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1. Please note During installation you will have the option to perform a Custom Mac installation A Custom installation will install everything but the EXSamples folder This option is useful if you do not have enough hard disk space In this scenario you will be required to insert the EXS24 CD ROM every time you wish to load one of these Sampler Instruments into your EXS24 For your convenience we strongly Emagic 10 EXS24 Copy Protection 24 XS recommend that you have more than enough hard disk space for your sample libraries As of September 2001 there are over 40 EXS24 format CD ROM s commercially available not to mention the many thousands of AKAI Sample Cell SoundFont2 and other sample format files which can be found online or purchased so your sample library is sure to grow quite quickly Copy Protection The EXS 24 is copy protected via its original CD ROM and is authorized independently of the copy protection systems of other Emagic software When activating the EXS 24 for the first time and later at infrequent irregular intervals you will be asked to insert the EXS24 CD Please take care not to lose the CD and to always keep it at hand These security precautions are the prerequisite for any future software development We would like to thank you in advance for your understanding When the EXS24 is first used it will be authorized This may take a little while Please be patient Should you have ejected
2. LFO Parameters LFO 1 EG This knob allows LFO 1 to be faded out Decay area or faded in Delay area In the centered position which can be set by click ing on the small 0 button the LFO intensity is constant LFO 1 Rate This is the frequency of LFO 1 It can be set in note values left area or in Hertz right area In the centered position which can be set by clicking on the small 0 button the LFO is halted and generates a constant modulation value at full level DC Direct Current This allows you to perform a nice trick Set up an LFO to mod ulate say cutoff see the LFO Cutoff Modulation section from page 51 onwards with the modulation wheel controlling the LFO s intensity Then set the LFO s rate to DC As the LFO s modulation intensity 1s controlled via the modulation wheel you can now make use of the modulation wheel to manually open the filter User Manual Version 4 7 2 57 The Parameters of the EXS24 Waveform for LFO 1 and LFO 2 These two switches allow the selection of the waveform type used by LFO 1 and LFO 2 A selection of Triangle falling and rising Sawtooth Square up and Square down a random stepped waveform and a smoothed random waveform is avail able for each LFO LFO 1 is a polyphonic LFO with key sync This means that when LFO 1 is used each voice of the EXS 24 has its own dis crete LFO When a note is played the LFO corresponding to that voice starts its
3. sion of Logic Audio used Each instance of the EXS 24 offers up to 64 mono or stereo voices total number of voices is CPU dependent Each EXS24 instance allows you to select load and play a Sampler Instrument Such Sampler Instruments can consist of a single sample or multiple samples As examples a piano multi sample a drum kit or a collection of loops spread across the keyboard range The Sampler Instrument carries information about velocity layers sample note position panning and more To use the EXS24 with different multisamples responding on different MIDI channels you will need to open the desired number of EXS24 instances on different Audio Instrument objects Dependent on the mode in which you use the EXS24 each instance has a mono or stereo output which is fed into Logic s User Manual Version 4 7 2 19 The EXS24 Concepts and Functions mixer where it can be processed by insert plug ins and or sent to busses Given a fast enough computer you could conceiv ably arrange and mix a complete song using several EXS 24 instances entirely within your PC or Mac As the EXS24 responds to MIDI note input you can freely edit the parts of the song using Logic s MIDI editing windows right up to the final mix stage The Bounce function of the Master audio object s allows you to print submixes of EXS 24 tracks to disk at any time The resultant audio files generated by this process can then be used as normal
4. Note Tune Key Note allows you to determine the note at which the sample will sound with its original pitch The Key Note is displayed as both a note name and a numerical value The Tune and cent fields allow fine tuning of the sample in semitone and cent increments Emagic 70 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters Ce X S 24 AP A Zone Range Disable Pitch The two Zone Range parameters allow you to define a key range for the Zone When Disable Pitch is activated the sample is always played at its original pitch regardless of the note num ber Velocity Range Activation of the Ve ocity Range option in conjunction with the use of the two Velocity Range parameters allows you to define a velocity range for the Zone Velocity Range 4 1l 127 One Shot Reverse Activating One Shot causes the Zone to ignore the length of notes used to trigger the sample the sample is always played to the end This option is useful for drum samples where you often don t want the MIDI note length to affect sample play back Reverse plays the sample from its end to its beginning This option works non destructively leaving the audio data in the sample unchanged Volume Pan Scale Volume adjusts the volume of the Zone Pan adjusts the pan position of the Zone This parameter only works when the EXS24 is used in stereo Scale Negative Scale values make notes lower than the note position defined by the Key Note parameter sound louder than
5. Range settings the higher velocity ranges are displayed at the top of the list Sort by Velocity low to high The Zones are sorted according to their Ve ocity Range settings the lower velocity ranges are dis played at the top of the list Sort by Group The Zones are shown in the order of their Group assignment Sort by Filename The Zones are sorted alphabetically accord ing to the names of their audio files Fileselector filters used Files Is this option active only audio files which have not already been loaded ie are not in RAM are displayed in the file selec tion dialog Update selected zone s info from audiofile This option is used when editing loops in an external sample editor It reads loop settings from the audio file and updates the settings of the Zone accordingly In addition this feature also validates the loop s length and start position User Manual Version 4 7 2 67 The Parameters of the EXS24 Group Menu New Group Sort by None Sort by Name Sort by Velocity high to low Sort by Velocity low to high Delete unused Groups New Group Creates a new Group Sort by These commands determine the order in which the Group win dows are displayed Sort by None The Groups are shown in the order in which they were created Sort by Name The Groups are sorted alphabetically Sort by Velocity high to low The Groups are sorted accord ing to their Ve ocity Ra
6. and PC or Macintosh is eliminated The EXS 24 is compatible with the EXS 24 AKAI S1000 and 3000 SampleCell WAV AIF F and SoundFont2 sample for mats compatibility with other formats will follow allowing access to large and comprehensive sampler libraries The EXS 24 offers numerous sample processing options enabling you to tailor sounds to meet your needs The response of the EXS24 to the note messages of a MIDI sequence track is a little faster than that of a MIDI sound gen erator connected via a MIDI cable This ensures that your sam ple playback timing is rock solid User Manual Version 4 7 2 7 Welcome Whatever you play on the EXS 24 can be recorded by simply pressing Logic Audio s record button In addition any adjust ments to the EXS24 s controls can be recorded and edited using any of Logic Audio s MIDI editing windows All EXS24 parameter automation plus mix automation volume pan orama and effects changes over time can be freely recorded edited and replayed Last but not least as a highly optimized Logic Audio instru ment the EXS24 offers great performance even on slower machines The EXS24 s performance is scalable so you can look forward to enhanced functionality and increased polyph ony on future computer technology The number of possible Sampler Instruments available for simultaneous playback is directly related to the computer s processing and RAM resources The more RAM you have
7. and the faster your CPU the more Sampler Instruments can be loaded and played And what of the sound As the EXS24 uses high end algorithms with 32 Bit internal processing is completely digital and seamlessly integrates into Logic you are guaranteed pristine clear sample playback up to 24 Bit and 96 kHz if you wish and your audio hardware is appropriate With the EXS 24 there s no need to concern your self over sound quality or compatibility issues with future audio formats This manual will introduce you to the concepts and functions of the EXS24 Please read it thoroughly to make the most of your new sampler and to ensure that you don t overlook any important information We wish you a fun and productive time with the EXS 24 Your Emagic Team Emagic 8 EXS24 EMS 2 What the Package Includes Your EXS24 package contains the following components This manual The EXS24 CD A registration card Demo CDs Please complete the registration card as soon as possible and send it to the Emagic distributor in your country or territory In return you will get a free EXS Factory Library with over 500 MB of samples Once registered you will have access to A regular update and support service via the Internet http www emagic de e Support via our Hotline In the USA e mail support emagicusa com phone 1 530 477 1050 In Germany e mail support emagic de phone 449 0 4101 495 110 In other countries
