EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

How does the Sample Select destination parameter work? What 
does it do?

Thor

On a fine day, 05-07-2003, mazzatrax wrote:

>How does the Sample Select destination parameter work? What
>does it do?

Suppose you have a simple piano patch with 2 velocity layers.  In the 
editor, each layer is a group (not necessary, but handy).  In one 
group you set the Select Range parameter to "0 - 63" and in the other 
you set it to "64 - 127".  Save the instrument and close the editor.
Back in the EXS, in the modulation matrix, you set Dest = Sample 
Select and Src = Velocity.  Now velocities 0-63 will play the one 
layer, and velocities 64-127 will play the other.  Since the 
transition from one layer to the next is abrupt, you can choose to 
dial in a certain amount of crossfading (in the upper left corner of 
the EXS: amount & type). With acoustic instruments this won't work 
very well, as you'll get the effect of doubled notes (plus flanging 
and what not) in the xfade zone, but with various layered synthetic 
sounds this can work out very well.

If instead of Velocity you picked e.g. Controller 1 as Source, you 
could use your modwheel to 'scroll' through the layers.  If you have 
multiple layers with sustained samples, and dial in enough 
crossfading, you can do some pretty wild realtime sound-morphing this 
way.

So basically the Sample Select destination is what works in 
cooperation with the 'Select Range' in the EXS editor.

For further reading, this msg might be of interest to you (or not):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/message/6780

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