just read on the emagic web site that platinum 6.2 is required to run logic on a G5. will there be support for logic gold as well? i just ordered a G5 and now i'm a little confused. i'm also concerned about the new PCI standard being a problem with digidesign products. will this also affect my audiowerk 8 card? any info would be greatly appreciated. /rog

--- Roger <roger@...> wrote: > just read on the emagic web site that platinum 6.2 is required to > run logic on a G5. will there be support for logic gold as well? > i just ordered a G5 and now i'm a little confused. The update from Gold to PLat is what? $150 or so? You're about to drop +/- $3000 on a new machine, so if there's any doubt, why not upgrade to PLat as well? ===="You blow in this end of the trombone, and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos." Roswell Rudd Check out Pat's music http://www.pbone.org/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

thanks!

This might be old news, but It seems that Akai's ftp site is back in business. I downloaded the Splendid Grand last night and it only took 8 hours. AMAZING! ftp://210.227.67.8/downloads/sound_libraries/S5000-S6000/ -Matt Miller

> I asked: >> >> But how can it guess what note is going to play next? I seriously >> doubt >> there is any kind of look ahead function in Logic, EXS or Kontakt, and >> AFAIU without such a function the overall difference would be minimal. >> Am I missing something here? On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 03:38 AM, Murray McDowall explained: > > > As I'm sure you understand, the audio data for your samples is stored > on the > media on linear tracks. The caching is controlled not by the > application > (EXS24) but by the drive firmware --that is software stored on ROM on > the drive > -- it is the program that runs on the drive's internal microprocessor-- > including the cache controller. The caching controller's strategy > might be to > read the whole track into cache rather than just the bit that is > currently > being requested. If you need the data in subsequent sectors on that > track a > short time later they might still be in the cache. > > In my long piano notes example (holding down a chord with the sutain > pedal so > that you have to read a bunch of 30+ sec long piano samples off your > sample > drive) without caching, the read head would chase around the media > reading a > succession of small segments of those long notes. The result might > mean that > the heads return many times to the same file to read its data to > produce one > continuous tone. If caching is employed some or even all of the > subsequent > returns to that note might be avoided -- the whole note might have > been read > into cache on the first partial access. In that case all subsequent > requests > for that note's data will be relayed to the EXS24 direct from the > cache. > Perhaps 8MB is too small to really make a big difference here -- 128 > MB might > really accelerate this sort of application dramatically. OK, now I see. Mucho thanks, Murray. Best, Andy >

Hi Gary, one more question if you will. Are the instruments importing correctly...ie mod wheel, key switching etc. thanks again, julie On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 10:00 AM, garywhirled wrote: > The sounds in the KH strings are great. Very playable.  If you can't > get the > real thing these are the best I have ever heard.  I did have some > problems > on my mac recognizing the DVD's.  I first tried with a dual 867 and > couldn't > read all the DVD's.  At fist it was thought to be a problem with the > DVD's. > Kirk Fedexed me new DVD's immediately.  WHen I had the exacct same > problem > with the new DVD's I decided to try them on another mac.  I used my > older > powerbook and all was fine.  I hope this helps > > Gary Pozner > www.whirledmusic.com > > > on 8/25/03 8:43 AM, Julie Larson at julielarson@... wrote: > > > Hi Ned, > > are you using the Kirk Hunter solo strings?  I'm thinking about > buying > > them. > > I'd love to hear your opinions... > > julie > > > > > > > > > > <image.tiff> > > > ____________________________________________________________ >             &nbs p;         EXS* Users Group > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Hi there, I have a question about arpeggios with the EXS24mkII ; Is there a way to make a arpeggio in the ESX? And then I mean real extended arpeggios, not only one octave up 'n down. just like the waldorf PPG for example. Thanks in advance Rob

