EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Simone Coen wrote:
> 1) don't you think the new Multiple Outs possibility is a bit tricky in
the
> EXS? You have to open the edit window chanche the outs, save the
instrument
> with another name... etc etc...
> it would be better to save the changes with the song, like it happens with
> every instrument or plugin in logic (and if you want have the chance to
save
> a permanent Instrument)...

Hendrik and Adam allready said most of what could be said, just a few
additions:
If you setup an instrument for multiout useage, there's not necessarily the
need to save it under a special name. The EXS is handling multiple outs
"dynamically", so you can still use the instrument as a single out one in
case you don't use it as a multiout instrument and/or have no auxes created.
Note: This ain't true for recycled loops! I have routed some slices of some
recycled loops to individual outs - after that the "extract sequence from
recycled instrument" function won't work properly any longer! A big, big
bummer, if you ask me - I hope they'll fix that soon.

> 2) is there a way to apply a change to a lot of zones or groups like the
one
> used in the inspector?
> Explain: if I open an instrument and want to change all the "kick" zones
> (without a group) to out, say, 3, can I select all the sensible zones and
> with a modifier (shoft or whatsoever) impart the command just once instead
> of selecting zone by zone and applying the change. Same is true for
> assigning zones to a groups, change out vol or whatever....
> Is it possible to have relative and absolute changes?

Again, Hendrik said most about it. The rule here is: The only thing possible
to be edited for multiple zones are "switches", i.e. one-shot, group
assignments and the likes. It is however impossible to edit any value fields
for multiple zones. Again a big bummer and most likely one of the most
annoying EXS shortcomings.
This would also answer your question about relative changes, it's impossible
as well!
But you're right, it'd be VERY nice if the EXS would allow for absolute and
relative changing of multiple selected zones parameters, just as possible
with the sequence parameter box (or the Event List, for that matter).

Regards,
Sascha