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Hello, I finally tried it, it works very well. Thanks so much for the suggestion. - Joel

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the exs-users group. File : /Redmatica Group Buy/Redmatica LUG Group Buy Dec 07.htm Uploaded by : markdvc2002 <mark@logic-users.org> Description : Details of the LUG Group Buy for Autosampler, Keymap, EXS Manager You can access this file at the URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/files/Redmatica%20Group%20Buy/Redmat ica%20LUG%20Group%20Buy%20Dec%2007.htm To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/files Regards, markdvc2002 <mark@logic-users.org>

FINAL LOGIC USERS GROUP 2007 GROUP BUY: REDMATICA/KEYMAP GROUP BUY! The Administrators of the Logic Users Group, EXS Users Group and Redmatica (http://www.redmatica.com) are pleased to bring you our final group buy for 2007! We had many requests for group buys for Keymap 1.5 and Keymap One 1.5, but Redmatica has been gracious enough to include ALL products in the group buy! That includes upgrades from one product to another, such as upgrading Keymap One to Keymap, or upgrading from one product to a full bundle. Redmatica has been a long-time supporter and friend to the Logic User and EXS Groups, having a well-established history of developing innovating software that integrates seamlessly with Logic Pro and the Macintosh platform as a whole. Redmatica has taken that integration to the next level with the Keymap software and Logic Pro 8, which can be accessed directly from within Logic itself. We really can't say enough good things about Redmatica; very simply, if you ever use sampling, you need to have at least some of Redmatica's offerings. Below is a quick list of the products in this group buy, along with links for more information. KEYMAP http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/Keymap_1.5.html The built-in EXS24 editor is fine as long as you just want to quickly adjust a parameter or two, but for serious sampler instrument creation and sample editing, KEYMAP is the most complete and intuitive sample editor available, bar none. The fact that it integrates seamlessly with Logic Pro 8 extends the feature set of both Keymap and Logic Pro 8 itself to make this a nearly mandatory combination for anyone serious about sample editing and sampler instrument construction. It's got more extremely powerful unique features than there is room to mention here: batch instrument creator, harmonic resynthesis, surround and spacialization features, advanced tuning/pitch functions, best in class automatic looping/slicing/transient detection, and more. Keymap not only helps you put together the best sampler instruments you can, but they will come together faster, more accurately, and sound better. As mentioned above, not only does Keymap integrate with Logic Pro 8 and the EXS24, but you can also extremely easily convert your Keymap instruments to run on your sampler of choice, be it Kontakt, MachFive, etc. It directly supports audio in WAV, AIFF, mp3, and AAC format. Keymap offers an amazing plethora of audio and MIDI routing options to effortlessly integrate into any existing workflow. Really, you owe it to yourself to check out the website for the full details of what Keymap can do for you. It's not simply software in its class, it's the ONLY software in its class. KEYMAP ONE http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/Keymap_One_1.5.html Keymap One is the baby brother to Keymap. It's not "crippleware" in any sense; its a fully-featured, completely professional version of Keymap, complete with all of its Logic Pro 8 integration and advanced editing and looping features. It does lack some of the high end functionality such as the Surround mixer, batch processor, tuning and pitch correction, and some others. However, if you own Keymap One and decide you need those features, there is an upgrade path to Keymap. EXS MANAGER http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/ExsManager.html If you use EXS Sampler Instruments or GarageBand instruments then you need to own EXS Manager. Really, it's that simple. This program lets you re-link missing samples to instruments, detect duplicate and