EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

WOW!
Thanks Ned for the great reply. I guess you can tell where our heads 
are at; My XMAS Morning- Wake up, Open presents with the kids - Make 
Coffee - Sneak back to my studio to check the LUG for responses to my 
post. It probably would've been in reverse order if I could have held 
off the kids for 10 minutes.

I just tried the Import Audio to audition rex files. That is very very 
cool!!!! Thanks again. It's hard to piece some of this info together 
with the documentation provided for the EXS,( I am however working my 
way through the first manual I have ever had to read- THE LOGIC manual) 
This is a really great place, I'm definitely gonna hang out here more!

Happy Holidays!

Gotta get back to Christmas (Darn)! 

Sully



In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Ned Bouhalassa <ned@n...> wrote:
> Sully,
> 
> You can audition REX files directly from the Import Audio window, _before_ 
> they become part of your Arrange page. Just select Audio Import from the 
> Audio menu. Just don't forget to select an Audio track first. It won't work 
> if you're on an Instrument track. I don't know if you can pre-audition when 
> you import a REX file into EXS however, since I've yet to try this. The 
> great thing is that when you audition using Audio Import, the tempo of the 
> REX file also matches the tempo of your Song.
> 
> As for the pros and cons of Stylus. The only con I can think of is that it 
> is a closed system of loops and hits, meaning you can't add to the bank of 
> sounds. That said, there's already a lot there, and you can change them 
> radically. The best bet is to have both Stylus and EXS! As for other 
> options, you might want to check out pHATmatik Pro and/or pHATfactory 
> (http://www.bitshiftaudio.com/). It is a VSTi that also allows you to 
> radically modify a given drum loop, and that, like REX files, can match any 
> tempo/feel.
> 
> Regarding how you sound when you try to program from scratch, don't be too 
> hard on yourself. I don't know if you play the violin, but if you don't, 
> are you surprised that you sound positively awful when you try to play one? 
> Just like playing a violin or a flute, it takes time, practice, patience, 
> and more time before you can program beats like a pro. If you have the 
> time, take it and start by copying what you hear others doing. Drop a loop 
> you like into Logic, call up a drum kit in EXS or something, and play along 
> with the snare or the kick or the hats, until you understand what's going 
> in terms of feel. And remember as well that half of the magic of a great 
> loop is the sound of the individual parts. That means understanding EQ, 
> compression and reverb.
> 
> Ned
> 
> osullyman wrote:
> > Sascha (or anybody),
> > In the exchange that ended with your post below, you are talking about
> > audio files right.
> > Is there anyway to audition rex files without having to import them,
> > extract them and then play them  on a track, I know in Reason from Dr.
> > Rex you can just scroll through you rex loops and audition them quickly
> > to find one you like. I'm new to using rex so I am trying to figure out
> > the best way to use them. Is there another way to go thru and play rex
> > loops from Logic or the EXS.
> > Also does anyone have any thoughts about the pros and cons of
> > Spectrasonics Stylus, as opposed to using rex files, and/or are there
> > other drum options for the non-drum programmers like myself. When I
> > make a drum track from scratch, 1 tom tom or snare at a time, it sounds
> > like the kid next door with his first drum kit! (If I throw in one of
> > those rex loops, suddenly I'm a hip hop genius.)
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Sully
> > 
> > In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "Sascha Franck" <saschafranck@s...>
> > wrote:
> >  > > Uh, really? Can you expound, Sascha? At what point is this possible?
> >  >
> >  > - Load a drumset (well, a single zone for that matter would be 
> > sufficient).
> >  > - Load a sample into that zone if there isn't any allready.
> >  > - Record and play some sequence through it (or play it manually).
> >  > - Click into the zone's sample box to bring up the "open" dialog.
> >  > - In that dialog box, check "Auto-Exchange".
> >  > - Scroll through your samples happily, when done press enter.
> >  >
> >  > That's it.
> >  >
> >  > Cheers,
> >  > Sascha
> > 
> > 
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