EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

<PersingEP@...> wrote:

> They removed some of the dedicated routing which was much faster to use.
Now
> I have to use that crazy matrix just to do a simple Envelope to the
Filter!
> Not as cool as the original EXS and I will really miss that.....sometimes
> more is LESS! I think working with the MarkII will be much slower for me.
I'm
> getting the hang of the Mod Matrix....but I think it could have been
designed
> much better.

If you go to the options menu and select "Recall EXS24 MK1 parameters" it
puts all of the old mod routings straight into the matrix mod, so all the
dedicated functionality of the EXS mark 1 is there without having to
manually create the mod routines...

> Small type in the mod section gives me a major headache to use....no way
to
> quickly glance at your settings...takes much more time and "right brain"
> activity to suss out what's going on.....Maybe I need glasses.....but geez
> that's hard to look at.

I know what you mean... you could always run at 800x600... :-)

> The Lowpass filters sound different to me.....I wonder are they the same?

According to the docs, they are exactly identical...

> EXS MkI sounds fatter to me....just my first impression, maybe I'm nuts.
The
> HP and BP filters are a great addition, wish the FAT function worked
> though...only seems to have an effect on 24db Low Pass.

Yes, it has no function on the band and high pass filters.

Ben Hall
www.benhall.co.uk
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