8. audio tracks within your arrangement This type of functionality may prove of use when a song requires more pro cessing power than your CPU is capable of delivering All parameters of each EXS 24 instance and all associated mixer parameters can be fully automated during the bounce proce dure The Plug in Window Hands on operation of the EXS24 is performed in two win dows the plug in window and the Instrument Editor window The plug in window can be accessed by double clicking on the blue EXS24 insert panel on an Audio Instrument object When launched the plug in window allows access to all of the EXS24 s parameters e g filter and envelope settings Each instance of the EXS24 has a discrete plug in window allowing each to have unique parameter settings even if the same Instrument is loaded Emagic 20 EXS24 M Master The Instrument Editor Ce The plug in window with no Sampler Instrument loaded The Instrument Editor The EXS 24 Instrument Editor window on the other hand is shared between EXS 24 instances The EXS 24 Instrument Editor can be opened from Logic s Audio gt EXS24 Instrument Editor menu It is used to organize samples to construct or modify Instru ments and to convert foreign sample formats AKAI S1000 3000 etc You can also assign samples to keys or key ranges and set start end and loop points plus all of the normally tedious tasks associated with sampling in the EXS24 Instru
9. can be used to trigger notes for the EXS 24 in the currently selected track Below the keyboard a number of Zones are shown Creating a New Instrument and a Zone To create a new Instrument select Instrument gt New from the Editor window s menu The Instrument Open function allows you to load an existing Instrument for editing In order to hear your edits please ensure that the correct Instrument is loaded into the EXS24 instance assigned to the currently selected track and is selected in the editor Create a new Zone for the Instrument via the Zone gt New Zone menu A small window will appear to the left of the editor window Clicking on the small triangle left of the Zone s name will minimize maximize the window Emagic 14 EXS24 Creating and Editing Instruments ON S 24 P L oup Vie F UELLE e Click on the empty field alongside the Audio File label A file selection dialog box will launch allowing you to select a sample from the hard disk or CD ROM Selection of a sample will load it into the Zone Adjusting the Zone Parameters e Set up a key range for the sample with the two Zone Range parameters Key Note allows you to determine the note used to trigger the sample at its original pitch Reverse plays the sample from its end to the beginning This option works non destructively and doesn t change the audio data e Adjust volume and pan position for the sample
10. cycle This scheme means that the LFO cycles of each voice played are not in sync and operate indepen dently of each other This opens up a range of modulation pos sibilities As an example the LFO of one voice could generate the maximum modulation value while the LFO assigned to another voice could output its minimum value This extremely flexible approach can result in some very lively modulations In contrast LFO 2 is a monophonic LFO without key sync This means that LFO 2 runs continuously and is not restarted by the triggering of a new note All voices are modulated by the sole LFO so the degree of modulation at any given time is the same for all voices This results in a rather synthetic sounding modulation Use these different characteristics to tailor the sound to your needs LFO 2 Rate The frequency of LFO 2 It can be set in note values left area or in Hertz right area In the centered position which can be Emagic 58 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters set by clicking on the small 0 button the LFO is halted and generates a constant modulation value with full level DC Direct Current Again don t overlook this feature if you want to control an LFO modulated parameter directly via the modulation wheel see the LFO Rate section from page 57 onwards Additional Parameters Many of the parameters accessible from the Controls view of the EXS24 can now also be found in the Options Rdditio
11. full control over the sound via EXS and effects parame ters during composition and mixdown File Types and File Organization The EXS 24 uses the following file types and hierarchical struc tures Audio File A single sample on your hard disk The EXS24 is compatible with all audio file formats supported by Logic Audio files are handled in the EXS24 Instrument Editor where they can be edited and organized into Sampler Instruments User Manual Version 4 7 2 23 The EXS24 Concepts and Functions Sampler Instrument A Sampler Instrument points to one or more audio files and organizes them as multi samples or drum maps respectively Within the Sampler Instrument you may assign different sam ples to different key and velocity ranges set loop points and adjust other playback parameters You can also work with Zones and Groups see the Multiple Zones and Groups section from page 17 onwards which always belong to a Sampler Instru ment and are not stored or loaded separately Please note Audio files are not contained in a Sampler Instrument The Sampler Instrument simply stores information about an Audio File s name its parameter settings and its location on the hard disk When you delete or rename an audio file the Sampler Instrument that makes use of it will be unable to find it so take care when handling audio files A Sampler Instrument is the file type that is loaded into the EXS 24 for playin
12. higher ones positive values have the opposite effect Use this parameter for balancing the volume of a sample across the selected key range Start End Frame The Szart and End parameters set the sample s start and end points respectively Clicking on the small E button s between the two values will launch Logic s Sample Editor allowing you to set the start and end points graphically User Manual Version 4 7 2 71 The Parameters of the EXS24 Start Frame n End Frame Loop m B Tune FE Auto Crossfade ms L EqPower Loop The loop parameters become visible when this option is acti vated and the sample will loop when sustained MIDI notes are received Loop Start Loop End You can define discrete loop start and end points in these fields allowing you to cycle loop a portion of the audio file Data entry is via the mouse as slider or by dou ble clicking and directly typing in a value Clicking on the small E button s between the two values will launch Logic s Sample Editor allowing you to set the loop start and end points graphically Loop Start is represented by the LS marker and Loop End by the LE marker Tune his parameter allows the tuning of the looped portion of the audio file to be different to that of the non looped por tion It is adjustable in cent increments 50 cents Loop Auto X Fade Auto Crossfade The EXS24 is the first sampler that allows for non destructive crossfade looping in re
13. in the hierarchy A Setting contains a pointer to a Sampler Instrument and when a new Setting is selected the Sampler Instrument it points to is automatically loaded As such Settings are convenient for orga nizing and accessing your favorite Sampler Instruments Set tings also recall any changes made to parameters within the plug in window Automation As with every Logic plug in the EXS 24 can be fully auto mated To do so simply select the desired EXS 24 track in the Arrange window s Track List activate Record and move the faders knobs and switches in the EXSZ4 s plug in window The Audio Instrument object into which the EXS 24 is inserted will send the controller data to Logic This data will be recorded on the selected track and will automate the EXS24 s faders and switches when played back You can record automa tion data in one or multiple takes and on one or more tracks The MIDI controllers used for automation can be edited or cre ated in any of Logic s suitable editors For a list of the control lers see MIDI Controller List section from page 84 onwards User Manual Version 4 7 2 25 File Organization 6 File Organization As your sample library grows the list of Sampler Instruments will also expand To aid you in keeping the list of Sampler Instruments manageable the EXS24 features a sophisticated but easy to use method of file management The Sampler Instrument flip menu directly reflects the fol
14. is especially useful when simulating acoustic instru ments On many acoustic instruments higher notes have a shorter decay phase than lower notes The higher the Time parameter s value the more pronounced the effect with enve User Manual Version 4 7 2 45 The Parameters of the EXS24 lope times getting shorter as you play higher pitched notes on the keyboard Curve Curve allows the attack slope characteristics of the filter and amplitude envelopes to be varied When centered the enve lope slopes are linear Increasing the Curve value leads to falling exponential slopes and reducing its value yields rising expo nential slopes Pitch Parameters Coarse Tune Offsets the pitch of the sample s in semitones by up to 2 octaves The middle position of the slider which can be set by clicking the small 0 button leaves the pitch unaltered Glide The effect of this slider depends on the setting of the Pitcher slider When Pitcher is centered Glide determines the time it Emagic 46 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS takes for the pitch to slide from one note to another porta mento When the Pi cher parameter is set to a value above its centered value Gde determines the time it takes for the pitch to glide down from this higher value back to its normal value When Pitcher is set to a value below the centered value the pitch glides from this lower setting back up to the normal value Pitcher T
