Over the last few years I have compiled more than 200 LucyTuned .exs files. Some of these are for freely available samples; others are modifications for samples which I have bought e.g. EXS Xtreme. Wizoo etc. You can find the files from the "279 unique LucyTuned .exs files for many popular samples including some Wizoo, some Logic EXS, and others (.sit) (686KB)" link from : http://www.lucytune.com/midi_and_keyboard/pitch_bend.html It is about 2/3rds of the way down the webpage. I have not included the samples because: 1) I do not own the rights to the samples. 2) Many users will already have these particular samples on their systems. Even if you are yet to be familiar with LucyTuning, I suggest that you download them, and discover how they change the tonality of your samples. Retuning your existing samples could give them a whole new life for you. Just trash the other .exs files for which your system fails to find the necessary samples. My motive? To encourage more musicians to LucyTune their music, and explore the potential for their own productions. Charles Lucy - lucy@... (LucyScaleDevelopments) ------------ Promoting global harmony through LucyTuning ------- for information on LucyTuning go to: http://www.harmonics.com/lucy/ for LucyTuned Lullabies go to http://www.lucytune.com http://www.lucytune.co.uk or http://www.lullabies.co.uk

When I started with Logic two years ago I had samples and an EXS instrument named "Stero Strings". This year I lost all samples and instruments and got a new factory sound CD from Emagic. Now I don't have Stereo Strings. Very strange: I could find EXS intrument lists in the internet, just like the list which comes with the sampler (those with the suggested effect settings). On some of them are Stereo Strings and on some not. My old sheet has them listed but not the new one. Emagic did not answer my question about that. Does anyone know how I can get the Stereo Strings back? Thanks in advance, Peter Ostry

http://home.arcor.de/s.franck/exs/DeepBellPad.zip Two variations. Check with filter on/off. Have a nice day, Sascha

on one very special day, Sascha Franck at S.Franck@... wrote: > http://home.arcor.de/s.franck/exs/DeepBellPad.zip > Two variations. Check with filter on/off. Very nice. I like playing with the envelope 1 parameters with the filter on. I especially like it with a nice slow release. Nice to "virtually" see you around Sascha; it's been a while! -- Eli Krantzberg Nightshift Orchestra / Almat Productions http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com

Glad it's of some use for you, Eli. > Nice to "virtually" see you around Sascha; it's been a while! Well, yeah, it's been. Been busy and there's still no Mac for me yet, so I decided to keep rather quiet (I am still using Logic almost exclusively, btw.). Cheers, Sascha

Group, Please tell me that when one deletes an EXS instrument, there _is_ a way to erase the samples associated with it, at the same time, right? If so, please explain... Thanks! Ned http://nedfx.com Ned Bouhalassa n e d @ n e d f x . c o m

I know there are a few of you out there using Garritan strings in EXS, and I'm wondering if anyone has figured out how to apply the legato functions to recorded sequences. With the Maestro Tools environment activated, the sustain pedal legato works great for live playing, but the sustain pedal messages get sucked up somewhere and don't make it into the recorded sequences. In looking at the incredibly complicated Maestro Tools environment, it does appear that the cables terminate at the Sequencer Input object, but the pedal messages just don't get through, while notes and other controller messages get through fine. Manually inserting them doesn't work either, as it seems the patches are looking for a message earlier in the signal flow. Any ideas? Sean McCoy Oregon Sound Recording

Ned Bouhalassa wrote: > Please tell me that when one deletes an EXS instrument, there _is_ a > way to erase the samples associated with it, at the same time, right? > If so, please explain... There isn't. Apparently that's because Logic is assuming it's users aren't clever enough to know what they're doing, so it would just keep the samples in case they're used in another patch as well. Oh no, that's no good excuse, I know. Anyways, a workaround would be to load the instrument you'd like to delete, open the EXS editor and do a "move audiofiles". I don't know whether this is working now, I am still on LAW 5.5.1 and this function NEVER WORKED (unbelievable but true!) in any 5.x version (I am sorry to say so, but it's just superlame that they weren't able to fix this, especially since it was working perfectly in 4.x). Perhaps they got this function back to work in Logic 6/Pro, then you could just move your samples to a significant folder and delete the folder after the instrument is deleted. Btw, another pretty silly thing: One would think that in case you'd want to delete an instrument, you'd first load it to have a listen. Well, as soon as you have the instrument loaded you can't delete it anymore, so you need to unload it and then select it again (either in Finder/Explorer or in the EXS editor), to delete it. Not exactly too clever either... Regards, Sascha