On a fine day, 26-08-2003, mandcmiller wrote: >This might be old news, but It seems that Akai's ftp site is back >in business. I downloaded the Splendid Grand last night and it >only took 8 hours. AMAZING! > >ftp://210.227.67.8/downloads/sound_libraries/S5000-S6000/ Now that surely must be great news for all those who've tried in vain over the past months (and sent me private mail about the corresponding instruments on my site). So: great news, and not old at all. Thanks for sharing. -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

first of all i'm sorry i posted this here..should have been on the Logic list. secnod, the update here in sweden is 500$ or so and since i have to buy a new midi interface and maybe a new soundcard if the AW8 doesn't work with the G5 i really don't want to spend 500 extra. gold works just fine for me. > > > The update from Gold to PLat is what? $150 or so? > You're about to drop +/- $3000 on a new machine, so if there's any doubt, why > not upgrade to PLat as well? > > Check out Pat's music > http://www.pbone.org/

first of all i'm sorry i posted this here..should have been on the Logic list. secnod, the update here in sweden is 500$ or so and since i have to buy a new midi interface and maybe a new soundcard if the AW8 doesn't work with the G5 i really don't want to spend 500 extra. gold works just fine for me. > > > The update from Gold to PLat is what? $150 or so? > You're about to drop +/- $3000 on a new machine, so if there's any doubt, why > not upgrade to PLat as well? > > Check out Pat's music > http://www.pbone.org/

Dear Julie, I am so old school sampling none of this matters to me. I bought the original emulator back in the early 80's. Rather than have one sample program for everything. I usually use different programs for different spots in the score. SO this is a long winded answer telling you the samples are there to do what you want, but I can't say the programming transfers. You should email Kirk Hunter the creator. He is very responsive. Also I am specifically referring to the KH solo strings Gary www.whirledmusic.com -----Original Message----- From: Julie Larson [mailto:julielarson@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:44 PM To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [EXS] Strings & Wind/attn Gary Hi Gary, one more question if you will. Are the instruments importing correctly...ie mod wheel, key switching etc. thanks again, julie On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 10:00 AM, garywhirled wrote: > The sounds in the KH strings are great. Very playable.  If you can't > get the > real thing these are the best I have ever heard.  I did have some > problems > on my mac recognizing the DVD's.  I first tried with a dual 867 and > couldn't > read all the DVD's.  At fist it was thought to be a problem with the > DVD's. > Kirk Fedexed me new DVD's immediately.  WHen I had the exacct same > problem > with the new DVD's I decided to try them on another mac.  I used my > older > powerbook and all was fine.  I hope this helps > > Gary Pozner > www.whirledmusic.com > > > on 8/25/03 8:43 AM, Julie Larson at julielarson@... wrote: > > > Hi Ned, > > are you using the Kirk Hunter solo strings?  I'm thinking about > buying > > them. > > I'd love to hear your opinions... > > julie > > > > > > > > > > <image.tiff> > > > ____________________________________________________________ >             &nbs p;         EXS* Users Group > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ____________________________________________________________ EXS* Users Group - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

When did it ever go offline? Ive been slowly and painstakingly downloading the entire S5000 library here at work over the last two months and aside from running like its on a 56k modem, has worked fine.. Chris -- http://www.descentrecords.com http://www.towelhead.net http://www.mp3.com/stemcellvirus > -----Original Message----- > From: Hendrik Jan Veenstra [mailto:h@...] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:17 PM > To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [EXS] Akai ftp site is back online > > > On a fine day, 26-08-2003, mandcmiller wrote: > > >This might be old news, but It seems that Akai's ftp site is back in > >business. I downloaded the Splendid Grand last night and it > only took > >8 hours. AMAZING! > > > >ftp://210.227.67.8/downloads/sound_libraries/S5000-S6000/ > > Now that surely must be great news for all those who've tried in vain > over the past months (and sent me private mail about the > corresponding instruments on my site). So: great news, and not old > at all. Thanks for sharing. > > -- > Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l > Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/ >

Well, it took me a long time to verify my statement, but I do indeed have the EXSP AU working as a multichannel plugin. There is an CHA dropdown, and you load different instruments into each of the 16 slots, then connect a multichannel instrument to the audio instrument and voila. The reason that it took me so long to verify is that I used to be able to this with the VST version in OS9 but can't seem to get that CHA menu to come down anymore - I have no idea why. I just got OSX up and running again on my laptop so was able to test out the AU version this morning. Sampletank Free as well does this in OS9. Gregory From: "beatz" <beatz@...> Personally, i would recommend the EXS24 if you're into heavy tweaking, and the player for milder modulation of pgm's. By the way, if you get the EXSP to work as a multichannel in logic, please let me know! Thanks Regards Tom