15. of closed Zone windows The following menu entries allow you to select the parameters you wish to be displayed Hint When working with the Zone and Group windows it can be useful to close or open all windows at once To do so click on one of the triangles while pressing RS To set a switch parameter for a number of selected Zones simulta neously hold when clicking the switch User Manual Version 4 7 2 69 The Parameters of the EXS24 Zone Parameters v Zone 49 Audio File SRST84 1 aif AIFF 44100 16Bit Stereo 0 00 04 130 Group Stereo Strings 1 Key Note INE Tune ni Es cent Zone Range MAA Disable Pitch D One Shot Li Reverse Li Volume BENE 06E scale E66 Start Frame gn n End Frame w EH EE e E Zone Name New Zones are numbered consecutively Double clicking on a Zone s number allows you to enter a name instead Audio File A file selection dialog can be opened by clicking on the gray field next to the Audio File label This will allow you to select and load a sample into a Zone When loaded the sam ple s name is displayed in the gray field Additional information about the sample is displayed beneath its name sample format sampling frequency bit depth mono stereo status and sample length Group Menu Group allows you to assign a Zone to an existing Group When No Group is selected the Zone is only affected by the parame ters of the plug in window Key
16. page 27 onwards AKAI Convert Opens a window in which you can convert files from an AKAI format CD ROM see the Using the AKAI Import Function sec tion from page 36 onwards Edit Menu Undo Cut 36x Copy C Paste 36v Clear Select All 36 Select zones pointing to selected group s Preferences Undo Allows the most recent change to the Sampler Instrument to be undone Cut Copy Paste The standard commands for cutting copying and pasting val ues In addition to values you may also cut copy and paste selected Zones and Groups User Manual Version 4 7 2 61 The Parameters of the EXS24 When multiple Zones and Groups are cut copied or pasted simulta neously the Group assignments of the Zones are retained Clear Deletes the currently selected Zone or Group Clear can be undone with the Undo command Select All Selects all Zones and Groups of the loaded Sampler Instru ment Select Zones pointing to selected group s This command automatically selects all Zones that point to one or multiple selected Groups Preferences This parameter opens the Preferences window where you can Choose the interpolation quality used by the EXS24 When SR Conversion is set to Best the highest possible sound quality is maintained when transposing samples It should be noted that this option requires additional CPU cycles over the Ovigina set ting which will be adequate in most cases S
17. s created by the import procedure matches the Program name s It is placed inside the Sampler Instru ments folder or a sub folder as determined by the Save converted instrument file s into sub folder parameter discussed in the AKAI File Organization section from page 37 onwards Should you wish to convert an entire AKAI CD ROM click on the Convert entire CD button found to the lower right of the AKAI Sample Import window Sub folders with the name of the volume are created when converting a partition If a volume only contains one program no sub folder is created Sub folders with the name of the partition are created when converting more than one partition AKAI File Organization In the following graphic the AKAI Wave Pads folder con tains several Volumes which contain Programs User Manual Version 4 7 2 37 Sample File Import v CCLoopz No Instrument Clear Find CAVEAXX HARPYE OCTAFLOW gt Drum Kits Drumloops gt Guitars gt Horns Orchestra Pianos Keyboards gt Sitar SG OC SINGSING TB SWEEP ULTIMATE gt WIZOOSINGZ gt The SINGSING folder contains two patches SG OCT and SINGSING The SG OCT and SINGSING Sampler Instru ments are stored in the Sampler Instruments gt AKAI Wave Pads gt SINGSING folder The audio files associated with the SG OCT and SINGSING Sampler Instruments appear in the AK
18. the EXS24 CD ROM you will be prompted to rein sert it Atperiodic irregular intervals you will be asked to insert the EXS24 CD in order to renew the authorization Once again Please take care not to lose the CD and to always keep it at hand Optimization Programs The EXS24 s copy protection is not affected by disk optimiza tion and defragmenting programs You may use programs such as Norton Speed Disk or DiskExpressII as often as you wish Formatting the Hard Disk If you format or partition a hard disk which contains the autho rization for the EXS24 you will need to reinstall and reautho rize the EXS24 User Manual Version 4 7 2 Quick Start 4 Quick Start The Audio Instrument Object Type In Logic Audio s Mixer or Environment window Audio layer in Logic Audio Silver Gold and Platinum there is an audio object type called an Audio Instrument Audio Instrument objects appear as channel strips in the Environment s Audio layer and Track Mixer window These objects allow the inser tion of software instrument plug ins into their top insert slot The default song the song that opens automatically if you move your Autoload away from the Logic program folder fea tures several pre configured Audio Instruments An Audio Instrument is an audio object or an Audio Track in MicroLogic AV with the Cha parameter switched to one of the Instruments Any audio object can be switched to operate as a
19. which is found below the Audio Files column This facility allows you to individually audition AKAI audio files before deciding whether or not to import them Following selection of an individual file sample within the Audio Files column Press Prelisten e This will commence playback of the selected audio file and the Prelisten button will update with the word Stop appearing on the face of the button User Manual Version 4 7 2 41 Sample File Import The selected Audio File will loop continuously until the Stop button is pressed Emagic 42 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS 8 The Parameters of the EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters The parameters described in this section are most easily manip ulated from within the Editor view of the plug in window If you see a number of horizontal sliders on a blue background please switch from the Controls view to the Editor view by clicking on the flip menu in the gray area of the plug in window Common Parameters Flip Menu for Selecting a Sampler Instrument This menu allows the selection and loading of a Sampler Instrument into your computer s RAM In order to appear within this list a Sampler Instrument must reside in the Sam pler Instruments subfolder of Logic s program folder options B rm Cutoff aose E Edit Button This button opens the currently loaded Sampler Instrument in the EXS24 Instrument Editor User Man
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21. AZ Samples gt SINGSING folder To illustrate what occurs with the file structure when a Program is imported rather than a Volume the TABLOIDZ and TB SWEEP Programs were converted These programs appear as TABLOIDZ EXS and TB SWEEBEXS in the Sampler Instru ments folder The audio files associated with the TABLOIDZ Sampler Instrument appears in the AKAZ Samples gt TABLOIDZ folder Sampler Instrument management works with AKAI samples imported from CD ROM in the same fashion as with other sample formats Given the different file structures used by many AKAI format discs however you should take care to fol low these guidelines Create a shortcut to any folder on your hard disk s which contains your AKAI sample library or where you wish to store it Name the shortcut AKAI Samples and all Emagic 38 EXS24 AKAI Import CN S 24 converted AKAI CDs samples will automatically be saved in this destination folder The AKAI Samples shortcut must be placed within the Sampler Instruments folder e If converting an entire CD ROM you can create a shortcut with the sample CD s name Dance MegaSynth for example This can be placed in the Sampler Instruments folder directly or as a sub folder within the AKAI Samples folder The advantage with the second method is that all imported AKAI Instruments will be placed under the AKAI Samples sub menu within the EXS 24 s load window flip menu e N B Assuming that a