Sascha, Thanks for confirming what I thought. How stupid, really. The silly thing is, you could choose to delete the files with the instrument in the first version of EXS. Too bad they had to dumb-it down... Ned On 04-03-30, at 15:34, Sascha Franck wrote: > > There isn't. Apparently that's because Logic is assuming it's users > aren't > clever enough to know what they're doing, so it would just keep the > samples > in case they're used in another patch as well. > Oh no, that's no good excuse, I know. http://nedfx.com Ned Bouhalassa n e d @ n e d f x . c o m

At 12:10 Uhr -0500 30.03.2004, Ned Bouhalassa wrote: >Please tell me that when one deletes an EXS instrument, there _is_ a >way to erase the samples associated with it, at the same time, right? >If so, please explain... Do yourself a favor and buy EXS manager... I missed the group buy and bought it after that, but just running it the first time and not having the EXS take ages to load an instrument was worth the 80 bucks. And with that you can move out the instruments you would like to erase and the have the EXS manager separate the unused from the used samples. Very powerful, very convenient and very simple. Cheers Hans

Hans, Thanks for the tip. I just bought it now, and it'll save lots of time, I'm sure. Ned On 04-03-30, at 17:00, Hans Hafner wrote: > à Do yourself a favor and buy EXS manager... > http://nedfx.com Ned Bouhalassa n e d @ n e d f x . c o m

I'm very pleased to announce the second product to be released by Redmatica: AutoSampler Designed to be a creative tool for bridging the gap between high quality hardware synths and the virtual studio world, AutoSampler is a standalone software dedicated to the automatic advanced sampling of midi instruments. Through use of a suited host program as Logic, it's also possible to sample virtual instruments. At the end of this process, ready-to-play Exs24 instruments (and relative samples) are automatically created. Main features: - Multisample multivelocity sampling of midi synth patches in an automated unattended way from any coreaudio audio device. You can set the number of velocity levels to be sampled, the key range and the key step to use for sampling (every 1 semitone, every 2 semitones, etc....) - Multidimensional sampling: you can define up to 2 parameters controlled by midi cc in the midi synth, to be sampled (for example, cutoff and lfo modulation). For each combination of values of these parameters, a full multisample keymap is sampled. On playback of the generated Exs instrument ,   the user can define up to 2 controllers for navigating from his masterkeyboard in realtime between these keymaps, and play back the corresponding sampled sound set... - Generates ready-to-play Exs24 instruments. No user action is required. - Midi layer sampling mode: you can multisample a sound generated by mixing multiple synths. Each voice has a user definable midi volume/expression graphic envelope for compositing the final sound. Useful for creatively designing new sounds. - Automatic sampling with specific normalization modes, limiter, truncation, audio overload protection, release time detection, custom velocity maps - Can sample whole banks of synth patches - Imports patch names from SoundDiver (or from normal text files) - Integrated virtual keyboard and bidimensional virtual controller pad - Comprehensive log file generation with embedded graphical snapshots of each sample - Standalone software for OSX 10.2.6 or later AutoSampler will be available for purchase from the Redmatica online shop in May 2004. Price is to be announced

This is my first post here so hello everyone When selecting a sample for an EXS zone the browser has a 'play' button but I can't hear anything - the 'play' button actually toggles between 'play' and 'stop' but no preview Hope that explains the problem clearly Any help would be very much appreciated (Even though as I have been living with this problem for ages and in a strange way it sort of encourages me to try out sounds I probably would not use so much otherwise!)

I'm looking for a good library that includes eastern string instruments such as sitar, tamboura, and koto. Does anyone here know of a good EXS library (or plug in instrument since that seems to be the trend these days)??? Thanks, Matthew

justiceandstrength wrote: > This is my first post here so hello everyone Hello! > When selecting a sample for an EXS zone the browser has a 'play' > button but I can't hear anything - the 'play' button actually toggles > between > 'play' and 'stop' but no preview Have a look at the audio object using "Track 1" - it needs to be there (but Logic should actually tell you so). Another reason might be that your master fader is all the way down. I can't imagine anything else. The weird thing when auditioning samples is that, apart from the master volume fader, you don't have any other volume control (others than in Sample Edit which is using the volume of the audio object it's playing through). Sascha

Howdy, I have heard and read about the Swar Audio products. They have what you are looking for. I'm thinking about buying Swar Trax myself. I will post a review if I do. Hope this helps. G. --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Matthew Johnson <musical.matthew@m...> wrote: > I'm looking for a good library that includes eastern string instruments > such as sitar, tamboura, and koto. Does anyone here know of a good EXS > library (or plug in instrument since that seems to be the trend these > days)??? > > Thanks, > Matthew

Hello everyone, I'm using logic 5.0.1 and I can't get a good recording without getting popping on the mixes what should I do Carlos

"carlosmarks2004" <carlosmarks2004@y...> wrote: > Hello everyone, I'm using logic 5.0.1 and I can't get a good > recording without getting popping on the mixes > > what should I do There are three things to do. 1. Tell us more about your system - which OS, soundcard, setting etc. 2. Tell us this on the Logic Users Group. The EXS group is dealing with the EXS and EXSP samplers 3. Update Logic to 5.5.1, the newest version of Logic 5.x, available free to all registered users of Logic 5 at http://www.emagic.de regards MArk Cahill

On 30.03.2004 20:01, "Sean McCoy" <osr@...> wrote: > I know there are a few of you out there using Garritan strings in EXS, and > I'm wondering if anyone has figured out how to apply the legato functions > to recorded sequences. With the Maestro Tools environment activated, the > sustain pedal legato works great for live playing, but the sustain pedal > messages get sucked up somewhere and don't make it into the recorded > sequences. In looking at the incredibly complicated Maestro Tools > environment, it does appear that the cables terminate at the Sequencer > Input object, but the pedal messages just don't get through, while notes > and other controller messages get through fine. Manually inserting them > doesn't work either, as it seems the patches are looking for a message > earlier in the signal flow. Any ideas? Try to turn off the MIDI filter ( somewhere ). I guess that could be it... R

Sean McCoy wrote > I know there are a few of you out there using Garritan strings in EXS, and > I'm wondering if anyone has figured out how to apply the legato functions > to recorded sequences. With the Maestro Tools environment activated, the > sustain pedal legato works great for live playing, but the sustain pedal > messages get sucked up somewhere and don't make it into the recorded > sequences. The Maestro tools uses the Sustain pedal to switch on the legato mode where with the correct instrument loaded with use the correct samples to create the legato effect. Once the sequence is recorded you will find additional notes recorded several octaves higher (sometimes lower) which trigger a second bank of samples to fill the gap between the standard samples. The Sustain pedal simply switches the legato mode to the "ON" state and the sustain pedal message do get digested in maestro tools never to appear again. If they have successfully triggered the sample switches they have done their job. If you load a "LEG" instrument and open the edit window and play - with the Maestro Tools active and the SUSTAIN PEDAL down for the whole of the passage that has to be legato - you can see the switch of samples in the keyboard display. Stuart Warren Sandpiper Music Cumbria UK

Earlier I Wrote: > The Maestro tools uses the Sustain pedal to switch on the legato mode where with > the correct instrument loaded with use the correct samples to create the legato > effect. I should have proof read that - I did a spelling check! - but it should have been more like this: The Maestro tools uses the Sustain pedal to switch on the legato mode where, with the correct instrument loaded the basic notes (samples) of a passage will be enhanced with additional notes (samples) to create the legato effect. Stuart Warren Sandpiper Music Cumbria UK

Andrea, A question for you about AutoSampler. How will it handle patches with no decay, like leads? Will it truncate at a user defined time, or will it try to detect a possible loop point? Will it do looping and crossfading for decadent patches like pianos? That would be killer, because, without it, you could probably fill up a 120Gig hard drive with one or two synths. For example: A stereo piano sample with a 10 second decay generates a 1.5 megabyte sample. Three velocity layers is 4.5MB. Sample every key (88) and you end up with nearly 400MB of samples! Sample every third key, and its down to 132MB, which is still huge. For a synth patch that probably takes 1-2MB in the synth's memory. So let's say we average out to about 50MB per patch. Of course some will be much bigger (like drumsets, and .... pianos), but others will be smaller (like synth leads, etc,). That means, in order for me to sample my Yamaha MOTIF Rack's entire set of 896 patches, I would need to allocate around 44GB of memory... With crossfade looping, you could probably get it down under 10-20MB or so per patch. Still, even without looping its an excellent idea, and I'll be first in line!!! Group buy in the plans? (I swear, every time I try to get my finances straightened out.....) Existing and very happy EXS Manager customer, btw! Mark _________________________________________________________________ Free up your inbox with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage. Multiple plans available. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm0020 0362ave/direct/01/

At 11:50 AM 03/31/2004, you wrote: > Sean McCoy wrote > > > I know there are a few of you out there using Garritan strings in EXS, and > > I'm wondering if anyone has figured out how to apply the legato functions > > to recorded sequences. With the Maestro Tools environment activated, the > > sustain pedal legato works great for live playing, but the sustain pedal > > messages get sucked up somewhere and don't make it into the recorded > > sequences. > > >The Maestro tools uses the Sustain pedal to switch on the legato mode >where with >the correct instrument loaded with use the correct samples to create the >legato >effect. Once the sequence is recorded you will find additional notes recorded >several octaves higher (sometimes lower) which trigger a second bank of >samples >to fill the gap between the standard samples. The Sustain pedal simply >switches >the legato mode to the "ON" state and the sustain pedal message do get >digested >in maestro tools never to appear again. If they have successfully triggered >the sample switches they have done their job. > >If you load a "LEG" instrument and open the edit window and play - with the >Maestro Tools active and the SUSTAIN PEDAL down for the whole of the passage >that has to be legato - you can see the switch of samples in the keyboard >display. > >Stuart Warren >Sandpiper Music >Cumbria UK Stuart- Thank you, thank you, thank you! This actually explains a lot about how Maestro Tools works in general. I was worried about the fact that when legato mode is active, everything Logic receives becomes mono. Now it's clear that Maestro Tools affects what is recorded and can be turned off for playback. How I could have missed the extra samples recorded in the sequence is fairly embarrassing, but unfortunately not the first time I've missed something as obvious. Thanks again. Sean McCoy Oregon Sound Recording

On Mar 31, 2004, at 10:52 PM, Mark Jones wrote: > Andrea, > > A question for you about AutoSampler. > > How will it handle patches with no decay, like leads? Will it truncate > at a > user defined time, or will it try to detect a possible loop point? Hi Mark, no looping is done on the sampled waveforms, and there is a very strong reason for this which will be evident at the proper time. You can specify the length of the sustain phase of the sampled note. The sound is then still sampled until it decays back to silence. You can also specify as an option if you want to keep all the tail, or cut it at a certain volume level. > > Will it do looping and crossfading for decadent patches like pianos? > That > would be killer, because, without it, you could probably fill up a > 120Gig > hard drive with one or two synths. > For example: A stereo piano sample with a 10 second decay generates a > 1.5 > megabyte sample. Three velocity layers is 4.5MB. Sample every key (88) > and > you end up with nearly 400MB of samples! Sample every third key, and > its > down to 132MB, which is still huge. For a synth patch that probably > takes > 1-2MB in the synth's memory. The 1-2 MB are the raw samples, for sure not a whole new set for each key, and for sure not the processed complete stereo sound. Our tests show that you can obtain convincing instruments with reasonably sized sets. For many situations, the sample set is much smaller With this method you will never obtain the storage efficiency of the real synth(s), but that's not the point AutoSampler is about. > > So let's say we average out to about 50MB per patch. Of course some > will be > much bigger (like drumsets, and .... pianos), but others will be > smaller > (like synth leads, etc,). That means, in order for me to sample my > Yamaha > MOTIF Rack's entire set of 896 patches, I would need to allocate > around 44GB > of memory... I'm not sure it's legal to sample straight patches out of your motif rack. The point is to create new high quality sounds for Exs24 in a quick, simple way. The hypothetical 44GB for the around 900 high quality sounds you are talking about, would be 44GB of disk space, certainly not of ram memory. > > With crossfade looping, you could probably get it down under 10-20MB > or so > per patch. Still, even without looping its an excellent idea, and I'll > be > first in line!!! There will be some downloadable demo instruments next week, for everyone to evaluate the results, as soon as i come back from musikmesse. The full manual will also be available as a free download, after release. > Existing and very happy EXS Manager customer, btw! Always glad to hear this Mark. Thank you for your interest in AutoSampler Andrea at Redmatica

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Sean McCoy <osr@j...> wrote: > > Stuart- > > Thank you, thank you, thank you! This actually explains a lot about how > Maestro Tools works in general. I am currently working my way through GOS and carrying out the tasks listed below. If anyone thinks I have got my ideas wrong than please write correcting my assumptions. 1. Removing WARM instruments. These can simply be reproduced by using a channel eq. 2. Renaming Instruments to create shorter names as there is a limit in EXS and excessively long names get their ends turned to BinHex? 3. Not sure about this one since I'm now only using OSX and if I revert to OS9 (other than by running classic) some of my drives which contain files with long names may suffer the same fate if I start in OS9 and open a folder. Oh the point here is that I think in OS9 (or could it earlier versions of Logic) the conversion of gig files results in sets of instrument which start with their name whereas now I am getting numbered instruments from 00 onwards. This means that where long names aretruncated their is less confusion where the names after the number appear to be thesame. This is particually useful as I am trashing all instruments which end ALT 88 and just relying on the ALT version but you have to load then to check which is which. 4. I am setting all EXP instruments correctly so they switch samples from the mod wheel and grouping them in a separate sub folder 5. After I have completed this rather mamoth task I will backup all GOS instruments to DVD. 6. If anyone thinks it would be useful to have a copy of these edited instruments write to me for further details. Note sample will need re-referencing in EXS manager. Stuart Warren Sandpiper Music Cumbria UK