unused samples, consolidate samples for improved performance, manage and optimize Sampler Instruments on your hard drive, and otherwise manage all your EXS24 and GarageBand instruments. It offers comprehensive and clear visualization and reporting of your instruments and samples, search modes, and so on. See the website for complete information. AUTOSAMPLER http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/AutoSampler.html So you love your hardware synthesizers, but you hardly ever use them because software instruments are so much more convenient. Still...you miss those couple of patches you just can't duplicate in software. Or perhaps you use a metric ton of hardware instruments in the studio and want to take your show on the road, but you don't want to bring a truckload of synthesizers with you. Maybe you already do use software instruments, but some of your favorites have been discontinued, and as you move to new hardware, operating systems, and versions of Logic, you hate to loose them. Good news for all of the above—Autosampler to the rescue! Simply put, Autosampler automatically samples your hardware or software instrument and makes an EXS24 instrument from it. You set up parameters such as how many notes to play and sample, how many velocity layers, various advanced swiches or fades between various synth parameters to make, and so on, and then Autosampler does it. You can even have it automatically switch patches for you if you want to sample one or more banks. It can import patch names from text files, process samples, even sample MIDIfied acoustic pianos and other more complex sampling environments. Check the website for more information. COMPENDIUM BUNDLE http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/Compendium.html This is a bundle of Keymap, EXSManager, and AutoSampler. And it too is included in the group buy! HOW THE GROUP BUY WORKS: As always, the more signups we get, the lower the price, and Redmatica have kindly agreed to offer discounts of up to 40% off their website list prices! This table lists the products available, with both the list and discounted prices. (Please note - the discount table is displayed here split in two, simply to avoid text wrapping corrupting its appearance). Total Points 0 50 100 150 200 Discount 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% EXSManager $105.00 $99.75 $94.50 $89.25 $84.00 AutoSampler $130.00 $123.50 $117.00 $110.50 $104.00 Keymap One 1.5 $130.00 $123.50 $117.00 $110.50 $104.00 Keymap 1.5 $249.00 $236.55 $224.10 $211.65 $199.20 Compendium Bundle $379.00 $360.05 $341.10 $322.15 $303.20 Upgrade EM to CB $299.00 $284.05 $269.10 $254.15 $239.20 Upgrade AS to CB $299.00 $284.05 $269.10 $254.15 $239.20 Upgrade KM to CB $179.00 $170.05 $161.10 $152.15 $143.20 Upgrade AS + EM to CB $179.00 $170.05 $161.10 $152.15 $143.20 Upgrade KM One to KM $156.00 $148.20 $140.40 $132.60 $124.80 Total Points 300 400 700 1000 Discount 25% 30$ 35% 40% EXSManager $78.75 $73.50 $68.25 $63.00 AutoSampler $97.50 $91.00 $84.50 $78.00 Keymap One 1.5 $97.50 $91.00 $84.50 $78.00 Keymap 1.5 $186.75 $174.30 $161.85 $149.40 Compendium Bundle $284.25 $265.30 $246.35 $227.40 Upgrade EM to CB $224.25 $209.30 $194.35 $179.40 Upgrade AS to CB $224.25 $209.30 $194.35 $179.40 Upgrade KM to CB $134.25 $125.30 $116.35 $107.40 Upgrade AS + EM to CB $134.25 $125.30 $116.35 $107.40 Upgrade KM One to KM $117.00 $109.20 $101.40 $93.60 Points As with many previous Group Buys, each Product offered is worth a number of points. The more points achieved, the lower the price. The following table shows the points value for each product . Products Points List Price EXS Manager 2 $105.00 Auto Sampler 3 $130.00 Keymap One 1.5 3 $130.00 Keymap 1.5 5 $249.00 Compendium Bundle 1.5 8 $379.00 Upgrade EM to CB 6 $299.00 Upgrade AS to CB 6 $299.00 Upgrade KM to CB 4 $179.00 Upgrade AS + EM to CB 4 $179.00 Upgrade KM One to KM 3 $156.00 The success of the group buy is of course dependent on the number of subscribers. While it is not possible to guarantee that the 40% price point can be reached, as many reading this will know, just about all of our LUG group buys have done very well and most did in fact reach the maximum discount offered by the developer. Please