EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I just received my EXS24 free Factory Sounds CD.
Quite frankly, I'm VERY disappointed.

I don't have time right now to criticize the sounds in detail. On a 
lot of the Instruments, I feel there could have been better use of 
layers, with far more dynamic and tonal range. Often the tone of the 
original sample is very harsh. Even a simple trick like varying the 
amount of attack on a plucked instrument would make it sound better.

Yes, I did audition the sounds dry, with reverb, with chorus and 
other FX where applicable. I feel that I'd have to do some serious 
EQ'ing and layering to get the instruments to be where I'd want to 
use them for a job. I think in this day and age, users have come to 
expect far more ready-to-play-out-of-the-box sounds. Some of the 
synths would have been barely acceptable even back in the 80's. I'm 
not afraid of jumping in with spanners and hammers and working on 
sounds - I've been doing it since I bought my first DX7 in 1984. I 
just would have liked not to have to "lie under the engine" - rather 
just "get in and drive away".

I sincerely hope that Emagic gets their sample conversion to include 
Roland format so that I utilize some of the superb CD's I have from 
Spectrasonics.........

Regards - Colin