EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Thoughts from the mind of Sascha Franck, 05-11-2002:

>Hendrik Jan Veenstra wrote:
>>  ... but that's not a problem at all, since you can have as many EXS
>>  instances as you want (well, enough at least).  So no reason not to
>>  buy the EXS.
>
>Err well, yes... but multitimbrality along with the ability to save such a
>multitimbral patch is just nice to have.

Yes, it's nice.  But I just wanted to make clear that the EXS not 
being multitimbral is not a reason per se to not buy the EXS.

Uhm... is that enough 'not's in one sentence? :-)

>You could for example have your complete presets for things such as
>"Standard Pop", "Rock" or "Orchestral", all containing a complete set of
>instruments. I'd defenitely like such a thing (and it's really great in
>Kontakt/HALion).

Depends on the kind of music you make probably.  Personally I 
wouldn't have the need for such a feature.  And if I did, I simply 
would set up a song with 16 EXS instances, all preloaded with the 
proper instruments, and save that as a template.

>Btw, Logic in general is pretty much behind regarding all that... in SX you
>can for example save a complete mixer scenario (including all used virtual
>instruments), a bunch of channels or just a single channel strip.

Now _that's_ something for which there is no workaround...  Now we're 
on the subject: I'd like to have mixer-snapshots.  Click on button-1, 
and the mixer is all set up one way, click on button-2, and all the 
faders move to another position, etc.
That way you could easily compare different settings (is that bass 
too loud or not?), or have snapshots for solo-ing specific instrument 
groups.  Etc.  I'm not sure, and don't want to sound like an 
armchair-programmer, but I can't imagine  this being that difficult. 
After all Logic already _knows_ all the positions of all the buttons 
and sliders, right? (as witnessed by the fact that starting 
automation on a new parameter will create a node at the proper value 
at the beginning of the track).

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Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
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