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Re: [exs] Instrument Change with EXS

2002-08-15 by Michael Karlsson

Thanks sascha.
I new you would be the man.
(This  problem is only for notation.)

Michael

> Från: "Sascha Franck" <saschafranck@...>
> Svara till: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Datum: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:47:39 +0200
> Till: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
> Ämne: Re: [exs] Instrument Change with EXS
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> Sascha Franck wrote:
>> - For easier access to the following steps, create a songbased "sampler
>> instruments" folder (subfolder of your songfolder), copy both the tenorsax
>> and the flute into it.
>> - Assign a MIDI message to "program up/down" in the EXS preferences.
>> - Select the tenorsax and insert an appropriate MIDI message just before
> the
>> flute is supposed to play. Depending on the name of the instrument that
>> might be up or down.
>> - Do the same when the flute is supposed to switch back to sax.
> 
> OK, I just tried this, and it's working not bad (apart from the problems
> mentioned, you will have to make sure to select the appropriate patch at
> whatever position you're pressing play). Just make sure that you switch off
> chase events for the selected MIDI event. Otherwise, whenever you are in the
> middle of, say, the flute part and press stop/play, the EXS will switch down
> a further step, chasing the "program down" message sent before.
> 
> Apart from the problems mentioned allready, if you're using huge patches,
> the EXS might need quite a while to switch between them.
> 
> Another way to achieve what you want just came to my mind: You may want to
> check out the new group feature (assuming you're on v5.2 allready) to switch
> groups by CC messages. But that'd even require merging the instruments
> first, so I'm not sure it's worth the effort. I'd say no - but I haven't
> tested yet by myself.
> 
> In the end, if you have some instrument channels left, I'd just use another
> EXS instance - as the EXS is sharing graphical resources, it shouldn't
> affect CPU usage.
> 
> Regards,
> Sascha
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