22. EXS24 User Manual Version 4 7 2 October 2001 English EMS emagic Soft und Hardware GmbH 10070160 LOZA EMS License Agreement Important Please read this licence agreement carefully before opening the disk seal Opening of the disk seal and use of this package indicates your agreement to the following terms and conditions Emagic grants you a non exclusive non transferable license to use the software in this package You may 1 use the software on a single machine 2 make one copy of the software solely for back up purposes You may not 1 make copies of the user manual or the software except as expressly provided for in this agreement 2 make alterations or modifications to the software or any copy or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software 3 sub license lease lend rent or grant other rights in all or any copy to others Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law all implied warranties made by Emagic in connection with this manual and software are limited in duration to the minimum statutory guarantee period in your state or country from the date of original purchase and no warranties whether express or implied shall apply to this product after said period This warranty is not transferable it applies only to the original purchaser of the software Emagic makes no warranty either express or implied with respect to this software its quality performance merchan
23. KAI Import CN S 24 AKAI Import This section discusses the AKAI import procedure The EXS 24 can import samples saved in the AKAI S1000 and S3000 sample formats The AKAI Import function can be used to import an entire AKAI format CD ROM an AKAI Partition an AKAI Volume an AKAI Program an Individual Audio File sample These options have been provided to give you the most flexible and efficient method of dealing with your sample library There may be a sample or two or perhaps a particular drum kit which you would like to import from an AKAI CD ROM Similarly you may wish to import the contents of an entire CD ROM in one simple operation rather than spend the time deal ing with individual Partitions Volumes Programs and Audio Files This way you can load and audition all of an AKAI CD ROM s programs and files within Logic Audio Later at your conve nience you can make use of your operating system s file man agement utilities to remove or reorganize your imported AKAI sounds as discussed in the F7 e Organization section from page 26 onwards User Manual Version 4 7 2 35 Sample File Import ULTIMATE Partition H Partition aconta Lconvert Leonvert Lorelisten Akai Wave Pads 6 dB average The AKAI Import Window Using the AKAI Import Function 36 Select Options gt AKAI Import This will launch a window similar to that shown above with the text Waitin
24. ains the song file and the Sampler Instruments folder The Sampler Instruments folder contains all Sampler Instruments that are used in this song exclusively Emagic EXS 24 Saving of Song related EXS 24 Instruments Ce X S 24 P i As the EXS24 automatically locates the audio files associated with Sampler Instruments it generally does not matter where these audio files are stored One circumstance however where the storage location of the audio files goes matter is as follows Should you need to archive the song with all related data or wish to deal with a particular set of samples that will not be used in another song you will want to store the audio files inside the song folder as well This will change the folder hierarchy as follows The song folder contains the song file and the Sampler Instruments folder e The Sampler Instruments folder contains all Sampler Instruments that are used in this song exclusively e g vocals etc For each Sampler Instrument used a separate folder contain ing the audio files associated with the respective Sampler Instrument To assist you in doing this the EXS24 Instrument Editor pro vides the following functions Instrument Copy Audiofiles Copies the audio files of any Sampler Instrument edited in the EXS24 Instrument Editor to the target directory of your choice A folder for the audio files associated with this Sampler Instru ment is creat
25. altime In a crossfaded loop there is no hard cut between the loop end and loop start points Rather the loop end and start points are crossfaded for a smooth transition This is especially convenient with samples that are hard to loop and would normally produce clicks at the transition point i e the join in the loop The Auto Crossfade field allows a pre determined value in mil liseconds to be used as a default when the auto crossfade option is enabled The higher the value the longer the cross fade and the smoother the transition between the loop end and start points EqPower EdqPower allows you to enable an exponential cross fade curve that causes a volume boost of 3 dB in the middle of Emagic 72 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters ON S 24 AP the crossfade range This will fade out fade in the joined por tions of a loop at an equal volume level i The perfect settings for the crossfade parameters depend on the sample material A loop which cycles reasonably smoothly is the best starting point for a perfect crossfade loop but a crossfaded loop does not always sound better Just experiment a little with the parameters and you ll soon find out how when and where they work best Group Parameters IE Group 1 Volume dB Pan Bal i Voices Max Velocity Range Gi ADSR Offset NEN s Hin NN o Ens Cutoff Offset BN lt Resonance Offset I Volume Pan Bal Volume Adjusts t
26. and the amplitude level determines the perceived volume Cutoff and Resonance Explained This picture shows an overview of a sawtooth wave a 220 Hz The filter is open with Cutoff set to its maximum and with no resonance applied The screenshot shows the output signal of Emagic s ES1 displayed in Logic s Sample Editor at a high zoom setting When Michelangelo was asked how he would manage to cut a lion out of a block of stone he answered I just cut away every thing that doesn t look like a lion This in essence is how sub User Manual Version 4 7 2 Basics tractive synthesis works Just filter cut away those compo nents of sound which should not sound 1 e you subtract parts of the signal s spectrum After being filtered a brilliant sound ing sawtooth wave becomes a smooth warm sound without sharp treble The picture below shows a sawtooth wave with the filter half closed 24 dB Fat The effect of the filter is somewhat like a graphic equalizer with a fader set to a given cutoff frequency the highest frequency being fed through pulled all the way down full rejection so that the highs are damped With this setting the edges of the sawtooth wave are rounded making it resemble a sine wave The waveform length shown here is not really longer than the image shown earlier but the zoom setting is higher Fourier Theorem and Harmonics Every periodic wave can be seen as the sum of s
27. are found in the Key Commands window These Key Commands have no default keyboard assignments so you will need to create them should you wish to take advan tage of these shortcuts and facilities Please consult your Logic Audio reference manual for information on accessing the Key Commands window and on the assignment of keyboard short cuts to functions Previous Instrument Selects the previous Instrument when multiple Instruments are opened for editing allowing you to quickly switch between several Instruments An Instrument must be selected for this function to work Next Instrument Selects the following Instrument when multiple Instruments are opened for editing allowing you to quickly switch between several Instruments Select xones pointing to selected group s Following the selection of a Group use of this function will select all associated Zones ensuring that any edits made are only performed on Zones associated with the selected Group Previous ZonelGroup Selects the previous Zone Group when multiple Groups Zones exist allowing you to quickly switch between them A Zone or Group must be selected for this function to work Next Zone Group Selects the following Zone Group when multiple Groups Zones exist allowing you to quickly switch between them A Zone or Group must be selected for this function to work New Zone Creates a new Zone User Manual Version 4 7 2 75 EXS24 Key Commands New Gro
28. d with the audio files Each zone contains a single 1 e one key on the keyboard determined by the key note informa tion e Chromatic ignores all key note information root key of the audio files and places the samples on the keyboard in chro matic order starting at C1 Move selected to the Top When this option is activated the parameter window of a selected Zone is moved to the top of the onscreen Zone listing and is automatically opened Select zone of last played key When active this menu option allows you to switch between Zones by pressing a key on the onscreen keyboard or via a con nected MIDI keyboard Show End as Length When this option is activated the sample length is shown in the Zone s parameter window rather than the end point value Sort by These commands determine the order in which the Zone win dows are displayed Sort by None The Zones are shown in the order in which they were created Sort by Name The Zones are sorted alphabetically Emagic 66 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters ON S 24 P Z Sort by Keynote high to low The Zones are sorted according to their Key Note settings the higher key notes are displayed at the top of the list Sort by Keynote low to high The Zones are sorted according to their Key Note settings the lower key notes are displayed at the top of the list Sort by Velocity high to low The Zones are sorted according to their Velocity