Thanks to Garth Hjelte's assistance and a lot of persistence, I was finally able to download the Akai piano samples. I had been happily using ST Free on OS9, but got the Akai samples to use with EXSP AU on my laptop. However, I'm not all that thrilled and wonder if I am perhaps doing something wrong. When I play normally the sound is beautiful, but when I go past a certain velocity, the samples sound so harsh that they seem to be coming from a different instrument, completely destroying any sonic continuity across the dynamic range. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there some tweaking I can do to remedy this? I've never created an instrument from samples, but it almost seems as if I'm missing a couple of steps of timbre changes across the dynamic range. Any advice? Thanks, Gregory > At 03:36 PM 8/4/03 +0000, you wrote: >> --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "ewald_kegel" >> <ekegel@c...> wrote: >>> I guess most members on this list would agree that the best >> free, >>> available grand piano is the one you may download from the >> AKAI FTP- >>> site. >>> >>> You can read on my site for further instructions >>> (<http://www.cone.nl/test/exs.htm)>http://www.cone.nl/test/exs.htm) >> >> I have never been able to download those samples. I tried >> repeatedly many months ago, and again after reading this >> posting, but have always gotten a connection error. It sounds >> like others are having no problem getting to the Akai FTP site. >> Am I doing something wrong? * * * * * * * *

> However, I'm not all that thrilled and wonder if I am perhaps doing > something wrong. When I play normally the sound is beautiful, but when I go > past a certain velocity, the samples sound so harsh that they seem to be > coming from a different instrument, completely destroying any sonic > continuity across the dynamic range. I had to remap a couple of samples because they seemed to be damaged. Have your editor open when you strike the note (at the right velocity), and take a look at that particular sample. It's probably short and mangled. ===="You blow in this end of the trombone, and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos." Roswell Rudd Check out Pat's music http://www.pbone.org/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

> I have a question about arpeggios with the EXS24mkII ; > Is there a way to make a arpeggio in the ESX? > And then I mean real extended arpeggios, not only one octave up 'n down. > just like the waldorf PPG for example. Is there some reason you want to do this in the EXS? I've always found Logic's arpeggio object in the env. is more than up to most of the arping tasks I throw at it. And it can be use on any MIDI object or Audio Instrument, including any VSTs/AUs and the ES1/2, EVB3/D6, and EXS24 -- just in case you find you want to mix it up. Cheers, -Josh Emmons

Thanks Gary, The demos sound just great....I contacted Kirk Hunter...and as you said...he was very helpful. I'm not sure why some of the key switching doesn't work...we'll see...I made the leap. Thanks again. julie On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 09:28 AM, Gary Pozner wrote: > Dear Julie, > > I am so old school sampling none of this matters to me.  I bought the > original emulator back in the early 80's.  Rather than have one sample > program for everything. I usually use different programs for different > spots in the score.  SO this is a long winded answer telling you the > samples are there to do what you want, but I can't say the programming > transfers.  You should email Kirk Hunter the creator.  He is very > responsive.  Also I am specifically referring to the KH solo strings > > Gary > www.whirledmusic.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Julie Larson [mailto:julielarson@...] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:44 PM > To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [EXS] Strings & Wind/attn Gary > > Hi Gary, > one more question if you will.  Are the instruments importing > correctly...ie mod wheel, key switching etc. > > thanks again, > julie > > > On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 10:00  AM, garywhirled wrote: > > > The sounds in the KH strings are great. Very playable.  If you can't > > get the > > real thing these are the best I have ever heard.  I did have some > > problems > > on my mac recognizing the DVD's.  I first tried with a dual 867 and > > couldn't > > read all the DVD's.  At fist it was thought to be a problem with the > > DVD's. > > Kirk Fedexed me new DVD's immediately.  WHen I had the exacct same > > problem > > with the new DVD's I decided to try them on another mac.  I used my > > older > > powerbook and all was fine.  I hope this helps > > > > Gary Pozner > > www.whirledmusic.com > > > > > > on 8/25/03 8:43 AM, Julie Larson at julielarson@... wrote: > > > > > Hi Ned, > > > are you using the Kirk Hunter solo strings?  I'm thinking about > > buying > > > them. > > > I'd love to hear your opinions... > > > julie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <image.tiff> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > >             &nbs p;         EXS* Users Group > > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ >             &nbs p;         EXS* Users Group > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > <image.tiff> > > > ____________________________________________________________ >             &nbs p;         EXS* Users Group > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Can anyone tell me how to get the ESX24 on PC to "SEE" samples on an external hard drive? The samples are ALL In ESX24 format and I have set options to look at "ALL DRIVES" but it does not look at the External Drive or pick up the samples there. Thanks ! Soram

