EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> I'm using Translator Mac now, but haven't tried CDExtract. The crashing
> problems I encountered were resolved by giving more memory (e.g. 256 MB)
to
> the program.

Just for your information CDXtract uses less than 20 Megs to run, moreover
it
doesn't create any temp file. All the conversions are performed on the fly.
And in this 20 megs you got plenty of formats, some advanced features like
the possibility to select several programs and combine them on top of each
other so that the velocity will allow you to switch from one program to
another.
You also get a database that can store an unlimited number of Akai,Roland
and EMU discs. You can play any sampler disc as if it were a regular audio
CD, there is a real time audio player for all the playing modes available in
the
hardware samplers, if you have the great Roland "distorted reality" disc you
will be able to see the left and the right cursor going back and forth on
some
alternate loops. There is a report generator... yes all that in 20 megs
only.
CDXTRACT 4 is the result of more than 6 months of intensive work to build
a very efficient and stable cross platform core, the next step will be the
addition
of new formats. CDXTRACT uses a driver technology for all it's source and
destination formats, which mean that when we add a new source format it
can be converted to all the destination formats instantly, no restriction.
And because most of the source code is cross-platform, both versions
will always be at the same level.
The only differences between the PC and the Mac version is that the Mac
version cannot convert to the MP3 format and the PC version cannot read
the SD2 format (anyway it's a Mac only format)
The demos will be available on Monday, thanks for your patience.

Also a big thanks to all the betatesters from this list, I owe you a lot.

bernard