EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi family,
I own a Hohner Blues Harp in C, hardly played, 
from the 50's and so brown it makes me shiver...
Any ideas how to transform this beauty to exs, I'm willing to post the files.
Scheduled to 12/31/05, sorry, eBay then

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<haraldschneller@w...> wrote:
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> Hi family,
> I own a Hohner Blues Harp in C, hardly played, 
> from the 50's and so brown it makes me shiver...
> Any ideas how to transform this beauty to exs, I'm willing to post
the files.
> Scheduled to 12/31/05, sorry, eBay then
>
Hi there. Forgive me if i have posted this more than once. I think
something is up with my server or yahoo settings...

Regarding the harp, I would add that a lot of the sound has to do with
chords, bending and the player. You might want to sample chords and
use velocity or cc to trigger bends, suck/blow, and vibrato/tremolo.
Consider using keyswitches to trigger notes and chords as you suck and
blow.

If you are a decent harp player you might use several octaves to
change the style of playing (or create separate instruments). For
example, you might make a single note octave or two, and then one that
mimics the blues scale complete with the chords you get as you play
with your mouth over several holes.

I am facing a similar problem with a small accordion I am sampling.
Unless you have a chromatic instrument (which a bluse harp is not),
you need to decide whether you want it to be able to play in all keys
or not. One of the things I like about the accordion I'm sampling, for
example, is that it only plays a few different chords/bass notes. But
they are just enough to make it fun to play and easy to write on. I
think I will keep that aspect in the exs instrument. You might want to
do something similar. Think of those 'auto chord' hobby keyboard that
play chords from a single key. 

best, Nathan
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Nathan Rosenberg
Music Production

The Doghouse NYC
www.doghouseNYC.com

On 28.10.2005, at 16:04, doghousenyc wrote:

> Think of those 'auto chord' hobby keyboard that
> play chords from a single key.

You mean Logic?

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Peter Ostry

Thanx for all qualified comments so far, everything will be taken 
into consideration, time is of no importance...
By the way, I heard a concert on the radio, there's an american 
player who develloped a technique in overblowing a diatonic harp, 
playing Charlie Parker tunes ?!! Sorry don't remember his name.
Keep on posting
Harald