EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hendrik Jan Veenstra wrote:

>
> Okay, okay... you almost sound somewhat offended.  Really, I didn't
> mean any harm.

I know, I'm not offended. Just wanted to make it clear: I'm not as dumb as I look :-)

> And then it appears that this same sort of
> techno-geek-literacy we all share does _not_ apply when it comes down
> to the instruments we play music with...  I mean, that *is* somewhat
> curious, in a way, isn't it?

Yes, it is. But we all find our own unique paths into this technology and how to use it. We're not all savy on the same levels about the same things. There's a jingle writer here in town I occasionally work for. He uses Logic 3.6 on a stock 7600/132. I am always shocked when he calls me with the most basic questions about file management or midi channel routing, etc. And I'm not joking when I say basic. It's a miracle to me that he can even get midi into Logic sometimes. But the guy is one of the busiest most prolific jingle writers in this city.

Ned wrote:

> It _would_ be interesting
> to have a poll where we ask people if they have any understanding of terms
> like ADSR, VCO, frequency modulation vs amplitude modulation, LFO mod
> to
> filter cutoff, etc.
>

Well, I'll start off by saying, that I know what (almost) all of these concepts mean. But I don't have a lot of hands on real world day to day experience with some of them. It hasn't really "sunk in" to my brain. Every time I read about or learn a new little tip or nuance on applying some of this, it becomes a bit clearer. It's like driving on a foggy road. You can still make your way, and get from point A to point B. But each time it becomes unravelled for me a little more for me, it's like the fog clears a little bit more.


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Eli Krantzberg
Nightshift Orchestra / Almat Productions
http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com