EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Ned Bouhalassa, 15-07-2002:
>Does anyone think that EXS will ever have
>keyswitch-like functions? Or is that a proprietory
>thing?
>
>If you don't know what I'm talking about,
>Gigastudio allows you to switch between sample
>sets using unused keys on your controller (so you
>can instantly go from vibrato to non-vibrato
>violin lines, or popping to finger bass all in one
>pass).

Hendrik Jan Veenstra: 
>If it wasn't necessary to select a vsti's track in order to be able 
>to play it, this would be trivial to implement in the environment. 
>Really wished Emagic did something about this silly "feature"...
>
>Come to think of it: if you use different velocity-layers in an EXS 
>instrument, it would be do-able (and simple) to make an environment 
>patch that allows you to switch between layers with unused keys. 
>Then you'd still be stuck with _velocity_ layers of course which is 
>not ideal...

Hi,
Maybe there is something else that can work with the current version of
EXS. First you have to create a combined instrument. Imagine you have
two switches in this instrument: non-vibrato and vibrato. Layout the
samples _next_ to each other on the key range, first sample set starting
on C1 and second on C3. Adjust root note in such a way that C1 and C3
have same pitch when played. Now make a cable switcher that
adds/subtracts 24 to a played key value when a dedicated controller key
is pressed. 
I guess this can be extended to 3 or even 4 switched instruments,
dependent on the pitch range of each individual sample set. HJ, can this
Gigastudio emulation work? I didn't try it myself yet, it obviously
needs some programming... (but no fuzz with track or velocity
switching!)
Herbert Boland