I posted this more than a week ago and got no response. Any EXS-mkI users, could you please read this and possibly contact me? --- When you open the EXS in Controls view, there are a bunch of parameters without attached value or slider -- like "Filter ADSR fixed" and "Filter ADSR via vel". They're seen as a horizontal line with the foregoing text between parenthesis in the middle. You can also get to see them by enabling Track Automation for an EXS track, picking some parameter to automate, and then hitting the numeric +/- keys to scroll through the parameters. Does anyone have any idea what these are? Are they obsolete parameters from the mk-I age? I ask because I just got a copy of the Xtreme Analog library (by Emagic themselves) and the CD has a bunch of demo songs that utilize some of those parameters for (object based) automation. However, all this automation has no audible effect, so I suspect those parameters to be pre-mkII indeed. Would be silly though -- Emagic selling a CD for an old EXS version, and not taking advantage of new features (or not even updating their demos to work properly with the mkII). Are there people here who still use the old EXS (mkI)? If so, could any of you please contact me off-list, so I can get this figured out? --- -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

On a fine day, 27-08-2003, Soram Khalsa, M.D. wrote: >Can anyone tell me how to get the ESX24 on PC to "SEE" samples on an >external hard drive? The samples are ALL In ESX24 format and I have set >options to look at "ALL DRIVES" but it does not look at the External Drive >or pick up the samples there. You could try this (assuming you're on LA6): open the Project Manager, and add the external drive in the 'include paths' section of the browser. Rescan your drives, and then have the PM solve unresolved file references (one of the menu options). Make sure you have a big pot of coffee handy, and something else to do (like reading a good book) when doing this, since it takes a while :-). -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

On a fine day, 27-08-2003, Mothra wrote: >When did it ever go offline? >Ive been slowly and painstakingly downloading the entire S5000 library here >at work over the last two months and aside from running like its on a 56k >modem, has worked fine.. Ever since I put the instrument-files on my website, I've received heaps of email from people running into password/login dialogs at the akai-site and not being able to get in as an anonymous user. Likewise here in the group many complained that the site was offline... Strange that you had no problems (aside from the horrendous speed). -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

I wrote: >On a fine day, 27-08-2003, Soram Khalsa, M.D. wrote: > > >Can anyone tell me how to get the ESX24 on PC to "SEE" samples on an >[...] > >You could try this (assuming you're on LA6): open the Project >Manager, Oops, I failed to notice the "on PC" bit. So that's no LA6 I suppose. Sorry... Please ignore the previous msg. -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

Hendrick thanks for the reply but I am on Logic 5.5 on a PC with lots of RAM Anybody else have any ideas on how to get Logic 5.5 to "SEE" all my samples which are on an external hard drive ? Thanks!

hello all... how do i... 1. have one "instrument," with, for example a kik on C1, snare on D1, hat on E1. 2. i know how to map them but, can i have seperate panel parameters for each. ie, different filter, modulations, env's, etc. 3. if i cant, oh well. but it still seems that when i use the drop down menu to switch between instruments, they front panel doesnt change. help clear my confusion. thanks ben

The front panel settings are global for your current instrument. If you have external effect plugins that mimic the filter of the EXS24, such as Autofilter, and you have the EXS MKII, you can send each sample out a different output (it's in the sample's parameter guide), and then have each sample go through a different effect chain. If you're doing heavy modulation of these samples, it's probably best to just make a separate instrument for each. You could, in theory, control them all from a single midi track in the arrange window by making a notesplitter in the environment, but that's probably too much work. To save the front panel settings to the current instrument, go to the options pop-up menu and choose something like "save settings to instrument". On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 05:16 AM, ben wrote: > hello all... > how do i... > 1. have one "instrument," with, for example a kik on C1, snare on > D1, hat on E1. > 2. i know how to map them but, can i have seperate panel > parameters for each. ie, different filter, modulations, env's, etc. > 3. if i cant, oh well. but it still seems that when i use the drop > down menu to switch between instruments, they front panel doesnt > change. > > help clear my confusion. > thanks > ben > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cidU11 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/bDIolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > ____________________________________________________________ > EXS* Users Group > - EXS/Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > - UNSUBSCRIBE: email exs-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > - Contact list admin: email exs-users-owner@yahoogroups.com > - Free legal samples: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >