EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi there,

We can verify that the Akai versions of Liquid Grooves and Liquid Grooves 
Groove Control work perfectly with the built-in conversion of the EXS24. (set 
it to Odb for the best sound quality).

You can check out for yourself a little of what Groove Control can do with 
the EXS for free on our TUNE IN page....in fact, this month's posting is a 
bit Liquid Groovesque!

http://www.spectrasonics.net/tunein/index.html

BTW, since you are interested in Acoustic Rock, you should definitely our 
brand new Backbeat library that has Groove Control:

http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/backbeat.html

and our Bass Legends disc is an essential for this style too:

http://www.spectrasonics.net/basslegends.html

....enough shameless plugs for now!

All the best,

Eric Persing
Creative Director
Spectrasonics



In a message dated 10/15/01 4:41:58 PM, cfw0047@... writes:

>I'm new to the group, new to the EXS24 and new to sampling.  Is the 
>concept of "groove control" by Spectrasonics as cool as it sounds?  
>And if so, has anyone with a Mac tried converting the AKAI version of 
>Liquid Grooves with the EXS?  As it has been mentioned, it would be 
>nice to save $ and not have to buy translator or CDxtract.  (Although 
>if I get either, the Chicken Sys guy is going to get my dough merely 
>due to his presence on this board, assuming the two products are 
>similar...)
>
>I've not much money to spend on samples and am interested in 
>drums/bass/brass.  Any personal recommendations for use with 
>"acoustic rock" please let me know.  Thanks in advance.
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--- In exs-users@y..., PersingEP@a... wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> We can verify that the Akai versions of Liquid Grooves and Liquid 
Grooves 
> Groove Control work perfectly with the built-in conversion of the 
EXS24. (set 
> it to Odb for the best sound quality).
> 
> You can check out for yourself a little of what Groove Control can 
do with 
> the EXS for free on our TUNE IN page....in fact, this month's 
posting is a 
> bit Liquid Groovesque!

Hey Eric,

   I love these sounds. But, Can I play those sounds from, say, my 
EXS24, or dr008, once converted to wav files, just as any samples, and 
not use the "groove control" sequences if I want? The "groove control" 
is cool, but I'd like to also play my stuff too.

thanks,
df

I tried a groove once, and it looked to me to simply be a sequence and a
sample kit, so it seems entirely feasible to do whatever you like with the
midi data...

> From: david@...
> Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:31:47 -0000
> To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [exs] Has anyone converted Liquid Grooves?
> 
> --- In exs-users@y..., PersingEP@a... wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> We can verify that the Akai versions of Liquid Grooves and Liquid
> Grooves 
>> Groove Control work perfectly with the built-in conversion of the
> EXS24. (set 
>> it to Odb for the best sound quality).
>> 
>> You can check out for yourself a little of what Groove Control can
> do with 
>> the EXS for free on our TUNE IN page....in fact, this month's
> posting is a 
>> bit Liquid Groovesque!
> 
> Hey Eric,
> 
> I love these sounds. But, Can I play those sounds from, say, my
> EXS24, or dr008, once converted to wav files, just as any samples, and
> not use the "groove control" sequences if I want? The "groove control"
> is cool, but I'd like to also play my stuff too.
> 
> thanks,
> df
> 
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>

Hi,

Eric Persing wrote,
> BTW, since you are interested in Acoustic Rock, you should definitely our
> brand new Backbeat library that has Groove Control:
>
> http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/backbeat.html
>
> and our Bass Legends disc is an essential for this style too:
>
> http://www.spectrasonics.net/basslegends.html

I'll agree.  Burning Grooves is quite a nice disc too although it is not in
Groove Control format.  If you go to the Spectrasonics site
(www.spectrasonics.net), you can check out the backbeat demos which sound
very very good.  If I was buying right now, I would be picking up the
Backbeat disc right now.  I can confirm that Bass Legends is quite a useful
disc as well.  I use it all of the time.

For brass, it is going to cost you a bit of $$$ for a good CD Rom.  The best
one that I have heard so far has been the Quantum Leap Brass CD set.
However, I don't know how well this set converts into exs-24 format.  I
believe that there are some people here who use this set.  Maybe they can
tell you.  It will set you back anywhere from $500-650, depending on the
deal that you can get.

Good luck and HTH,
Fernando

p.s. - I don't have any affiliation with Eric Persing or Spectrasonics.  I
just love the Spectrasonics and Ilio CD-Roms.  Some of the best sounding and
well programmed discs on the market IMHO.

In a message dated 10/16/01 6:36:28 AM, david@... writes:

>Hey Eric,
>
>   I love these sounds. But, Can I play those sounds from, say, my 
>EXS24, or dr008, once converted to wav files, just as any samples, and
>
>not use the "groove control" sequences if I want? The "groove control"
>
>is cool, but I'd like to also play my stuff too.
>
>thanks,
>df


Hi DF,

Of course this is one of the best features of Groove Control....you can 
completely play your own pattern, but with the sound of the original loop! 
Also, you can use the converted waves or AIFFs in any other application like 
DR-008, Battery, etc.

Best,

EP
Spectrasonics

cfw wrote:
>  >I'm new to the group, new to the EXS24 and new to sampling.  Is the
>>concept of "groove control" by Spectrasonics as cool as it sounds?


>Eric Persing replied:
>
>....enough shameless plugs for now!
>

Well, as an objective user, let me say that the Groove Control system 
is fantastic. You have such freedom in controlling and varying tempos 
of grooves, as well as re-arranging the patterns to create fills, 
light mixes, variations etc etc.

I have a drawer full of Spectrasonics libraries - just wish that 
CDXtract for Mac was here........(I'm on Roland format)

Go for it and enjoy!
Regards - Colin