EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Does anyone know if companies like Ilio are making EXS24 CDs?  I get 
nervous when looking to spend $200 on an Akai CD and not knowing if 
it will import very well.  I know EXS isn't the only sampler with 
this problem, but it still stinks.  Ilio makes such great CDs.

Regards,
Mark

Hi Mark,
  Does anyone know if companies like Ilio are making EXS24 CDs?  I get
  nervous when looking to spend $200 on an Akai CD and not knowing if
  it will import very well.  I know EXS isn't the only sampler with
  this problem, but it still stinks.  Ilio makes such great CDs.
I do know that EastWest (www.soundsonline.com) do.  I believe that only a
few titles are available from them in exs-24 format.  Ilio are aware of the
exs-24 at the very least.  However, you may want to give them a call in
regards to if they have exs-specific CD Roms.  I agree with you that their
quality is second to none.  I just ordered the Kirk Hunter Virtuoso String
Library in E-mu format (for my E-5000 Ultra).  It is excellent, especially
in terms of playability.  Lots of real-time control for expressive playing
without having to set up special sequence arrangements as in some other
libraries I have tried.

If it were me, I would not get an exs-24 native format CD Rom unless it was
something like drums where you need less programming.  From the little that
I have dug into the exs-24, it is not as powerful synthesis-wise as my
E-5000 Ultra (nor would I expect it to be - but maybe in future versions).
AFAIK, CDXtract and Translator both now translate directly to exs-24
formats.  I would spend the money on getting a conversion tool (these will
convert parameters and not only samples) to help convert your libraries to
exs-24.

Akai format seems to be the most universal and, if you don't have another
sampler, I would probably go with that.  However, I understand your desire
to get a native version that you don't need to convert or do any extra work
with.

HTH,
Fernando


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Wouldn't the fact that Ilio bundled a demo with EXS point to their plans
to support the format ?

Dave Eager

Mark_L_Holloway@... wrote:

> Does anyone know if companies like Ilio are making EXS24 CDs?  I get
> nervous when looking to spend $200 on an Akai CD and not knowing if
> it will import very well.  I know EXS isn't the only sampler with
> this problem, but it still stinks.  Ilio makes such great CDs.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
>
>

At 12:05 AM 05/30/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if companies like Ilio are making EXS24 CDs?

I asked them that directly recently, and they said they were satisfied with 
the import options and had no plans to create native EXS24 disks.  Bummer.

I looked at their catalog and they aren't  providing any EXS versions :(

David Eager wrote:

> Wouldn't the fact that Ilio bundled a demo with EXS point to their
> plans
> to support the format ?
>
> Dave Eager
>
> Mark_L_Holloway@... wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if companies like Ilio are making EXS24 CDs?  I get
>
> > nervous when looking to spend $200 on an Akai CD and not knowing if
> > it will import very well.  I know EXS isn't the only sampler with
> > this problem, but it still stinks.  Ilio makes such great CDs.
>