EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

"Old Lady" for EXS is now down to $100.... 50% off. Get 'em while they're hot.....

What exactly is this "Old Lady"?  I gather that it is a multi-sampled 
piano, but what makes it so great (and why is it called that)?

- Lenny

>"Old Lady" for EXS is now down to $100.... 50% off. Get 'em while 
>they're hot.....
>
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  Lenny Stearns                                      lens@...
  Alexandria, Virginia
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> 
> 
> What exactly is this "Old Lady"?  I gather that it is a multi-sampled
> piano, but what makes it so great (and why is it called that)?
> 
> - Lenny

See for yourself: http://www.postpiano.com/tests/Index.htm

> What exactly is this "Old Lady"?  I gather that it is a multi-sampled 
> piano, but what makes it so great (and why is it called that)?
> 
> - Lenny
> 
> >"Old Lady" for EXS is now down to $100.... 50% off. Get 'em while 
> >they're hot.....

Lenny, 

The Old Lady is a Steinway 1923 Model D Grand.  (The emperor is a 
Bosendorfer 290).  All in all, very nice if you do any serious piano 
work in recording and don't have access to a Steinway or 290.

FYI, the list is $200 normally, it's down to $100 which is a deal 
for that level of quality.

/Reid

Just wondered if the Old Lady is available as a "multiformat" or whether
the other instrument definitions are available as a download - Exs24,
Kontakt, and Halion instrument definitions are all small files separate
from the samples. Many sample vendors operate this way - Giga versions and
Multiformat.
I ask because I would like to use this Piano set in both Exs24 and Kontakt.

Regards,
Murray

Murray,

For that sort of info, may I suggest that you ask the developer
directly in the 
following forum. His name is Michiel Post, and you'll find him to be
very reponsive. 
The url is: http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26687

Regards,
-Mark:

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Murray McDowall <murraymc@m...>
wrote:
> Just wondered if the Old Lady is available as a "multiformat" or
whether
> the other instrument definitions are available as a download -
Exs24,
> Kontakt, and Halion instrument definitions are all small files
separate
> from the samples. Many sample vendors operate this way - Giga
versions and
> Multiformat.
> I ask because I would like to use this Piano set in both Exs24 and
Kontakt.

> 
> Regards,
> Murray

\On 15/11/2004, at 9:36 AM, mfalchook wrote:

>
>  For that sort of info, may I suggest that you ask the developer
>  directly in the
>  following forum. His name is Michiel Post, and you'll find him to be
>  very reponsive

Maybe he should make a statement to the EXS list? I'm slightly 
concerned about the EXS being the only format that doesn't support 24 
bit and I doubt I'm the only one. I don't mind asking him. What would 
he have to do, join the list or is there a way to bypass this? I 
suppose I could forward what he has to say to the list and tell him 
I'll do that.

Andris

Andris wrote: I'm slightly concerned about the EXS being the only format that doesn't support 24 bit


Didn't someone write that the EXS instrument is now also 24 bit, it's just a matter of stability which is in its final beta stage.
Henrik Krogh


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Andris wrote: 

>I'm slightly concerned about the EXS being the only format that doesn't 
>support 24 
>bit and I doubt I'm the only one. I don't mind asking him. What would 
>he have to do, join the list or is there a way to bypass this? I 
>suppose I could forward what he has to say to the list and tell him 
>I'll do that.

Michael Post advised me by email that the Kontakt and Halion instrument
definitions will be downloadable from his site once I have the EXS24 version.

Re 16 vs 24 bits - the following is a paste from the Old Lady Product page:

http://www.postpiano.com/products/prod_iteminfo.php?id=147&subCat=OLD+LADY

Special features for GigaStudio 3: Body resonance for reproduction of the
true body resonance upon sustain pedal use, Hall resonance, true
re-pedalling, sustain pedal triggered pedal noise etc. Available formats:
Kontakt 1.5, Giga 2** are shipping now with 16 bits samples, HALION is
shipping with 24 bits samples. Giga 3 / EXS 24 bits versions will start
shipping soon.

So is the 24 bit EXS version the one that will be shipped to the group buy
subscribers?

Regards,
Murray

On 15/11/2004, at 7:07 PM, HKC wrote:

> Andris wrote: I'm slightly concerned about the EXS being the only 
> format that doesn't support 24 bit
>
>
>  Didn't someone write that the EXS instrument is now also 24 bit, it's 
> just a matter of stability which is in its final beta stage.
>

Yes but I'd still prefer to hear this from the horse's mouth, so to 
speak. Otherwise it's just hearsay...

Andris

> > Andris wrote: I'm slightly concerned about the EXS being the only 
> > format that doesn't support 24 bit
> >
> >  Didn't someone write that the EXS instrument is now also 24 bit, it's 
> > just a matter of stability which is in its final beta stage.
> >
> Yes but I'd still prefer to hear this from the horse's mouth, so to 
> speak. Otherwise it's just hearsay...

