I found a free soundfont online with the suffix "sfpack". When I put it in the Sampler Instruments folder, the EXS wouldn't "see" it. I changed the suffix to sf2 and the EXS could "see" it but not open it. Is this "sfpack" format compatible? thanks tom

> It's online now, thanks again... > www.tbs-bluesign.com ?!? Couldn't see a simple bass library (or notion of it...) on that page. - Sascha

They are in exe format for two reasons: - They're made with WinRar which gives excellent compression rations. - Everybody will be able to open them on Windows machines, no need to have WinRar installed. For Mac people, Stuffit and MacRar will open and extract them fine. - Sascha

Tom Hammer wrote: > I found a free soundfont online with the suffix "sfpack". > When I put it in the Sampler Instruments folder, the EXS wouldn't "see" > it. > I changed the suffix to sf2 and the EXS could "see" it but not open it. > Is this "sfpack" format compatible? sfPack (and sfArk) are freeware Windows programs to compress soundfonts. As far as I know, there's nothing for OSX (or any other Mac OS) dealing with them. So you need a Windoze box to extract them to SF2. - Sascha

At 11:53 AM 4/30/2005 -0400, you wrote: >I found a free soundfont online with the suffix "sfpack". >When I put it in the Sampler Instruments folder, the EXS wouldn't "see" >it. >I changed the suffix to sf2 and the EXS could "see" it but not open it. >Is this "sfpack" format compatible? Before I answer - so your name is Thomas Hammer? Ha! Go to hammersound.net - probably the most significant soundfont site on the Web, run by a guy named Thomas Hammer. Small world! You have to "unpack" it with a program called SFPack. You can get it on hammersound.net, look for it in the FAQ. it is Windows only though - if you only have a Mac (horrors!) send it to me or refer the link to me and I'll decompress it for you. SFPack and another related one were compression utilities that seemed to be necessary at the time, before RAR and other ones came out that did a more effective job at compression than ZIP. They are obsolete now, and I wish the sites would eliminate .sfpack files and reload them as .rar. Garth Hjelte Sampler User

>> I found a free soundfont online with the suffix "sfpack". >> When I put it in the Sampler Instruments folder, the EXS wouldn't "see" >> it. >> I changed the suffix to sf2 and the EXS could "see" it but not open it. >> Is this "sfpack" format compatible? > > sfPack (and sfArk) are freeware Windows programs to compress soundfonts. As > far as I know, there's nothing for OSX (or any other Mac > OS) dealing with them. So you need a Windoze box to extract them to SF2. > > - Sascha There is a utility for sfark files: sfArkXT for OS X, AFAIK available at http://melodymachine.com But AFAIK there is no way to handle sfpack files on the Mac. Don

Tiger, friends.. still some unfinished business here, soundfonts, they are available, usablevia simple synth: http://pete.yandell.com/links/ Oha, it doesn't work in Logic7 (sic!), so to save time, I'm rerecording thefiles in audio hijack, a relive by the way, http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ dragging them back into Logic, to make things happen, how? who cares

On 1/5/05 2:03 AM, "Sascha Franck" <S.Franck@...> wrote: > Couldn't see a simple bass library (or notion of it...) on that page. Trolling for hits on his web-page...

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I just installed "East West Quantum Leap RA" VSTi on my PC, with a Logic 5.5.1 host. When I launch Logic, it quits at loading VSTi RA! I am able to launch the stand-alone program of RA, and also able to laod other East West QL VSTi's in Logic. Can anyone help me with this? cheers...

After many years of using EXS24 under Logic 4.8, I just purchased a copy of Logic 6 for OS X that contains EXSP24. I'm finding that the Akai disk converter isn't working. Under OS 9, I remember having to install an older extension to get the converter to work, but assumed that this would have been fixed in OS X. The disk just doesn't show up when I open up the Instrument editor and click on Akai convert. Is there something else I need to do?

Dear all Would be interested to know which electric gtr libraries people use. I have been looking at the Hans Zimmer ones and the VSL overdrive gtr one (both EXS). Would be very grateful for any comments people might have. Best wishes Gareth Hemmings

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Gareth Hemmings <ghemmings@b...> wrote: > Dear all > > Would be interested to know which electric gtr libraries people use. I have > been looking at the Hans Zimmer ones and the VSL overdrive gtr one (both > EXS). Would be very grateful for any comments people might have. > The Zimmer stuff is nice. I've found the Sonic Implants guitars to be very useful. I started just buying the soundfont online for whichever guitar I needed. I eventually needed them all... Timo

In a message dated 5/3/05 4:24:58 AM, exs-users@yahoogroups.com writes: > > > > The Zimmer stuff is nice. I've found the Sonic Implants guitars to be very > useful. I started > just buying the soundfont online for whichever guitar I needed. I eventually > needed them > all... > > Timo > I use the VSL. Those are GREAT. They work in every mix where I need a good electric guitar. -t

> Would be interested to know which electric gtr libraries people use. I have > been looking at the Hans Zimmer ones and the VSL overdrive gtr one (both > EXS). Would be very grateful for any comments people might have. This one is fabulous (as you can hear below) http://www.beladmedia.com/audio/distorted_rhapsody.mp3 It's only available in Kontakt at the moment ... dunno if there are plans for an EXS version tho. Worth listening to just for the 'jaw-drop' factor tho ;-) Best regards, Steve http://www.hollowsun.com

> > This one is fabulous (as you can hear below) > http://www.beladmedia.com/audio/distorted_rhapsody.mp3 > It's only available in Kontakt at the moment ... dunno if there are plans > for an EXS version tho. > Worth listening to just for the 'jaw-drop' factor tho ;-) > > WE¹RE NOT WORTHY ! WE¹RE NOT WORTHY ! WE¹RE NOT WORTHY !