also note, the Group Buy will be calculated in US Dollars. Bearing in mind the current exchange rate, this is excellent news for EU subscribers. Please note, if you have an EU address, you will be charged V.A.T. at the rate applicable in your country. If however, you have a V.A.T. registration number you can use it to avoid paying V.A.T. HOW TO SIGN UP: Please use this link to the main Redmatica Group Buy Website: http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/GroupBuy.html From here, you can proceed to sign up for any of the products you wish to buy. When subscribing, you will be sent a confirmation Email. Each subscriber will then receive a weblink to his own Redmatica Group Buy web page in the confirmation email. At that webpage, the subscriber finds a description of what he subscribed for, and when he signed up. Once the group buy shop opens, a button in those web pages will become active and allow each subscriber to pay directly for the preordered software. The main Redmatica Group Buy website also provides up-to-date information about the progress of the group buy, and allows you to see which price points have been achieved at any given time. Please note that you may only sign up once for each product - after this, your mail address will be registered, and no longer accepted should you attempt to sign up again. This is to avoid any possible duplications or multiple sign ups. Should you sign up and not receive confirmation, please first of all check your Spam filter, if the response mail is not there, please contact a LUG moderator or Redmatica at info@redmatica.com . Once the group buy is over, payment information will be sent on to each member. All Products will be available as downloads only. Once payment has been received by Redmatica, you will receive instructions allowing you to download the products you bought. Once again, if you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Redmatica at info@redmatica.com or a LUG/EXS moderator. Each Redmatica license, while still being a single user license, allows installation on up to 3 Macs at once. The authorization process for all Redmatica products consists of two simple steps: first you will have to run an authorizer tool on the Mac(s) where you will install the software. The tool will give you a unique Computer ID string that you will have to mail to Redmatica, and the software will be sent back ad a download link by email within a few minutes. This system allows you to change hard disks, install new OS releases, with no need to reauthorize the software. DURATION OF THE GROUP BUY: The group buy will start at 0:01 a.m., Wednesday Dec 5, Central European time, and run until Midnight, December 19 Pacific Coast Time. IMPORTANT! Only one licence of each product will be allowed per subscriber - in other words, you are welcome to subscribe for one each EXS Manager, Keymap, but you may not subscribe for two AutoSampler licences. Also, the upgrades can be purchased only if you already have the product you want to upgrade from. When purchasing upgrades, you should register using the same email address as shown in the about box of your installed Redmatica product. While unsubscribing is possible during the course of the group buy, once it is over, all subscriptions will be considered as binding commitments to purchase. We have never had to ask for pre-payment for any LUG group buy, so far the vast majority of subscribers have been very honest about honoring their commitments. We sincerely hope that this will remain the case, and would ask everyone considering subscribing only to do so if they are serious about participating. Anyone who remains signed up but does not in the end proceed with a purchase may at the discretion of the LUG Administrators be excluded from future LUG Group buys. Payments must be received no later than midnight, Jan 5 2008 Pacific time. Should you experience any difficulties signing up or, later, proceeding with purchasing, please contact either Redmatica or a LUG Moderator straight away. This information has been posted to the EXS list files section, you can access it here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/files/Redmatica%20Group% 20Buy/ Best wishes the LUG Admins

