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Message posted by Bob <code__blue@...>:

I am in the process of moving some of my hardware sample libraries over to
the EXS 24. On my hardware sampler I had for example 4 different programs
all assigned to the same midi channel so it would have the effect of being a
multi instrument as each instrument is split across the keys where the other
one ends.
Now that I have converterted to the EXS24 I would have to have 4 EXS24's up
to get the same effect. Is there a way that I could work from one "keyboard
so to speak" so I wouldn't have to switch between 1-4? Or is there a easy
way to Group EX24 programs together without having to go thru the whole
mapping everything out again. A merge function?
Cheers
Bob

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "Bob" <forums@...> wrote:
>
> Message posted by Bob <code__blue@...>:
>
> I am in the process of moving some of my hardware sample libraries over to
> the EXS 24. On my hardware sampler I had for example 4 different programs
> all assigned to the same midi channel so it would have the effect of being a
> multi instrument as each instrument is split across the keys where the other
> one ends.
> Now that I have converterted to the EXS24 I would have to have 4 EXS24's up
> to get the same effect. Is there a way that I could work from one "keyboard
> so to speak" so I wouldn't have to switch between 1-4? Or is there a easy
> way to Group EX24 programs together without having to go thru the whole
> mapping everything out again. A merge function?
> Cheers
> Bob

Hi Bob
This is where the environment steps in...
The easiest way is to use 4 exs24s, create a midi instrument and connect it to a chain of
three transformers, with these you can split different keys to different exs24s (by note.)
Midi Instrument connects to transformer A which splits the midi note (say <= X) the top
output goes to an exs24 (1) and the other to another transformer (B) which splits again
(say <= Y) again one output goes to an exs24 (2) and the other to another transformer (C)
which splits (say <= Z) and send each output to an exs24 (3&4), this should give you;

EXS24 1 <= X < EXS24 2 <= Y <  EXS24 3 <= Z < EXS24 4

This will give you your keyboard splits. I know this may seem convoluted but you only
need do it once, you can save a default template in your autoload and adjust it according
to your needs when required. There is a lot of other things you can do in this way and
create complex velocity, note and mod wheel splits accross various instrument plugins.

Hope this helps, Mike

Posted by: "Bob" forums@...   lug_forums
Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:07 pm (PST)

> Message posted by Bob <code__blue@...>:
>
> I am in the process of moving some of my hardware sample libraries  
> over to
> the EXS 24. On my hardware sampler I had for example 4 different  
> programs
> all assigned to the same midi channel so it would have the effect  
> of being a
> multi instrument as each instrument is split across the keys where  
> the other
> one ends.
> Now that I have converterted to the EXS24 I would have to have 4  
> EXS24's up
> to get the same effect. Is there a way that I could work from one  
> "keyboard
> so to speak" so I wouldn't have to switch between 1-4? Or is there  
> a easy
> way to Group EX24 programs together without having to go thru the  
> whole
> mapping everything out again. A merge function?
> Cheers
> Bob


Mike Taylor gave you one way, but another is simply to create a new  
program in the editor, then open the editors for all four programs  
you want to combine. Then Select All in each of the four and paste  
everything into the new program. Set the zone limit for each Group  
that gets created, save the new combined program, and you're done.

You can also switch between the four (or five, or 25) Groups using  
keyswitches, controllers, velocity, or anything else just by setting  
the zone parameters.




Nick Batzdorf, editor/publisher
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www.Virtualinstrumentsmag.com
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>Message posted by Bob <code__blue@...>:
>
>I am in the process of moving some of my hardware sample libraries over to
>the EXS 24. On my hardware sampler I had for example 4 different programs
>all assigned to the same midi channel so it would have the effect of being a
>multi instrument as each instrument is split across the keys where the other
>one ends.
>Now that I have converterted to the EXS24 I would have to have 4 EXS24's up
>to get the same effect. Is there a way that I could work from one "keyboard
>so to speak" so I wouldn't have to switch between 1-4? Or is there a easy
>way to Group EX24 programs together without having to go thru the whole
>mapping everything out again. A merge function?

Nick Batzdorf's suggestion is great for simple splits.

If, in addition, you want to layer multiple programs easily, take a 
look at CDXtract:
http://www.cdxtract.com/cdxtract.php
(there's a demo too)

This is a great app which allows you to convert to EXS24 from sampler 
formats/CD-ROM's as well as combine programs.

Regards - Colin

Don't you forget that Keymap from [http://www.redmatica.com/] is intended to greatly simplify such re-assemblies: maybe you should wait for a few days or weeks...

>Don't you forget that Keymap from [http://www.redmatica.com/] is 
>intended to greatly simplify such re-assemblies: maybe you should 
>wait for a few days or weeks...

Hmmm
I wish Andrea from Redmatica would tell us when Keymap will be ready.
I've been waiting for ages......