EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi Sascha,
I have a soundblaster live and Micrologic AV and I like to play with 
samples a lot, which I have downloaded from sites you have mentioned. 
The current setup seems to do OK, but I do not have EXS24. As I am a 
bit strapped for$ I am wondering is it possible to get a 'decent', 
lower latency card and use it to process the soundfonts, but continue 
to use MLAV and not require EXS24? Advice greatly apprec

--- In exs-users@y..., "Sascha Franck" <saschafranck@s...> wrote:
> > I hope no-one laughs but what is a 'sound font' please.
> 
> A soundfont is like a widely understood sampler format.
> From what I know it has been invented by Creative Labs (makers of
> SoundBlaster) to suit their cards.
> Basically it's a format with embedded samples. Contains all 
the "usual"
> sampler info such as loops, key and velocity mappings.
> It actually also contains things such as velocity to filter cutoff 
offset -
> but as SoundBlaster cards are handling things quite a bit different 
than
> other samplers (i.e., the offset setting has to be done on the zone 
itself
> rather than through some global offset parameter), these things 
often aren't
> translated too well. I do however think that both the latest 
versions of
> CDxtract and Chickensys Translator convert those settings as well.
> 
> Regards,
> Sascha