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "markdvc2002" <mark@...> wrote: > > FINAL LOGIC USERS GROUP 2007 GROUP BUY: > > > REDMATICA/KEYMAP GROUP BUY! OK, this is VERY nice to see....however I have a few questions to ask. How do we post this on other forums such as DOA, Gearsluts, TapeOp, etc??? Do people have to be members of LUG to get this? And I think EVERYONE who DOES NOT own any of these should go for the BUNDLE so we can get it down to the 40% discount, tell EVERYONE!!!!!! -Dan

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "superdan139" <superdan139@...> wrote: > > > OK, this is VERY nice to see....however I have a few questions to ask. > How do we post this on other forums such as DOA, Gearsluts, TapeOp, > etc??? Do people have to be members of LUG to get this? And I think > EVERYONE who DOES NOT own any of these should go for the BUNDLE so we > can get it down to the 40% discount, tell EVERYONE!!!!!! > > -Dan Hi Dan Well, it wouldn't be the first time that discussions about one of our group buys took place somewhere other than the LUG (or in this case, EXS list). It is really sensible to be a member of one or both groups. Questions do arise, not only amongst first time goup buy participants, and the place to get them answered is either here, or the LUG. kind regards Mark

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "markdvc2002" <mark@...> wrote: > > --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, "superdan139" <superdan139@> wrote: > > > > > > OK, this is VERY nice to see....however I have a few questions to ask. > > How do we post this on other forums such as DOA, Gearsluts, TapeOp, > > etc??? Do people have to be members of LUG to get this? And I think > > EVERYONE who DOES NOT own any of these should go for the BUNDLE so we > > can get it down to the 40% discount, tell EVERYONE!!!!!! > > > > -Dan > > > Hi Dan > > Well, it wouldn't be the first time that discussions about one of our > group buys took place somewhere other than the LUG (or in this case, > EXS list). It is really sensible to be a member of one or both groups. > Questions do arise, not only amongst first time goup buy participants, > and the place to get them answered is either here, or the LUG. > > kind regards > > Mark > Can someone just post up an example that I can copy and paste to the other forums? thanks I dont want to mess up anything or get wrong people coming to our buy. -Dan

"superdan139" <superdan139@...> wrote: > Can someone just post up an example that I can copy and paste to the > other forums? thanks I dont want to mess up anything or get wrong > people coming to our buy. Hi Dan Why not simply refer to these links: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/files/Redmatica%20Group% 20Buy/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/message/16166 kind regards Mark Cahill

Is any one out there using Logic with Leopard successfully? I started to upgrade and I've heard all kinds of rumors about loss of audio interfaces and broken plug ins.... On the other hand.... i've read that Logic 8 was made to run with Leopard so it's a marriage made it heaven.... Which is it? Thanks in advance www.julielarson.net

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Julie Larson <julielarson@...> wrote: > > Is any one out there using Logic with Leopard successfully? I > started to upgrade and I've heard all kinds of rumors about loss of > audio interfaces and broken plug ins.... On the other hand.... i've > read that Logic 8 was made to run with Leopard so it's a marriage > made it heaven.... Which is it? > > Thanks in advance > > www.julielarson.net > I had a problem with old EXS. So you should backup your EXS before you upgrade from LP7 to LS 8 Best Cyril

On Dec 9, 2007, at 5:38 AM, Cyril Blanc wrote: > --- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Julie Larson <julielarson@...> > wrote: > > > > Is any one out there using Logic with Leopard successfully? I > > started to upgrade and I've heard all kinds of rumors about loss of > > audio interfaces and broken plug ins.... On the other hand.... i've > > read that Logic 8 was made to run with Leopard so it's a marriage > > made it heaven.... Which is it? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > www.julielarson.net > > > > I had a problem with old EXS. So you should backup your EXS before > you upgrade from LP7 to > LS 8 > > Best > > Cyril You asked for feedback. Here is my initial experience of Leopard. I am currently running Logic Pro 8 (upgraded from Pro 7) fine - dongle no longer required after installation, on Leopard. I had been having problems getting SoundTrack to work properly on Tiger, and decided that as I would eventually have to go to Leopard, I might as well bite the bullet, do a clean install, and upgrade everything on my MacBook Pro. Having backed up Tiger and all its luggage onto an outboard hard drive, I initially found that the Leopard install would freeze after about an thirty minutes into the game. I eventually discovered that this was because "someone" had left sticky finger marks on the install disk, and I had missed it as I had skipped the verify DVD step. Cloth wipe solved that one, but much worse was to come;-( As I reinstalled my numerous plug-ins, third party applications etc. everything seemed to go fine until I re-installed Melodyne Studio, which prevented any of the Logic applications from launching. Celemony are aware of this problem with their bridge and ReWire, and are working on a fix. http://www.celemony.com/cms/ Cameleon, Guitar Pro 5, Visual Hub, Audio Hijack Pro, Fission, Peak, and all Redmatica applications worked perfectly from the re- downloaded, installed and registered versions. My problem with the LFE channel 6 of surround seems to have fixed itself overnight. Some applications need strange tweaks; e.g. FileMaker 8.5 requires that the system language be set to US English instead of UK English; iMovie fails to recognise my video camera, I have yet to install or test my printers, scanners, Final Cut, Mathematica, Reason, Absynth, Albino NI misc. etc. Mail has the strange quirk that it refuses to put my signatures automatically onto emails. The Time Machine took many hours to index my six outboard hard drives, but when completed does seem to work fine. Disk Warrior requires a costly upgrade to run on Leopard, but Leopard- used hard drives can be repaired using Tiger DW when connected to a Tiger Mac. Latest odd bug-find, is that Logic crashes whilst attempting to save after "stretching" audio files; but only after the third stretch has been made. The gui's are much better in the new Logic once you get used to the changed location of the familiar icons and controls. So go for it, when you have some spare time to work through all the details, and be sure at least one en-Tigered Mac available to use until you get it everything up and running Enjoy! Charles Lucy http://www.lucytune.com (no signature;-)

