> The EXS needs > to be completed revised as it is difficult to use and > pales in comparison to > the other samplers out there (esp. Kontakt) > Even though it's relatively basic by today's standards - e.g. it doesn't have built-in convolution processing or filtering (as part of the programming as opposed to a separate plug-in), or sophisticated MIDI scripting, or time-stretching, etc. - the EXS is extremely efficient and in my opinion very convenient. I do agree that it hasn't been updated in a while, and hardcore sampling is advancing very quickly. But In what way is it difficult to use? I find it very easy to create programs and performance set- ups (keyswitches, modwheel fades, etc.) in the EXS. And have you checked out Redmatica Keymap for it? Now that's a sexy piece of kit. These days the trend is for developers to license player versions of other samplers (if they don't write their own as East West and VSL have), and they generally support all the platforms rather than just Logic. So I'm not sure how much point there would be to bringing EXS up to speed unless it can leapfrog everything else - which not an easy feat. Giga GVI is coming out for Mac fairly soon (I was shown something with clear signs of life at Musikmesse last month), Kontakt 2 is awesome, MachFive and HALion are also out there...chances are that people who need sophisticated samplers already have at least one of those samplers. Nick Batzdorf, editor/publisher Virtual Instruments Magazine - the world of softsynths and samplers www.Virtualinstrumentsmag.com 1-877 VImagzn (846-2496) 818/905-9101, cell 590-9101