Hello, I LOVE my Old Lady(haha) but I have a major prob with her. When I play and record into Logic some notes all of a sudden get cut off and stop dead...it's driving me crazy!!! anybody know of a simple fix? any and all suggestions GREATLY appreciated...I'm trying to finish a project...Best, Micke Nilsson

Anyone having a problem with exs instruments suddenly being out of tune? Seem to be a bit sharp. It's been happening on and off lately. Starts out fine then it's out. Happens with various instruments. So it's not the one sampler instrument, it's a global thing. Logic 7.0.1 and Panther 10.3.9. Just started happening. thanks tom

Have you reset the song settings to be using a microtuning (rather than vanilla 12tET)? see: http://www.lucytune.com/midi_and_keyboard/pitch_bend.html for details Some of the .exs files that I have come across are wrong, but this will only effect those with errors for specific samples. On 4 May 2005, at 16:35, Tom Hammer wrote: > Anyone having a problem with exs instruments suddenly being out of > tune? > Seem to be a bit sharp. > It's been happening on and off lately. > Starts out fine then it's out. > Happens with various instruments. > So it's not the one sampler instrument, it's a global thing. > Logic 7.0.1 and Panther 10.3.9. > Just started happening. > > thanks > tomCharles Lucy - lucy@... ------------ Promoting global harmony through LucyTuning ------- for information on LucyTuning go to: http://www.lucytune.com for LucyTuned Lullabies go to http://www.lullabies.co.uk Buy/download/CD from: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lucytuned2

On May 1, 2005, at 11:54 PM, frost338 wrote: > Logic 6 for OS > X that contains EXSP24 I'm not sure the EXSP24 can convert AKAI discs. Since it's the player only, isn't that one of it's limitations? Chris Hellstrom Guitarist - Programmer - Engineer http://www.chrishellstrom.com

>Anyone having a problem with exs instruments suddenly being out of tune? >Seem to be a bit sharp. >It's been happening on and off lately. >Starts out fine then it's out. >Happens with various instruments. >So it's not the one sampler instrument, it's a global thing. >Logic 7.0.1 and Panther 10.3.9. >Just started happening. Hi Tom, Way back I would have said that you're probably using a cracked version of EXS24 (bad tuning was a known symptom) but I certainly won't do that. :-) I've had odd instances lately where my whole song plays about a semitone too low, for no apparent reason. Playing live gives the correct pitch - problems only occur on playback. I found that quitting Logic, then logging out and back in again fixes this problem. I have no idea what causes it...... Regards - Colin

Hi Micke, I'm afraid I do not know a solution for this, but I can confirm the problem. After finishing a project I only installed Old Lady this week. I have exactly the same problems with randomly cut off sounds. Could it be lack of memory? Though I have the feeling it should be enough. I have 2 Gig on my G4 (2X1G). Rob > When I play and record into Logic some notes all of a sudden get cut off and stop > dead...it's driving me crazy!!! > Micke Nilsson

> I'm afraid I do not know a solution for this, but I can confirm the > problem. After finishing a project I only installed Old Lady this > week. I have exactly the same problems with randomly cut off sounds. > Could it be lack of memory? Though I have the feeling it should be > enough. I have 2 Gig on my G4 (2X1G). > > Rob > > > When I play and record into Logic some notes all of a sudden get cut > off and stop > > dead...it's driving me crazy!!! > Micke Nilsson You've probably already tried this..... In the EXS window make sure that the number of voices is set to handle the number you're feeding through it. I think the default setting is 16. for a piano part you'll need a lot more than that. don't forget that if the pedal is down they polyphony just keeps adding up. You may be experiencing something like track stealing. julie

Hi, I need help with the following problem: I created an alias to the sampler instruments folder and placed it where the sampler instruments folder normally resides in the main Logic Pro folder. The alias points to an external firewire drive where I installed all the purchased exs24 instruments and associated samples. I can load and play any exs24 instrument existing on the external drive but when I try to load any of the instruments installed and supplied with Logic Pro, nothing happens. My question: is this caused by the fact that the alias for the sampler folder points to the external drive and the Logic supplied instruments reside on the main drive and not the external drive? If so, can I move the Logic supplied instruments to the external drive? What would the procedure be? As a side note, I have ExsManager and am wondering if this can all be solved by running the program to re-link the instruments and files. But that brings up another question: can ExsManager be run over more than one drive at a time, specifically the configuration I mentioned above? thanks, Arthur

On May 4, 2005, at 5:36 PM, arthur perkins wrote: > I need help with the following problem: > > I created an alias to the sampler instruments folder > and placed it where the sampler instruments folder > normally resides in the main Logic Pro folder. Since Logic 7, this is no longer the place for the sampler instrument folder(s). One needs to be in the global library - application support - Logic folder (for the factory instruments). And any non factory instruments need to be in a sampler instruments folder in the user - library - application support - Logic folder. Alias' should work fine, once you have installed them in these proper locations. > I have ExsManager and am wondering if > this can all be solved by running the program to > re-link the instruments and files. I don't think that is your problem. It sounds like it's just a simple geography problem. > But that brings up > another question: can ExsManager be run over more than > one drive at a time, Yes. I do it all the time. i have my samples on a different drive than my sampler instruments. -------- Eli Krantzberg http://www.nightshiftorchestra.com Almat Productions