EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> how do the sounds on the analog cd compare to the anolog soft syhths
> like the pro-52?.

I received my Xtreme Analog in the meantime so now I can say more.
The basic waveforms are very good and in most cases very fat because they
were sampled from heavy layers. A lot of sounds can't even be played in
chords... The EXS24 filter is very good and powerful. It has a nice
selfoscilation and adding drive gives it even more personality. But is
doesn't clone an analog (modelled) filter! It has a character of it's own.
EXS24 + Xtreme Analog is to me a sort of interesting hybrid instrument with
beautiful sounds. However my Pro52 isn't out of business at all!
Also there's the *big* difference in CPU hunger. When playing comparable
voices with Pro52 only 20% of the CPU is used compared to EXS24 with Xtreme
Analog.

> are the sounds  multisampled - with different velocities?
No, the filter is used to obtain this. It's good enough to do that and also
more natural with more different nuances. It would take a lot of layers to
do the same with velocity switches. They layers are used to combine
different sounds for even fatter results.

Conclusion:
- When you want beautiful 'analog' sounds with a special character and you
have a fast CPU, go for Xtreme Analog. It's really a quality product!
- When you want to go vintage analog in the first place, Pro52 or Mercury
One (also a lot of CPU needed) come closer.

Eppo Schaap
Galbatron Epic Symphonic Electronica
www.galbatron.com
music: www.ampcast.com/galbatron