EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

mjmartin64@... wrote:

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> Main question:  can I speed a drum loop up slightly, even if I'm not worried about a slight pitch change?  Is there a mechanism short of editing the loop for doing that?  I've seen friends with hardware samplers do it.

The easiest, although least flexible way, would be to just use some pitch bend. Go in to the event list where you can easily fine tune the pitch bend amount in order to get more subtler tempo/pitch variations than you will with a joy stick or PB wheel.

Once you find a new speed/transpose value you like, bounce it to disc as a new file, trim it, then use the adjust object length to loacators command inside Logic to determine the new tempo. If you wanted to, you could then even reload the new loop back into the EXS for more manipulation.

> And, as far as altering tempos of drum loops, is the real solution just to buy Recycle (which I've never used)?

This sort of thing is another approach. It offers more flexibility and since it is quicker to get results, one is inclined to try/experiment in more ways. An alternative to Recycle is pHATmatik Pro. This operates as a plugin inside of Logic. In many ways it is a lot more easy to use and more seamlessly integrated with Logic. Although that's a whole other topic. If you search the archives for this list you'll find plenty of insightful discussion as to the relative merits, features, and comparisons between Recycle, pHATmatik Pro, and Groove Conrol.

Good luck and welcome on board!


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Eli Krantzberg
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