EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi Paul,

On 4-Jan-05, at 2:20 PM, Paul Najar wrote:

> I'm considering reconverting my Akai CD's to EXS format and am
>  wondering weather any have comments either way on which might give a
>  better conversion out of Chicken Systems Translator or the EXS's 
> native
>  conversion.

I have found exs' native conversion to be quite slow.  Sometimes, the 
conversions don't work well but, for the most part, it does an adequate 
job.  That being said, I personally feel that Chicken Systems 
Translator or CDXtract are better overall in conversions.  For basic 
stuff such as loop libraries and whatnot, exs conversions are usually 
okay.  Any libs which have more complex programming are usually 
converted more completely by one of the 3rd party solutions and, 
especially, much quicker.  If you only have one CD, probably might not 
be worth it to buy either software.  If you have several though, I 
would say that it is worthwhile.  You can get a specialized version of 
Translator for a cheaper price (ie it will only convert from Akai to 
exs and nothing else) and then upgrade at a later date if you need to.  
That might be another option for you.

HTH,
Fernstudio


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