EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Message posted by Michael <ozslouch@...>:

Hi All,

I want to be able to trigger drum hits (wav files) via my midi keyboard but
I do not know how to get them loaded or recognised within the EXS sampler? I
don't want to have to physically drag/drop them onto the track, I want to be
able to 'play' them. Any help would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks :)

Michael wrote:
> I want to be able to trigger drum hits (wav files) via my midi keyboard 
> but
> I do not know how to get them loaded or recognised within the EXS sampler? 
> I
> don't want to have to physically drag/drop them onto the track, I want to 
> be
> able to 'play' them. Any help would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks :)

In short: Forget about it.

Somewhat longer answer: The EXS in Logic Express 7 is just the EXSP version, 
P standing for "Player". So it won't allow you to create your own patches.

Possible solutions:

1) Update to Logic Express 8. That will give you access to the full EXS 
version.

2) Update to Logic Studio 8. That will also give you access to Ultrabeat, 
which probably is more easy to deal with than the EXS for such tasks.

3) Get a third party drum sampler such as NI's Battery.

Personally, even if I think both the updates to Logic Express or Studio 8 
are worth the money, I'd go for option 3) anyways, especially if you plan to 
do such things more often. The plugins in Logic aren't exactly tailored for 
such things.

Regards
Sascha

At 04:37 AM 6/22/2008, you wrote:

>Somewhat longer answer: The EXS in Logic Express 7 is just the EXSP version,
>P standing for "Player". So it won't allow you to create your own patches.
>
>Possible solutions:
>
>1) Update to Logic Express 8. That will give you access to the full 
>EXS version.
>
>2) Update to Logic Studio 8. That will also give you access to 
>Ultrabeat, which probably is more easy to deal with than the EXS for 
>such tasks.
>
>3) Get a third party drum sampler such as NI's Battery.

You can also use Translator www.chickensys.com or some other programs 
to create .exs files from scratch (.wav fiels) or from other formats 
such as Kontakt or similar.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User