install it for fear of hosing up my works in 
progress. But I think the inevitable has finally arrived. Just need 
to make a new clone first!


>Another reason to keep Logic 7 is if you have old songs made pre
>Logic 5, you can't open them in v8 - you have to open them in v7,
>re-save etc.
>
>VI is really great. You should also get the free download of Vienna
>Ensemble v2 - also extremely useful.

I'll check it out, though I really like having each instrument on its 
own Arrange track (especially for score purposes), and VI doesn't hog 
too much memory. What advantages are you finding to using Ensemble?