EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

>I'm interested in getting any feedback y'all have on some of the more 

>recent sample library offerings. I'm particularly interested in the 

>crop of jazz and big band stuff that came out last year, including 

>Garritan's Big Band library, First Call Horns and the update to Kick 

>a** Brass. Also the ancient/ethnic offerings RA from East West, and 

>Origins, the brand new one from Ilio (which may be too new for anyone 

>to have yet). I've listened to a bunch of demos ranging from lousy to 

>impressive, but demos can be deceiving as they are frequently put 

>together around the instruments themselves. Real-world experiences 

>integrating these sounds into your pieces are at least as valuable.

 

The Garritan Jazz & Big Band Library definitely sounds promising - and their
demos are impressive - but so far I've found the required Kontakt player it
requires to be so unstable that I can't open more than 2-3 tracks without it
crashing Logic.  I inquired with Garritan - and they had (at the time) no
EXS24 driver for their library - and no plans to create one.

 

I *thought* I had seen someone mention that they had created an EXS
incarnation for this library (when first researching it) but since have been
unable to locate it.  I understand (but have not confirmed) that the samples
themselves may be encrypted on the DVD, so such a version may not be
possible for anyone but Garritan themselves.

 

- Bob Shuster

On Jan 10, 2006, at 12:41 AM, exs-users@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Sean,
>
> I'm really pleased with Garritan's JaBB samples, although they do
> take some time to get your head around -and I'm still working on
> that. If your looking for user examples, check out the Garritan forum
> in the demos section, there's a good variety of styles to give you a
> reference point.

Sean,


Sorry, the demos section is titled 'The Listening Room'. You do have  
to weed through which demos are JaBB and which are GPO (Garritan  
Personal Orch).

Regards,
     Shane

Shane Fawkes
Director of Music
Walnut Grove Sec. School
Langley, B.C.
Canada

sfawkes@...

I'm wondering if an Imac running Logic Express 7 and EXSP24 might be 
a viable alternative 2nd computer to complement a Logic Pro system 
that is getting taxed due to heavy sample library usage? I know 
nothing about the EXSP24 other than it is a playback-only engine. 
Would a system such as that have any other issues that would limit 
its usefulness? I realize it would top out at 2 GB of RAM and need an 
external audio interface, but other than that it could be a 
relatively inexpensive way to add more instruments while staying in 
the Mac domain. Any opinions appreciated.

Sean McCoy
Oregon Sound Recording