EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Excuse the ad, but I thought this new website may be of interest to some 
list members...

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From AMG's newsletter:

>Dear Samplists,
>
>I am delighted to announce the opening of a brand new website, new titles 
>and the readiness of our existing titles for Emagic's Logic V5 and EXS24 
>that are released next month!
>
>NEW DEDICATED WEBSITE - WWW.EMAGICSAMPLES.COM!
>If you use Logic or the EXS24 you should drop by and check out the titles 
>we already have and those that are expected in the near future. We hope 
>this site will grow rapidly over the next year, it's launched today.
>
>LOGIC VERSION 5 WILL SUPPORT REX FILES!
>Emagic's Logic V5 is due for release early in January and amongst the many 
>enhancements is the adoption of REX compatibility. AMG have pioneered the 
>REX format for many years and believe it to be the most empowering and 
>easy-to-use around today. Only today a user reported; "I think it's the 
>best format out there for deadline productions: immediate gratification! 
>Why waste time programming via Midi?" For years users of Cubase, Reason, 
>Alkali, etc. have had access to REX, soon so will Logic users. In 
>readiness for V5 all AMG's REX and REX2 titles can be found at:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/rex.html
>
>EXS24 CD-ROMs Available Now!
>In the meantime we've released the first of our forthcoming EXS24 CD-ROMs. 
>These are divided into multisampled and ReCycled CDs. The ReCycled CD-ROMs 
>feature loops that are available whole or sliced up and mapped onto the 
>keyboard. You can either play them back live or using the accompanying 
>MIDI files that you can subsequently edit to your heart's desire. For 
>details of the full range we have planned please visit:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/esx24.html
>
>We already have available:
>
>*** Dirty Ol' Relics ***
>Vintage Keys Multisamples for the EXS24! - £60 inc. P&P
>270 Megs, 45 patches
>A superb collection of classic keys including:
>Accordion
>Arp Solina String Machine
>Clavinet
>CS80 Brass Patches
>DX7 Electric Piano
>Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
>Harpsichord (Double and Single stop)
>Piano (Acoustic Stereo and Dance)
>Organs : Hammond B3 (Five different stop settings), Casio, Pipe Organ 
>Mellotron Strings and Choirs 
>Mini Moog 
>Wurlitzer Electric Piano
>For more details see:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/doresx24.html
>
>***  Brit Horns - Pete Thoms, Gary Barnacle & Stuart Brooks  *** 
>Brass Multisamples for the EXS24! - £60 inc. P&P
>65 Megs, 15 patches
>Chromatically sampled brass sections and solo trumpet patches featuring:
>Brass 1-3
>Short & Very Short Brass
>Falls 1-2
>Brass Ends
>Trumpet 1-3
>Mute Trumpet
>Trumpet Trills
>For more details see:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/brithornsesx24.html
>
>***  Phil Gould On Drums  ***
>ReCycled Drum loops for the EXS24! - £60 inc. P&P
>Over 600 Megs, 377 patches, almost 8000 samples! - Loops, sliced loops and 
>MIDI Files!
>Level 42's Phil Gould produced a CD that spanned his career and included a 
>ton of fresh recordings too! Unmatched sonic variety and consistantly top 
>quality performances landed this title a Keyboard Key Buy award. 
>For more details see:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/gouldesx24.html
>
>***  Vince Clarke, Lucky Bastard  ***
>ReCycled Synth loops for the EXS24! - £60 inc. P&P
>110 Megs, 188 patches, over 2500 samples! - Loops, sliced loops and MIDI 
>Files!
>A specially-recorded collection of synth licks and synthetic drum loops by 
>Erasure's Vince Clarke founder member of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The 
>Assembley. Triple 5 star rated by Keyboard!
>For more details see:
>http://www.emagicsamples.com/vinceclarkeesx24.html
>Demo REX files are available from the REX CD version's page too!
>
>There will be another three new releases in literally a week or two too, 
>more details later.
>
>Cheers - Matt 8)
>
>-- 
>Visit www.amguk.co.uk for the latest and greatest samples on the planet!
>
>Note our new address: AMG - PO Box 294 - Fleet - Hants GU52 6WE
>Phone - UK+1252 717333
>Fax - UK+1252 695680, UK+870 132 0395 or US+1 253 663 3099

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Phil Buckle wrote:
> It's funny that they call "Funky
> Drums From Hell" a "new release". What they mean is that it's a new
release
> on the REX format. I've had that disc for at least 4 years.

Heh, yeah - wondered too as I have that one as well (since at least 5-6
years, btw). And guess what? Most of those grooves I allready recycled.
While I admit that Neil Conti plays incredibly tasteful, there's not that
much content on the CD, most tracks are relatively long and don't vary too
much, apart from the occasional snare ghostnote and some pickups/breaks at
the beginning/end.

Regards,
Sascha

> Phil Buckle wrote:
>> It's funny that they call "Funky
>> Drums From Hell" a "new release". What they mean is that it's a new
> release
>> on the REX format. I've had that disc for at least 4 years.
> 
> Heh, yeah - wondered too as I have that one as well (since at least 5-6
> years, btw). And guess what? Most of those grooves I allready recycled.
> While I admit that Neil Conti plays incredibly tasteful, there's not that
> much content on the CD, most tracks are relatively long and don't vary too
> much, apart from the occasional snare ghostnote and some pickups/breaks at
> the beginning/end.
> 
I looked at the site, and I wondered if any of you have tried the brass disc
advertised...

on 17/12/01 11:23 AM, Darrel Merritt at dnanet@... wrote:

> 
> Excuse the ad, but I thought this new website may be of interest to some
> list members...
> 
> ___________________________________________________
> 
> From AMG's newsletter:
> 
>> Dear Samplists,
>> 
>> I am delighted to announce the opening of a brand new website, new titles
>> and the readiness of our existing titles for Emagic's Logic V5 and EXS24
>> that are released next month!
-SNIP-
>> 
Hmmmm.............................I can only guess that they got Emagic's
permission to use their name for this site. May I be so bold as to  submit
my opinion on some of these titles.
1. Most of them have been around for some years.
2. Four of them I have and 2 of them are the worst collections I've ever
paid good money for. ( There was no facility to audition over the net in
those days) The other two are at least 4 years old and in my opinion well
past their use by date.....stylistically.  It's funny that they call "Funky
Drums From Hell" a "new release". What they mean is that it's a new release
on the REX format. I've had that disc for at least 4 years.
 It's version 5 that makes it possible for a new advertising angle from
these guys who are selling some fairly tired titles.  Maybe the new titles
are great. I don't own them all.
Just my opinion. Buyer beware.
Phil Buckle.

on 17/12/01 11:04 PM, David Tobin at wowandflutter@... wrote:

>> Phil Buckle wrote:
>>> It's funny that they call "Funky
>>> Drums From Hell" a "new release". What they mean is that it's a new
>> release
>>> on the REX format. I've had that disc for at least 4 years.
>> 
>> Heh, yeah - wondered too as I have that one as well (since at least 5-6
>> years, btw). And guess what? Most of those grooves I allready recycled.
>> While I admit that Neil Conti plays incredibly tasteful, there's not that
>> much content on the CD, most tracks are relatively long and don't vary too
>> much, apart from the occasional snare ghostnote and some pickups/breaks at
>> the beginning/end.
>> 
> I looked at the site, and I wondered if any of you have tried the brass disc
> advertised...
> 
> 
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No I don't have that disc.
Phil Buckle.