EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 12:22 AM 08/20/2004, you wrote:
>Sean McCoy wrote:
> > I was hoping this was a relic of my old, underpowered system, but is still
> > there with my new G5 setup as well. Is there any way to eliminate the loud,
> > obnoxious bursts of notes that happen when playback is started--but without
> > giving up note-chasing? This is a particular problem on piano tracks, where
> > many notes are often sustaining and are chased with sharp attacks. Everyone
> > can't just be living with this during sessions. What am I missing? Any help
> > appreciated.
>
>Your not missing anything.
>Think about it: Either you want note events to be chased (in that case the
>sustained notes just have to start along with the ones starting in place) or
>you don't.
>To play sustained/chased note at a level which would be reached by a natural
>decay XYZ seconds after they started would mean that Logic had to know which
>module you were using and then automatically adjust the velocity of the
>chased notes following this information. Almost impossible IMO.
>
>Regards,
>Sascha


You're right, Sacha. Somewhat of a physical impossibility, isn't it? Since 
I do a lot of work using piano tracks as the basis, I think Sebastian's 
suggestion of freezing them makes the most sense. I'll make this part of my 
routine from now on. Thanks,

Sean