Yellow Tools Key Switch
2002-03-05 by seriousfunmusic
Yellow Tools, makers of some great EXS sample disks like Pure Drums
and Pure E-Basses, has a new freeware utility that seems like it
would answer some EXS functionality questions many of us have had-
see description and links below.
I won't be able to download and test for a few days, so if anyone is
inclined, let us know if this works well.
>>key switch is freeware and thus it is allowed to use it for free.
Please make sure to read our freeware disclaimer.
www.yellowtools.com
what is key switch...
Key switch is a MIDI filter and routing application. It was
conceived and optimized for the use with gigasampler, but as key
switch accepts MIDI data from any source and can also send these
information back to any other source, it works with any optional
combination of MIDI hard- and software in general (e.g. EXS24,
HALion, AKAI, Roland, Kurzweil, Cubase, Logic, ProTools etc.).
Key switch is a front end to gigasampler (or any other MIDI hard-
and software) like the graph below shows.
midi keyboard --> midi interface --> key switch --> gigasampler
or any other MIDI
hard- and software --> audio out
what does key switch do...
With key switch you can create your own, sampling library,
instrument and MIDI hard- and software independent key dimensions.
Additional features are simultaneous playing, fading and mixing of
several instruments.
You can open as much key switch applications you need for your work.
If you want to combine different hardware and software samplers for
example, just open one key switch application for each sampler you
use and adjust the settings accordingly.
Key switch is currently available for Windows PCs only.