Hello EXS users, I've posted a new Bolder FREE Sounds sound set at the Bolder website in EXS 24 as well as NI Kontakt 2 format. It is entitled "Granular Kitchen" and is about 20 mb in size. I took some ordinary kitchen utensils and via granular synthesis created some sounds with a atmospheric-metallic-wintery flavor. Have fun .... also have a happy and safe holiday! --------------------------------------- Dennis Burns Bolder Sounds Boulder Colorado http://www.boldersounds.com ----------------------------------------

nice one, thank you. But I found only the Kontakt version downloaded, can you check the EXS version page please?

On Dec 10, 2007, at 7:48 AM, guy lewis wrote: > nice one, thank you. But I found only the Kontakt version > downloaded, can you check the EXS > version page please? I just tested the EXS download and it works fine from here. Anyone else experiencing a problem downloading the "Granular Kitchen" set? Dennis

No problem.

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Burns <dennis@...> wrote: > > I just tested the EXS download and it works fine from here. > > Anyone else experiencing a problem downloading the "Granular Kitchen" > set? > > Dennis > working fine for me today. Thank you Dennis. best wishes guy

There is a dedicated UI for Vienna, but is there one for JamPack 4. Also the Akai EWI4000s sound banks? I can hear through Logic all the instruments except the Akai's by simply clicking on a channel strip-but the breath control-the reason for getting the Akai-doesn't seem to be anywhere I have looked so far, except when listening through headphones plugged into the Akai 's headphone out jack playing an instr. from it's factory preset and then I have what I had hoped for: a woodwind with no reed or hole to blow across that has Volume and articulation parameters. I was planning on recording with the Akai on tracks that could because they are MIDI not audio then be edited and put at lower pitch ,415 or 392, and a better tuning system than Equal Temperament-like Werkmeister 3-all available in Logic and while still un-bounced-MIDI-META DATA that can be tweaked. Any takers? Any help would be Appreciated, Thanks in advance.

Is there any way to crossfade between sample sets using an LFO? I am building layered, electronica-based drum kits, with different treatments, and I want to use an LFO to switch between samples sets. I also want to apply this method to do wave mixing. I know how to do round robin, and to use the mod wheel to do switching, but I'd like to use the LFOs. I've also tried this with Kontakt 2, but to no avail. Thanks, Matt http://www.mimomusic.com

At 05:50 PM 12/17/2007, you wrote: >Is there any way to crossfade between sample sets using an LFO? I am >building layered, >electronica-based drum kits, with different treatments, and I want >to use an LFO to switch >between samples sets. I also want to apply this method to do wave >mixing. I know how to do >round robin, and to use the mod wheel to do switching, but I'd like >to use the LFOs. I've also >tried this with Kontakt 2, but to no avail. There is a difference between "switching" and "fading". The main difference is that "switching" means that "this sample(s) are available when you do something" whereas "fading" means "this sample(s) sounds as you do something". Fading is real time, whereas switching is "setup" time (if you can call it that). You'll notice in EXS24 that switching is quite versatile (to the sample level), whereas fading is global, so it's much more restrictive. Kontakt lifts those restrictions. Is this your desire, for example: You hit a key, and an ambulance siren, a loud buzzer, and a sinewave are all playing at once, but you only hear the ambulence. As the LFO plays through, the siren fades out and the buzzer fades in, and then the buzzer fades out and the sinewave fades in, then the sincewave fades out and the siren fades in, and on and on. Is that what you are after? Garth Hjelte Sampler User

