EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

ewald_kegel <ekegel@...>  wrote
> I think it's unfair to compare digital bits to wine :),

true. wine goes away once it's used... samples stay on your hard drive and
you can use them again and again.

in fact, I'm finding it hard to invent a REALLY good analogy for this sample
license thing. There's nothing else like it I can think of. I guess it's the
same as clip art. If so, why don't the sample makers distribute their
samples with little noises in them (like watermarks, or the Amplitube demo)
so no one can use them without the maker knowing it? ok... they're just drum
sounds and their too small for that. So a file format/instrument combo that
only works together is the only solution. Then no one can use your sounds
unless they have your player.
> 
> but the manufacturer of this product determines the conditions under
> which the user may USE his product. And what I've understand from
> this discussion is that the YT manufacturer sees the YT product as
> undividable, so the software-interface + available sounds *must* be
> used as 1 product.

if they want that to be true they should consider using a non
standard/proprietary file format.

> So it's not the question what technically is
> possible to separate or manipulate. The question is 'how does the
> manufacturer wants us to use the product to its orignal intention
> (producing sound/music)'.
> 
> So to some degree, yes, the manufacturer tells us what glass to drink
> from....and has the right to (due to a license agreement between
> manufacturer and client/user).

but they cannot enforce the use of their own glass unless they use
proprietary file formats. If people *can* do something, they pretty much
always will. Why give them that opportunity with open file formats when what
you're selling is sounds?

If you bought the majestic from YT and you used the samples in the EXS and
it got on a major label hit record, how would YT know it wasn't done in
their instrument as opposed to the EXS and why should they even care since
the person had to buy their product to get the samples in the first place?

teddybut