29. d in other locations will not be located and must be loaded manually User Manual Version 4 7 2 33 Sample File Import Logic Program Folder SoundFont Samples Folder Sampler Instruments Folder ExSamples Folder Sampler Instrument Category Basses Folder Sampler Vintage 1 Sampler Instruments Instrument A Acoustic Bass i NES Vintage Drums Samples Samples The folder hierarchy of the EXS 24 Importing SampleCell Files The importation of SampleCell format files is as per that of SoundFont2 files Simply copy or move your SampleCell files into the Sampler Instruments folder Select the file name in the EXS24 Sampler Instrument load flip menu and the file will automatically be converted An EXS Instrument file will be created in the Sampler Instruments folder which contains the original SampleCell file The raw samples associated with the Sampler Instrument will be placed in a SampleCell Samples folder within the main Logic program folder Once conversion is complete the original SampleCell source file s can be freely deleted from the hard disk s Should you import SampleCell or AKAI format Samples they will appear as a SampleCell Samples or AKAI Samples folder on the same level as the EXSamples Sampler Instruments and SoundFont Samples folders Please refer to the EXS24 folder hierarchy diagram above Emagic 34 EXS24 A
30. der structure within the Sampler Instruments folder You can choose to sort your Sampler Instruments in groups i e basses and gui tars by sound type alphabetically or by song To organize your Sampler Instruments into a preferred hierar chy e Simply create a folder e g Basses within the Sampler Instruments folder with your operating system s file manage ment utilities e Drag and drop the desired EXS24 Sampler Instruments into this newly created folder and their menu structure will be reflected when clicking on the EXS24 Sampler Instruments flip menu Cle Find Basses Drumloops Guitars Horns Exs 909 ECO Exs 909 Orchestra GM Standard Kit ECO Pianos Keyboards GM Standard Kit Strings Stereo Drums ECO Synth Lead Stereo Drums Synth Pad Y vv vvYvvY1vY Vox Note that you will need to relaunch Logic Audio after changes are made to the folder hierarchy in the Sampler Instruments folder Emagic 26 EXS24 Saving of Song related EXS 24 Instruments Ce X S 24 P The menu is designed to limit its display to sub menus of fold ers that contain EXS instrument files Other folders are not added to the menu Aliases pointing to folders which contain EXS instrument files outside the Sampler Instruments folder can also be added to the menu Even the Sampler Instruments folder itself can be an alias to a folder on a different drive or location When selecting a Sampl
31. dulation from LFO 1 or LFO 2 The desired LFO can be selected by clicking on the label above the slider The intensity of LFO cutoff modulation can be controlled by the Modulation wheel the upper half of the slider determines the intensity when the Modulation wheel is set to its maximum value the lower half when it is set to its minimum value By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider segments both can be moved simultaneously User Manual Version 4 7 2 51 The Parameters of the EXS24 ADSR via Vel This slider determines the intensity of cutoff modulation by the Filter ADSR envelope It works bi directionally and shifts Cutoff either up area or down area via the envelope Ina centered position which can be set by clicking on the small 0 button Cutoff is not affected by the envelope The ADSR parameter can be modulated by velocity the upper half of the slider determines the modulation intensity for maximum veloc ity the lower half for minimum velocity By clicking and drag ging in the area between the two slider segments you can move both simultaneously Filter Envelope This is an ADSR envelope generator for modulating the cutoff frequency of the filter This envelope does not have any effect when the filter section is turned off The envelope offers Aztac Decay Sustain and Release parameters The attack time can be reduced shortened by velocity the upper half of the slider determines t
32. e Parameters in the Controls View The additional parameters described here can be found in the Controls view of the plug in window marked with a dot to the left of their names You can change to this view by selecting Controls from the flip menu in the upper window area As an alternative press the Control View button to the left of the Bypass button A blue panel with all additional parameters will open below the EXS24 as shown These parameters can also be found in the Options gt Additional Parameter menu User Manual Version 4 7 2 55 The Parameters of the EXS24 Output Volume The main volume parameter for the EXS24 Move this slider to find the right balance between avoiding distortion and getting the best highest resolution in the channel fader and the Leve via Vel slider Key Scale This parameter modulates the sound s level by note number 1 e position on the keyboard Negative values increase the level of lower notes Positive values increase the level of higher notes Velocity Offset This parameter adds or subtracts a user definable and constant value to or from the velocity This parameter is useful for the adjustment of a Sampler Instrument to match your playing style which can then be saved as an Instrument or Setting This parameter is independent of any similar velocity setting param eters in Logic s MIDI track parameters Emagic 56 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS
33. eated in the target location User Manual Version 4 7 2 77 Basics 10 Basics A Brief History of Sampling The idea of an instrument that could change its sound at any time and that could imitate any other instrument dates back centuries By the 15th century organ builders had managed to simulate violins flutes trumpets and even human like sounds with their instruments Some years later organs were perfected that could imitate birdsong Following the inception of film sound several instruments were built that used film for the storage and playback of sound Motion picture sound was based on the concept of recording sound onto the film itself as a separate track Changes in bright ness were read via an opto electrical mechanism and sound was replayed This meant that sound was transferred to light and graphics in the widest sense Creative musicians of the time began to scratch these films manually to draw waves on them and to film gearwheels and other things in order to pro duce interesting sounds from these images The immediate next of kin to today s samplers however was the Mellotron This was a very bulky keyboard instrument that used a separate tape recording of an acoustic instrument for each and every key Pressing a key started the playback of the corresponding tape after releasing the key the tape was drawn back by a spring Due to the very complicated electro mechan ical mechanism used by the Mellotro
34. ed in the target location The Sampler Instrument file itself is also copied Instrument Move Audiofiles Moves the audio files of any Sampler Instrument edited in the EXS 24 Instrument Editor to the target directory of your choice A folder for the audio files associated with this Sampler Instru ment Is created in the target location User Manual Version 4 7 2 29 File Organization Functions available as Key Commands The Backup audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current song key command copies the audio files of all active Sampler Instruments used by the current song to the target directory of your choice Folders for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instruments are created in the target loca tion All used Sampler Instrument files are also copied The Move audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of cur rent song key command moves the audio files of all active Sam pler Instruments used by the current song to the target direc tory of your choice Folders for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instruments are created in the target location Searching for Sampler Instruments As a further navigational enhancement the EXS24 features a built in Find function which works in conjunction with the hierarchical menu structure discussed earlier In order to minimize the number of Sampler Instruments dis played in the Sampler Instrument flip menu you can make use of the Find funct
35. elect the format in which the EXS 24 handles the loaded sam ple data via the Sample Storage parameter When set to Original the samples are loaded into RAM at their original bit depth and are converted to Logic s internal 32 Bit floating format on play back When 32 Bit Floatis selected the samples are stored and loaded in this format This eliminates the need for any realtime conversion meaning that the EXS24 can handle the sample data more efficiently and can play back more voices simulta neously It should be noted that this requires twice as much RAM for 16 bit samples and a third more RAM for 24 Bit sam ples Use the Velocity Curve parameter which determines the EXS24 s responsiveness to velocity values received from your Emagic 62 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters Ce X S 24 P A MIDI keyboard Negative values increase the response to soft key strikes and positive values decrease it Use the Search Samples On parameter to nominate the drive from which AKAI CDs should be read You may either choose the CD drive normally used by the operating system or if your computer has a SCSI Interface the SCSI ID ofa con nected SCSI CD ROM drive Drives can be selected individually or grouped as follows Local Volumes internal storage media hard disks and CD ROM mechanisms attached to or installed in the computer directly e External Volumes storage media accessible over a network e A Volumes both internal and n
