EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I have a mapped instrument and am trying to cable to 5 separate instances of
the exs. Each instance is just two keys on the mapped instrument so I can
have two kickdrums, two hihats, two snares etc but each drum type is cabled
to an exs with an instrument made up of one drum type. I then hope to be
able to audition heaps of different drum sounds for each drum type by
transposing each instance eg swapping snare sounds.

What are the drawbacks? I have heard that the first exs instance is blessed
and the others will suffer latency making them useless for realtime playing
(is this correct?).
But I am going to use it for hyperediting drum patterns so it isn't realtime
playing and should work.

I have tryed cabling to 5 instances from my mapped instrument in the
environment and have set the numbers to each cable in the mapped instrument
window. The first instance plays but not the others.

Am I correct in assuming that the cable numbers set in the mapped instrument
window are just each successive cable that appears on the mapped instrument
environment object when cabling to exs instances?

Is the conclusion that you cannot actually cable to multiple exs instances?

Please help!