> > You hit a key, and an ambulance siren, a loud buzzer, and a sinewave > are all playing at once, but you only hear the ambulence. As the LFO > plays through, the siren fades out and the buzzer fades in, and then > the buzzer fades out and the sinewave fades in, then the sincewave > fades out and the siren fades in, and on and on. Is that what you are after? > > Garth Hjelte > Sampler User > Hey Garth, Yeah, this is exactly what I'm after. Matt

On Dec 8, 2007, at 2:03 PM, Julie Larson wrote: > Is any one out there using Logic with Leopard successfully? I > started to upgrade and I've heard all kinds of rumors about loss of > audio interfaces and broken plug ins.... On the other hand.... i've > read that Logic 8 was made to run with Leopard so it's a marriage > made it heaven.... Which is it? > > Thanks in advance > > www.julielarson.net > Well theres plenty of people using it just fine. Broken plugins and audio hardware is not a fault of Logic's if they all of a sudden dont work in Leopard. Its the manufacturer's fault for not updating for the new OS. If your plugins arent updated, dont upgrade, otherwise have at it. --- Chris www.monotrematamusic.com www.descentrecords.com

At 07:30 PM 12/17/2007, you wrote: > > You hit a key, and an ambulance siren, a loud buzzer, and a sinewave > > are all playing at once, but you only hear the ambulence. As the LFO > > plays through, the siren fades out and the buzzer fades in, and then > > the buzzer fades out and the sinewave fades in, then the sincewave > > fades out and the siren fades in, and on and on. Is that what you > are after? >Yeah, this is exactly what I'm after. Yeah, this is a good instance where the lack of sample-level LFO and modulators in the EXS bites you. But you know what you could do: Make 2 or more EXS instruments. Each instrument would have the same LFO setup where it would mod volume and perhaps use a sawtooth wave or similar. One instrument would have it straight, the other would invert the modulation. In Kontakt, this would be easy - instead of using LFO's, use Flex Envelopes, and loop the envelopes, and you can custom-draw you fade ins and fade outs. And you could do it with one instrument. Garth Hjelte Sampler User

Many thanks to Mark and Redmatica for a great discount on their products. 40%, yes! we made it!! A great xmas present or end of year purchase, whatever the excuse. Happy Xmas all! :O)