36. er Instrument from a sub menu a bold entry at the top of the root menu is added to indicate the cur rent selection The sub menu that contains the selected Sam pler Instrument is also shown in bold type as are further sub menus This makes it easy to trace the file path of the currently loaded Sampler Instrument Note that on Mac OS the hierarchical structure is limited to four 4 levels There is no limit on the number of files that the menu can display but the maximum number of sub menus is 100 This limita tion of the hierarchical menu functionality may change with future Mac OS updates Saving of Song related EXS 24 Instruments This feature allows all EXS24 Instruments associated with a song to be saved loaded into from a single folder location which also contains the song file These Sampler Instruments will then be exclusively associated with this song This is useful for two reasons e It makes the archiving and handling of songs including the associated Sampler Instruments easier e It makes it simpler to deal with a particular set of samples that will not be used in another song 1 e vocals modified drum kits etc It works as follows When opening a Logic song the EXS24 ini tially looks for a sub folder named Sampler Instruments in the folder which contains the song file If such a sub folder User Manual Version 4 7 2 27 File Organization exists all Sampler Instruments found in th
37. etwork media are scanned for appropriate data It should be noted that selecting External or All Volumes may result in a dramatic increase in the time required by the EXS24 to find and load Sampler Instruments and files The following preferences are particularly useful when used in conjunction with the function discussed in the Load Multiple Samples section from page 65 onwards Read key note from e filelfilename nitially reads information about the root key from the file itself in the header of AIFF or WAVE when loading an audio file into a zone If no information of this type exists in the file header a smart analysis of the filename may detect a root key If this second method doesn t provide any useful results C3 will be used as the default root key in the zone e filename file as above but vice versa with the filename read first and the header read second e file only Treads from the file header only If no root key infor mation exists C3 will automatically be assigned to the zone as the root key User Manual Version 4 7 2 63 The Parameters of the EXS24 e filename only teads from the filename only If no root key in formation exists C3 will automatically be assigned to the zone as the root key Key note at filename pos When loading an audio file into a zone this option is used for the analysis of a root key in the filename Possible options in the flip menu are Auto or nu
38. g When you select a Sampler Instrument in the EXS 24 s flip menu the associated audio files are automati cally located on the hard disk and are subsequently loaded into your computer s RAM In order to be visible within the EXS24 s Sampler Instrument flip menu Instruments must be stored in the Sampler Instru ments sub folder of the main Logic program folder Please note You can store your Sampler Instruments in any folder on any of your computer s hard drives To do so you must create an alias pointing to this folder within the Sampler Instruments folder located in the Logic program folder Please refer to the File Organiza tion section from page 26 onwards You can manually load Sampler Instruments from other loca tions into the EXS Instrument Editor at any time Such Instru ments also appear in the EXS24 s Sampler Instrument load flip menu Emagic 24 EXS24 Automation CN S 24 Settings Settings are used to store all parameter adjustments made in the plug in window Every Logic plug in allows you to store and recall Settings and the EXS24 is no exception The Set tings for the EXS 24 are stored in the EXS 24 folder which itself is located in the P ug In Settings folder within the main Logic program folder Important the Settings that can be stored and recalled in the plug in window are not part of the Sampler Instrument being loaded Settings reside above the Sampler Instruments
39. g for AKAI disk spread across the four columns Insert an AKAI format sample disc into your CD ROM drive and the AKAI Import window will commence reading the data Following the reading of the CD ROM the display will update to show the contents of the CD ROM The Partition column will display information with Partition A Partition B a s o entries listed Note that the reading of a CD ROM may take some time dependent on the amount of sample data and file structure of the disc In addi tion the speed of the CD ROM mechanism bus speed memory and other factors such as the CD ROM driver can affect performance Emagic EXS24 AKAI Import CN S 24 e To view the contents of the Partitions click once on the appropriate entry with the mouse button This will display the Vo ume information contained within the Partition e To continue through the architecture of the CD ROM click on the Vo ume entries to view any Programs contained therein and on the Program entries to view the raw audio files samples Once you have made your selection of Partition Volume or Program click on the Convert button beneath the appropri ate column The selected Partition Volume or Program will be imported along with all associated audio files Any audio files imported will be stored within a folder which matches the name of the Vo ume T his folder is created within the Logic gt AKAI Samples folder The Sampler Instru ment
40. he Pitcher slider works in conjunction with the G de slider When the Pitcher is centered which can be set by clicking the small Port button Gide determines the portamento time When Pitcher is set to a higher or lower value a pitch envelope is activated In this scenario G ide determines the time it takes for the pitch to glide from the higher lower Peter setting back to the original value The Pitcher parameter can be modulated by velocity the upper half of the slider determines the setting for maximum velocity the lower half for minimum velocity By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider seg ments you can move both simultaneously Please note that the upper half of the Peer slider can be set above the center position and the lower half below the center position When the Pitcher sliders are set in this fashion lower velocity values cause the pitch to rise from the lower setting back to the original note pitch while higher values cause it to fall from the higher setting back to the original value In other words the polarity of the pitch envelope can be changed according to velocity values User Manual Version 4 7 2 47 The Parameters of the EXS24 When both halves of the pitcher slider are set below or above the centered position either a low or high velocity will slide up down to the original pitch Dependent on the position of the upper lower halves of the slider in relation to the center posi tion the
41. he time for minimum velocity the lower half for maximum velocity By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider segments both can be moved simultaneously Additional Filter Parameters in the Controls View The additional parameters described here can be found in the Controls view of the plug in window marked with a dot to the left of their names You can change to this view by selecting Controls from the flip menu in the upper window area As an alternative press the Control View button to the left of the Emagic 52 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS Bypass button A blue panel with all additional parameters will open below the EXS24 as shown These parameters can also be found in the Options gt Additional Parameter menu Filter via Vel Determines the amount of Cutoff modulation by velocity Any incoming velocity values are added to the current Cutoff value Volume and Pan Parameters Amp Envelope This is an ADSR envelope generator for controlling the sound s level over time It offers Aztack Decay Sustain and Release parameters User Manual Version 4 7 2 53 The Parameters of the EXS24 The attack time can be reduced by velocity the upper half of the slider determines the time for minimum velocity the lower half for maximum velocity By clicking and dragging in between the two slider segments both can be moved simulta neously Level via Vel Controls the volume of the so
42. he volume of the Group and therefore the volume of all assigned Zones simultaneously Pan Ba Ad usts the pan position of the Group stereo balance for stereo samples and the pan position of all assigned Zones simultaneously Voices Velocity Range Voices Determines how many voices the Group is allowed to use This parameter is discussed in the Multiple Zones and Groups section from page 17 onwards Velocity Range The two Velocity Range parameters allow you to set up a velocity range for the Group The settings made here override the settings in the Zones if necessary When a Zone s velocity range is larger than that allowed by the Group setting the Zone s velocity range is limited by the Group setting ADSR Offsets The amp litude envelope settings from the plug in window can be offset separately for each Group by these parameters User Manual Version 4 7 2 73 The Parameters of the EXS24 Each time parameter has an offset range of 9999 ms the sus tain level can be varied by 50 Filter Offsets The Cutoff setting of the plug in window can be offset sepa rately for each Group 50 The Resonance setting of the plug in window can be offset sep arately for each Group 50 Emagic 74 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters Ce X S 24 AP 9 EXS24 Key Commands A number of Key Commands are available for the EXS24 which accelerate editing in Logic Audio and provide additional functionality They
