EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Ned Bouhalassa wrote: 


>
> Thanks for the DDDD (!) kit. It works fine for me. Good drum kits with 
> multiple velocities are always useful, I would think. The only thing I miss 
> is a rim shot. I'm not quite sure if I understand the output settings, but 
> I suppose it means that I'm supposed to set up a bunch of Aux channels,
> right?


Yep -- exacltly.

If you don't bother with the multiouts (just open either intrument in a Stereo
EXS24 instance) the whole thing will collapse to 1 pair of stereo outputs and
you will get the blend of the OH and the close mic on all the kick, snare, tom
and hat samples. This may not be to your liking.

If you set up a Multiout EXS24 instance and a bunch of Aux objects which you
have to set up to receive the outputs from the EXS24 you will get fine control
over all these sounds. You can mute all the overheads (except for the cymbals
for which there are only overhead samples)  or all the close miced samples or
blend them in the proportions that suit your tune. 

In the original Kontakt version (David Das) all the overheads were routed to a
single stereo pair of outputs. Each set of mono close miced samples were routed
to a separate mono output (Hats, Kick, Snare  had a group each and the 4 toms
were in 4 separate groups panned differently). With the EXS24 it is probably
easier to have one group for the toms and pan the individual zones. I created 6
toms from the two sample sets by tuning each one up and down to generate three
"toms" from each tom sample set. You can play with the tuning and panning a bit
more if you like.

To get either EXS24 instrument configuration (A. all OH to one stereo out or
B.  all OH sample sets to separate outs) to work,  you will need a bunch of Aux
objects set up in your Audio Layer of the Environment and to make each Aux mono
or stero to suit. 

I went with the EXS24 default of 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 as stereo pairs
and 11,12,13,14,15, 16 as mono outputs. If you create an autoload with say 16
Aux objects you should have a few to spare. 


>
> BTW, I didn't mean to diminish your SAM post - I just didn't want some 
> people who might already have them to think that this was something new. 
> Thanks for keeping this group dynamic!


My pleasure.

Regards,
Murray