EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Igor wrote:

> > The VSL doesn't "listen" to anything...
> > it is a simple tools that send a Midi message to simulate a "keyswitch"

From: "herb321nl" <yahoo@...>

> The tool is definately simple, but the EXS instruments aren't. The
> tool sends a lot of keyswitches while playing.
>
> > It is probably not going to work with Logic ( insert in Logic is not
> > possible without any deal with Emagic ...)
>
> VSL and Emagic collaborate on this.
>
> >This tools is (for me...) stupid ! sorry guy's :)
>
> I hope they publish a demo soon to see if you are right.
>
> > I don't know how EXS can handle VSL ??
>
> My very moderate setup can handle one of the large demo performance
> instruments easily. Don't know about ten or twenty...
>
> But as Colin stated in his recent post: it is a significant
> endorsement to 'our' platform.

Garritan Orchestra Strings already works something like this with Giga. It
switches alternating up and down bow samples on several of their instruments for
very increased realism. (every other note played is switched between up and down
samples.)

And you also have the 'standard' keyswitching within Garritan. VSL does the same
thing, plus maybe a couple of extra goodies?

Danny

>Garritan Orchestra Strings already works something like this with Giga. It
>switches alternating up and down bow samples on several of their 
>instruments for
>very increased realism. (every other note played is switched between up 
>and down
>samples.)
>
>And you also have the 'standard' keyswitching within Garritan. VSL does 
>the same
>thing, plus maybe a couple of extra goodies?
>
>Danny


Have you tried Garritan as an EXS import? Do any of the advanced tools work?

> >Garritan Orchestra Strings already works something like this with Giga. It
> >switches alternating up and down bow samples on several of their
> >instruments for
> >very increased realism. (every other note played is switched between up
> >and down
> >samples.)
> >
> >And you also have the 'standard' keyswitching within Garritan. VSL does
> >the same
> >thing, plus maybe a couple of extra goodies?
> >
> >Danny

From: "Sean McCoy" <osr@...>

> Have you tried Garritan as an EXS import? Do any of the advanced tools work?


Hi Sean,

Nope, haven't tried to import any of the Garritan into EXS yet. But, this
'alternate' bowing technique is made to work with Giga with the help of a third
party freebie.

I heard a while back (then again, I don't remember where I heard this from) that
Garritan _may be_ looking into bringing the Orchestra Strings into EXS.
Officially on their site, they mentioned of using Chicken System's Translator
method of bringing it into EXS and  of 'other' formats coming soon...

I'm a Logic Audio PC user who is looking for 'other' alternatives at present...


Danny

From: "Danny" <simpsond@...>

> > >Garritan Orchestra Strings already works something like this with Giga. It
> > >switches alternating up and down bow samples on several of their
> > >instruments for
> > >very increased realism. (every other note played is switched between up
> > >and down
> > >samples.)
> > >
> > >And you also have the 'standard' keyswitching within Garritan. VSL does
> > >the same
> > >thing, plus maybe a couple of extra goodies?
> > >
> > >Danny
>
> From: "Sean McCoy" <osr@...>
>
> > Have you tried Garritan as an EXS import? Do any of the advanced tools work?
>
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> Nope, haven't tried to import any of the Garritan into EXS yet. But, this
> 'alternate' bowing technique is made to work with Giga with the help of a
third
> party freebie.
>
> I heard a while back (then again, I don't remember where I heard this from)
that
> Garritan _may be_ looking into bringing the Orchestra Strings into EXS.
> Officially on their site, they mentioned of using Chicken System's Translator
> method of bringing it into EXS and  of 'other' formats coming soon...
>
> I'm a Logic Audio PC user who is looking for 'other' alternatives at
present...
>
>
> Danny

Oops,

And I did leave out an important part here:

There is an environment add-on that comes with the Garritan package that does
allow it do to many extras inside Logic including what I had mentioned above.

I just don't know (haven't used it) if it does all this using the EXS rather
than Giga.


Danny

Colin Shapiro wrote:
> 
> To Bill Canty who asked what this "thang" actually is, [snip]

and

> To clarify this all, here's a quote from Vienna:
> 
[snip]
>
> Hope this helps...


Thankyou Colin - it helped heaps! :-)

Every interval up to an octave up or down??!! Wow - sounds like VSL *is*
the one to save up for if realism's an issue (which it most likely is if
yr bothering to use a big orchestral library).


Cheers,   Bill Canty