Andris,

If that's the case, then go read it for yourself, and ask questions if you'd like. Here's 
the url:

http://northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?p=220894#post220894

Regards,
-Mark

Didn't someone write that the EXS instrument is now also 24 bit.

But are we getting the 24 bit, that´s what I want to know. I have ordered but if it's just a case of waiting a little longer I'd rather wait and get the 24 bit than have a 16 bit version early December.
Henrik Krogh


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Guys, don't you actually *read* anything from this list? If you would just
go to the developer's link that I provided earlier today you'd know all of
the following:

1) The 24 bit / EXS problem has been completely fixed. Everyone will be
shipped the 24 bit version only.

2) There are currently 73 people signed up, and as soon as they receive
order #81, they will begin shipping out the 24 bit cd's to everyone
immediately. They won't wait until the end date. So you'll get the 24 bit
version, and you'll get it much sooner than anticipated. It's a beautiful
thing.

-Mark

> Didn't someone write that the EXS instrument is now also 24 bit.
> 
> But are we getting the 24 bit, that´s what I want to know. I have ordered but
> if it's just a case of waiting a little longer I'd rather wait and get the 24
> bit than have a 16 bit version early December.
> Henrik Krogh

I wrote:

> Hi Michiel,
>
>  
>
> I'm slightly conerned that the EXS24 II format of the Old Lady doesn't 
> support24 bit samples as are many other EXS24 users. I was hoping you 
> might give a "definitive explanation" which I could forward to the EXS 
> users list.
>
>  
>
> All the best
>
> Andris Sice
>
> play On

Michiel replied:

> Hi Andris,
>
> I just finished the 24 bits files for the OLD LADY and EMPEROR in 
> EXS24. So starting from today we will ship the 24 bit versions and 
> users with the 16 bit version can simply swap their disks for a 24 bit 
> version.
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michiel Post


I did read that stuff on the Northern Sounds forum but I emailed 
Michiel Post anyway and he confirmed what you've said Mark.

Mark wrote: There are currently 73 people signed up, and as soon as they receive
order #81, they will begin shipping out the 24 bit cd's to everyone
immediately. They won't wait until the end date. So you'll get the 24 bit
version, and you'll get it much sooner than anticipated. It's a beautiful
thing.

Beautiful indeed!!!!
Henrik Krogh


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--- HKC <hkc@...> wrote:

> Mark wrote: There are currently 73 people signed up,
> and as soon as they receive
> order #81, they will begin shipping out the 24 bit
> cd's to everyone
> immediately. They won't wait until the end date. So
> you'll get the 24 bit
> version, and you'll get it much sooner than
> anticipated. It's a beautiful
> thing.
> 
> 
A beautiful thing indeed. But when I looked at the
info I saw no mention of shipping as soon as 81 orders
were recieved. Where did Mark see this?
JP

> A beautiful thing indeed. But when I looked at the
> info I saw no mention of shipping as soon as 81 orders
> were recieved. Where did Mark see this?

Go back to the link that I sent the list the other day of the Northern
Sounds Forum. The developer michiel Post says this himself.

-m

On 17/11/2004, at 7:58 PM, HKC wrote:

> Mark wrote: There are currently 73 people signed up, and as soon as 
> they receive
>  order #81, they will begin shipping out the 24 bit cd's to everyone
>  immediately. They won't wait until the end date. So you'll get the 24 
> bit
>  version, and you'll get it much sooner than anticipated. It's a 
> beautiful
>  thing.
>
>

Even more beautiful today, they're up to 100 orders! It looks like a 
few people were waiting for the price to drop to $80 before placing 
their order.

I'll be very happy to receive my order, I've never had a good piano 
before, only ones that were allright (Kurzweil K2000, Unity Black & 
Whites).

Andris

I had a phone call today asking for a good online resource for the EXS-24 
sampler.

I told the guy "well, there's this exs-24 yahoo group, but it seems they're 
a bunch of old ladies." =)

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On 18/11/04 9:36 AM, "Garth Hjelte" <garth@...> wrote:

> I had a phone call today asking for a good online resource for the EXS-24
> sampler.
> 
> I told the guy "well, there's this exs-24 yahoo group, but it seems they're
> a bunch of old ladies." =)

I was thinking the same thing when I saw today's messages... :)

It's getting boring


michael

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, james page <jimmymio@y...> wrote:
> > 
> A beautiful thing indeed. But when I looked at the
> info I saw no mention of shipping as soon as 81 orders
> were recieved. 

As of today, lifted from the same link Mark F. posted a while ago:

>EDIT Nov.18.04 
>All libraries ship with 24 bits samples. 
>Shipping starts Monday 22 Nov, as nobody has to pay more than $80!!!
>The Giga DVD has Giga2 (16 bit) and Giga3 (24 bits) samples, the Kontakt and Halion 
>DVD's have 24 bit samples and the EXS24 version will ship with both 16 and 24 bits 
>versions. 
>
>Best regards,
>--
>Michiel Post 
>Creative Director

Happy, happy, happy!

Sonny Keyes
SKa Music
Toronto

www.skamusic.ca