43. his frequency modulation is con trolled by velocity The sensitivity of velocity modulation is set in the ADSR via Vel controls Modulation can be thought of as a remote control for a given parameter There are multiple sources that can serve as a modulation source e g the pitch note number the velocity sensitivity or the modulation wheel User Manual Version 4 7 2 83 MIDI Controller List 11 MIDI Controller List Common Pitch Filter 84 Mono Mode Voices Start Fixed Start via Vel Time via Key Attack Curve e Pitch Bend up e Pitch Bend down Transpose Coarse Tune Fine Tune Glide Pitcher Pitcher via Vel Modulation LFO Mod Depth Fixed Mod Depth Wheel Filter on off Filter Type Filter LFO Filter LFO Fixed Filter LFO Wheel Filter Cutoff Filter Resonance Filter Drive Filter via Key e Filter via Vel Filter ADSR Fixed Filter ADSR via Vel Emagic EXS24 yi 72 73 74 11 112 70 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Volume LFO s Subtractive Synthesis Filter Attack Filter Att via Vel Filter Decay Filter Sustain Filter Release Output Volume Key Scale Level Fixed Level via Vel Tremolo Pan LFO Pan Modulation Tremolo Amp Attack Amp Att via Vel Amp Decay Amp Sustain Amp Release LFO 1 Dec Delay LFO 1 Rate LFO 1 Waveform LFO 2 Waveform LFO 2 Rate User Manual Version 4 7 2 106 107 1
44. ill automati cally have a Samples folder created inside the Sound Font Sam ples folder which resides in the Logic program folder As an example a SoundFont2 bank file named Vintage Drums is imported by the EXS 24 It contains over 50 individ ual drum kits from several different vintage drum machines A new folder named Vintage Drums Bank will be created in the Sampler Instruments folder A second folder named Vintage Drums Samples will be created in the SoundF ont Samples folder Both of these folders are found in the main Logic program folder The Sampler Instrument flip menu hierarchy is updated and the original Vintage Drums entry is replaced with a Vintage Drums Bank entry This new entry is a folder which contains the individual Sampler Instruments which can be selected and loaded as per usual Once conversion is complete the original SoundFont2 source file s can be freely deleted from the hard disk s Please note You can store your imported Sampler Instruments in any folder on any of your computer s hard drives To do so you must create an alias pointing to this folder within the Sampler Instru ments folder located in the main Logic program folder Care should be taken when importing samples to ensure that when a song is loaded the associated Sampler Instruments will be found Sampler Instruments are only searched for in the Sampler Instruments folder or an alias to it Any Sampler Instruments store
45. ine waves with certain wave lengths and amplitudes the wave lengths of which have harmonic relations ratios of small numbers This is known as the Fourier theorem Roughly translated into more musical terms this means that any tone with a certain pitch can be regarded as a mix of sine partial tones This is comprised of the basic fundamental tone and its harmonics overtones The basic oscillation the first partial tone is an A at 220 Hz The second partial has double the frequency 440 Hz the third one oscillates three times as fast 660 Hz the next ones 4 and 5 times as fast and so on You can emphasize the partials around the cutoff frequency using high values for resonance The picture below shows a saw tooth wave with a high resonance setting and the cutoff fre Emagic 80 EXS24 Subtractive Synthesis 24 XS quency set to the frequency of the third partial 660 Hz This tone sounds a duodecima an octave and a fifth higher than the basic tone It s apparent that exactly three cycles of the strongly emphasized overtone fit into one cycle of the basic wave The effect of the resonating filter is comparable to a graphic equalizer with all faders higher than 660 Hz pulled all the way down but with only 660 Hz cutoff frequency pushed to its max imum position resonance The faders for frequencies below 660 Hz remain in the middle 0 dB A maximum resonance set ting results in the self oscillation of
46. ion This will limit the Sampler Instrument flip menu to only display Sampler Instrument names that con tain the word piano or bass as an example This will also hide any sub menus that don t contain the search word Simply select Find in the Sampler Instrument flip menu and in the ensuing dialog box type in the character string search term to search for The Clear Find option in the Sampler Instrument flip menu will display the full menu but does not clear the actual search term typed into the search dialog To return to the limited menu simply select Enable Find The selection of Enable Clear Find allows you to toggle between the two without re typing the search word If you wish to use a different character string select the Find option a second time and type in the desired search term Emagic 30 EXS 24 Using EXS 24 Files 24 ENS 7 Sample File Import The EXS 24 is compatible with the popular AKAI 1000 and 3000 SoundFont2 SampleCell and of course the EXS 24 native sample formats Using EXS 24 Files We strongly recommend that you copy any EXS24 Sampler Instruments shipped on CD ROM to your hard drive s for two reasons firstly to always have direct immediate access to your Sampler Instruments without searching for and inserting CD ROM s and secondly to be able to sort your Sampler Instruments according to your needs To copy an EXS24 format Sampler Instrument along with its associated a
47. is folder are added to the Sampler Instrument flip menu in the EXS24 GUI This new entry in the Sampler Instrument flip menu will appear as a sub menu item that matches the song file name This behavior ensures that the EXS 24 will always locate any song related Sampler Instrument files Zefore searching in the global Sampler Instrument folder found in the Logic program directory To make use of this feature Create a new folder for a song and name it Save the song file itself into this song folder Within this song folder create a folder named Sampler Instruments Simply copy move the Sampler Instrument files required into this folder Note that only the Sampler Instrument files not the raw samples used by these Sampler Instruments should be copied except when archiving or unique samples are used as discussed below When Logic is booted the song is loaded and an EXS24 instance is opened a new hierarchical menu item will appear within the EXS24 Sampler Instrument flip menu when clicked This new menu item will retain the song s name and contains all of the Sampler Instrument entries copied to this folder earlier When saving any newly created or modified Sampler Instru ments ensure that you use the Save as function and browse to the Sampler Instruments folder inside the new song folder When saving on a per song basis you should observe the fol lowing folder hierarchy 28 The song folder cont
48. l with addi tional harmonics being introduced becoming audible Cutoff The cutoff frequency of the lowpass filter As you turn this knob to the left an increasing number of high frequencies are Emagic 50 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS filtered from the signal The Cutoff value also serves as the start ing point for any modulation involving the filter Resonance Turning up Resonance leads to an emphasis of the frequency area surrounding the frequency defined by the Cutoff parame ter Very high Resonance values introduce self oscillation and cause the filter to produce a sound a sine wave on its own Simultaneous Control of Cutoff and Resonance By clicking and dragging on the chain symbol located between the Cutoff and the Resonance knobs you can control both param eters simultaneously vertical mouse movements alter Cutoff and horizontal mouse movements affect Resonance values Key This knob defines the amount of filter cutoff frequency as determined by note number When Key is fully turned to the left the cutoff frequency is not affected by the note number and is identical for all notes played When Key is set fully right the cutoff frequency follows the note number 1 1 if you play one octave higher Cutoff is also shifted by one octave This parameter is very useful in avoiding overly filtered high notes LFO Cutoff Modulation The LFO1 2 via WA slider determines the intensity of cutoff mo
49. le programs In general this type of behavior is desirable with these types of CDs When importing samples of this type this option should be set to ON Emagic 40 EXS24 AKAI Import CN S 24 The same is true for drum CD ROM s where single programs contain one instrument from a complete drum kit kick snare hi hat etc as separate entities You ll probably want these sin gle AKAI programs to be merged into a single EXS Sampler Instrument as a full drum kit There are however a number of AKAI CD ROM s where a sin gle program of an AKAI Volume contains the entire instrument and where other programs in the same Volume have the same MIDI channel and MIDI prog change number preset On this type of CD ROM use of the merge programs parameter is not desirable and the option should be set to OFF Create interleaved stereo files whenever possible This option should always be left enabled as interleaved files offer better performance within the EXS24 When executing an AKAI conversion some audio files are created as split stereo and as interleaved stereo files The detection of when it is possible to build an interleaved file is based on information stored with both the AKAI Program and audio files Both the left and right files must have the same set tings otherwise they can not be used to create an interleaved file multiple interleaved files Prelisten Function The AKAI Import window features a Prelisten button
