EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I can totally understand this point of view, Teddybut. This is one of the big 
reasons that we are making instruments now, instead of only sample libraries. 
With the virtual instruments, you can really change the character and vibe of 
the sounds to suit your own needs. We are very much interested in people 
being able to use our tools in a creative way. I would much prefer people 
being creative with our stuff, than to use things in a "stock" way. 
Hopefully, we can create an inspiring starting point for the user to go in 
new directions. I've been blown away at some of the stuff I've heard done 
with Stylus so far. To be honest, if they hadn't told me it was Stylus, I 
never would have guessed! For me that is the ultimate usage, when people can 
be really creative with our products and individual.

While the previous poster didn't care for the loops that come with the 
product, he didn't mention taking much time to create stuff on his own with 
Stylus. There is a TON of stuff to work with for creating your own grooves. 
(38,000 drum samples for a start!) Then when you get into what is possible 
with using Groove Control and editing individual zones.....it's totally 
infinite.

For the upcoming Atmosphere instrument, you will freak out at how easy it is 
to use and create your own stuff. It's almost done and I'm really excited 
about it!

As for putting my sonic stamp on my products.....for that, I confess I am 
guilty as charged :-)

I guess if you don't like it, then you always start with the EXS sine wave ;-)

all the best,

-EP

In a message dated 8/30/02 9:06:10 PM, teddybut@... writes:

>I'm sure Stylus is a very well put together product. I bought Distorted
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>Reality when it came out cause a friend of mine was praising it. I was
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>initially very impressed with Eric's programming and processing skills
>which
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>are extremely impressive. I used that CD once and after that everything
>on
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>there just seemed too pre-processed for my music. It ended up feeling like
>I
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>was playing in a band with EP and his stamp was on my music. Then I heard
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>those types of sounds on TV and whoosh, I forgot about all that library
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>stuff and started making my own sounds exclusively. Using Distorted Reality
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>did inspire me to figure out how to use my own processing to get similar
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>effects, but with every Tom Dick and Harry using those samples on TV it's
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>hard for me to use them in an original context.
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>In my world, there's a place for libraries and a place for original sounds
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>equally. If you make original sounding, cutting edge music only you're
>going
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>to need lots of original sounds that you tailor to your own taste. If you
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>make music that needs lots of real instruments, like orchestras and pianos
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>and dulcimers, i.e. Film scoring/ Jingles... you'll need libraries.
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>Keep in mind that one man's "cutting edge" is another man's "mundane" and
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>vice versa.
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>Teddybut
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>PS Why don't you start the discussion on "how to make samples by ourselves"?