I'm sure many of us are very pleased to see that the Group buy has now exceeded 1000 points, and we have therefore reached the best discount of 40%. Many thanks to all who have subscribed so far. Here is a table of the Redmatica software on offer, the list prices, and the prices each product, upgrade or bundle is now available at: Products List Price Group Buy Final Price EXS Manager $105.00 $63.00 Auto Sampler $130.00 $78.00 Keymap One 1.5 $130.00 $78.00 Keymap 1.5 $249.00 $149.40 Compendium Bundle 1.5 $379.00 $227.40 Upgrade EM to CB $299.00 $179.40 Upgrade AS to CB $299.00 $179.40 Upgrade KM to CB $179.00 $107.40 Upgrade AS + EM to CB $179.00 $107.40 Upgrade KM One to KM $156.00 $93.60 In Addition, we have some more good news: First of all, as we have reached the best possible prices, the store will be opened shortly. That means, everyone who has already subscribed may use the information they will have received from Redmatica per Email to proceed with payment and download. Anyone who is interested considering suibscribing may sign up and purchase without any delays. Furthermore, Redmatica have agreed to extend the sign up phase of the group buy for another week - this means, we can continue to accept signups until December 26th, midnight Pacific time at which stage the sign up phase is over. Please remember that all payments must still be made by Jan 5 2008. IMPORTANT Here are some points to be aware of when proceeding with payment: A very important thing is the choice of currencies that is proposed when you pay. The shop page lets you make payments in many currencies and it initially proposes a currency based on the country you are browsing from. Basically, you can pay in euro (or any other currency) but that will add a 3 or 4% conversion fee to the total cost, as the original price is in USD. If you want to pay in USD with *exactly* the prices shown in the group buy table you have to choose the USD currency There may be some small delay between the making your order and the software delivery. Please do not be worried if it takes between 5 - 30 minutes. HOW TO SIGN UP: Please use this link to the main Redmatica Group Buy Website: http://www.redmatica.com/Redmatica/GroupBuy.html From here, you can proceed to sign up for any of the products you wish to buy. When subscribing, you will be sent a confirmation Email. Each subscriber will then receive a weblink to his own Redmatica Group Buy web page in the confirmation email. At that webpage, the subscriber finds a description of what he subscribed for, and when he signed up. Once the group buy shop opens, a button in those web pages will become active and allow each subscriber to pay directly for the preordered software. The main Redmatica Group Buy website also provides up-to-date information about the progress of the group buy, and allows you to see which price points have been achieved at any given time. Please note that you may only sign up once for each product - after this, your mail address will be registered, and no longer accepted should you attempt to sign up again. This is to avoid any possible duplications or multiple sign ups. Should you sign up and not receive confirmation, please first of all check your Spam filter, if the response mail is not there, please contact a LUG moderator or Redmatica at info@redmatica.com . Once again, if you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Redmatica at info@redmatica.com or a LUG/EXS moderator. Each Redmatica license, while still being a single user license, allows installation on up to 3 Macs at once. The authorization process for all Redmatica products consists of two simple steps: first you will have to run an authorizer tool on the Mac(s) where you will install the software. The tool will give you a unique Computer ID string that you will have to mail to Redmatica, and the software will be sent back ad a download link by email within a few minutes. This system allows you to change hard disks, install new OS releases, with no need to reauthorize the software. DURATION OF THE GROUP BUY: The group buy will start at 0:01 a.m., Wednesday Dec 5, Central European time, and run until Midnight, December 26 Pacific Coast Time. IMPORTANT! Only one licence of each product will be allowed per subscriber - in other words, you are welcome to subscribe for one each EXS Manager, Keymap, but you may not subscribe for two AutoSampler licences. Also, the upgrades can be purchased only if you already have the product you want to upgrade from. When purchasing upgrades, you should register using the same email address as shown in the about box of your installed Redmatica product. While unsubscribing is possible during the course of the group buy, once it is over, all subscriptions will be considered as binding commitments to purchase. We have never had to ask for pre-payment for any LUG group buy, so far the vast majority of subscribers have been very honest about honoring their commitments. We sincerely hope that this will remain the case, and would ask everyone considering subscribing only to do so if they are serious about participating. Anyone who remains signed up but does not in the end proceed with a purchase may at the discretion of the LUG Administrators be excluded from future LUG Group buys. Payments must be received no later than midnight, Jan 5 2008 Pacific time. Should you experience any difficulties signing up or, later, proceeding with purchasing, please contact either Redmatica or a LUG Moderator straight away. More information has been posted to the LUG list files section, you can access it here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/files/Redmatica%20Group% 20Buy/ Best wishes the LUG Admins

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Garth Hjelte <garth@...> wrote: > > At 07:30 PM 12/17/2007, you wrote: > > > > You hit a key, and an ambulance siren, a loud buzzer, and a sinewave > > > are all playing at once, but you only hear the ambulence. As the LFO > > > plays through, the siren fades out and the buzzer fades in, and then > > > the buzzer fades out and the sinewave fades in, then the sincewave > > > fades out and the siren fades in, and on and on. Is that what you > > are after? > > >Yeah, this is exactly what I'm after. > > Yeah, this is a good instance where the lack of sample-level LFO and > modulators in the EXS bites you. But you know what you could do: > > Make 2 or more EXS instruments. Each instrument would have the same > LFO setup where it would mod volume and perhaps use a sawtooth wave > or similar. One instrument would have it straight, the other would > invert the modulation. > > In Kontakt, this would be easy - instead of using LFO's, use Flex > Envelopes, and loop the envelopes, and you can custom-draw you fade > ins and fade outs. And you could do it with one instrument. Thanks, Garth - Flex Envelopes it is. Matt