50. ment Edi tor Fortunately the EXS24 Instrument Editor is much easier and more pleasant to work with than that of a hardware sampler This is illustrated by the transparent architecture of the EXS24 samples are assigned to Zozes Zones are assigned to Groups The end product of these assignments is a Sampler Instrument User Manual Version 4 7 2 21 The EXS24 Concepts and Functions Ae dad UY 0N DNA DAP DA POA OA VUA DAAU Y WANOA DAN MA MONOMO Several Zones and Groups in the Instrument Editor Zones A Zone is a location into which a single sample or audio file if you prefer this term can be loaded from hard disk or CD ROM The sample loaded into the Zone is memory resident i e it uses the RAM of your computer A Zone offers various param eters for controlling the playback of the sample Each Zone allows you to determine the range of notes over which the sam ple should be heard Key Range and the root key Key Note i e the note at which the sample sounds at its original pitch In addition sample start end and loop points plus vol ume and several other parameters can be adjusted within the Zone You can define as many Zones as you wish Each Zone requires at least one EXS 24 voice when played Groups Imagine a drum kit has been created with a number of differ ent samples being used in several Zones mapped across the keyboard In many musical circumstances it would be great to be able to trea
51. merical values from 1 to 30 64 Auto is the recommended value It provides a smart anal ysis of numbers and keys in the filename A number in the filename can be recognized regardless of its format 1 e 60 or 060 are both valid Other valid numbers can range be tween 21 and 127 Numerical values outside of these are generally just version numbers etc A key number is also a valid possibility for this use C3 C 3 C_3 A 1 A 1 or C3 C 3 for example The possible range is C 2 up to G8 There may be cases where a sound designer has used multi ple numbers ina filename which is common with loops with one value being used to indicate tempo e g loop60 100 wav In this situation it isn t clear which if either of the numbers indicates a root key or something else 60 or 100 could indicate the file number in a collection tempo root key etc You can set a value of 8 to read the root key at a position letter character 8 of the filename namely the 100 E6 Alternately setting a value of 5 will select the 60 C3 as the root key position Emagic EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters ON S 24 AP Zone Menu Zone Group View New Zone Load multiple samples Move selected to the top Select zone of last played key Show End as Length Sort by None Sort by Name Sort by Keynote high to low Sort by Keynote lo
52. mples on all local media It will locate the CD ROM and will load the Sampler Instrument If the CD ROM is not present you will be required to insert the appropriate disc and re load the Sampler Instrument Note that aliases shortcuts may only be used for files stored on hard disk not on CD ROM Importing SoundFont2 Files To make use of this functionality simply copy or move your SoundFont2 files into the Sampler Instruments folder Select the file name in the EXS24 Sampler Instrument load flip menu and the file will automatically be converted An EXS Instrument file will be created in the Sampler Instruments folder which contains the original SoundFont2 file The raw samples associated with the Sampler Instrument will be placed in a SoundFont Samples folder within the Logic program folder Should a SoundFont2 Bank file a Bank contains multiple sounds a General MIDI bank for example be loaded it will create a Bank folder and also a Samples folder These new fold ers will have the same name as the SoundFont2 Bank file with the word Bank or Samples appended All sounds contained in the bank will automatically have an EXS Sampler Instrument file created and placed into the newly created Bank folder The EXS24 Sampler Instrument flip Emagic 32 EXS24 Importing SoundFont2 Files 24 XS menu will automatically be updated to reflect the new folder hierarchy All samples associated with the Bank w
53. n Audio Instrument by changing this parameter in the Object Parameters box The maximum number of audio instruments is determined by your version of Logic Audio You can only insert the EXS 24 plug in into an audio object created by selecting New gt Audio Ob ject after its Cha parameter is set to an Jnstru ment channel To create a new Audio Instrument channel in MicroLogic AV simply select Track gt Create Audio Instrument Loading and Playing an EXS 24 Instrument The EXS24 ships with a ready to play Sampler Instrument library Following the installation of the EXS24 these Instru ments can be found within the Sampler Instruments subfolder of the Logic program folder Please follow these steps in order to use the Sampler Instruments Start Logic Create a new Audio Instrument object see above and select the EXS24 from the list of plug ins in the first plug in slot Emagic 12 EXS24 Loading and Playing an EXS 24 Instrument Ce X S 24 AP You can also use an existing Audio Instrument object for the EXS24 of course Release the mouse button once the EXS24 is selected from the list Double click on the blue EXS24 label in the Audio Instru ment object in order to open the plug in window Once the EXS24 s graphical interface 1s opened you can select one of the Sampler Instruments by clicking on the flip menu above the silver panel area directly above the cutoff knob The menu is sticky and will
54. n it was a very heavy and frequently unreliable keyboard instrument Compared to this the first digital samplers at the beginning of the eighties seemed ultra modern but from today s point of view they did not offer much for their 5 or 6 digit price tag a few seconds of sampling time and sound quality that is sur passed by today s speaking toys Nevertheless early samplers like the Fairlight CMI and E mu s Emulator are considered legendary They had a great impact on music and on the devel Emagic 78 EXS24 Subtractive Synthesis 24 XS opment of electronic musical instruments in the following years Nowadays hardware samplers all sound good and are compara tively affordable However this is not the end of development for samplers With computers getting faster and faster it is now possible to build a fully fledged sampler entirely in software making hardware samplers unnecessary Your EXS 24 is proof of this Subtractive Synthesis Subtractive synthesis is synthesis using filters All analog and virtual analog synthesizers use subtractive synthesis to gener ate sound Samplers and sample players also employ subtrac tive synthesis techniques but use digital recordings Samples rather than oscillators to supply the raw waveforms The sig nal of an oscillator or a sample contains a varying number of har monics The fundamental or root frequency of the signal pri marily determines the perceived pitch
55. n entire CD has been converted you will ind an AKAI Samples folder which actually contains the raw sample data and several Partition folders within the destination folder The Partitions may contain several folders which bear the name of the imported instrument s The EXS files i e the EXS Instruments may be contained in either the Instrument folders or in the Partition folders Additional AKAI Import Parameters Within the AKAI Import window you will find additional parameters listed below the four gray column areas We will dis cuss these in their order of appearance Save converted instrument file s into sub folder Entering a name into this parameter field is achieved by click ing once with mouse and typing in the desired name followed by pressing x In the example shown within the AKA File Organization section from page 37 onwards an AKAI Wave Pads folder was created All imported Volumes and Programs will automatically be added to this menu and folder structure until the name is changed This facility may be useful particularly when import ing an entire CD to create a folder name which reflects the CD ROM 5 name Alternately you may wish to use a category User Manual Version 4 7 2 39 Sample File Import name such as Strings This way any imported Programs or Volumes will be added to the Strings category If an existing category name is used the imported Sample
56. nal Parameter menu Recall default EX524 settings Recall settings from instrument ings to instrument settings from instrument Additional Parameter Output Volume Rename instrument Fees ava H Save instrument as pisante creil D Pitch Bend Down gt Delete instrument Transpose b Fine Tune gt Co Filter via Vel gt SoundFont Convert velocity Offset gt SampleCell Convert a The inclusion of these options allows faster and simpler access to these functions without the need to switch between the Controls and Editor views Instrument Editor Parameters Instrument Menu New Creates a new empty Sampler Instrument In order to load a sample you will need to create a new Zone see below User Manual Version 4 7 2 EMS Instrument Edit z New Open Close Previous Next Move Audiofiles Copy Audiofiles AKAI Convert 59 The Parameters of the EXS24 Open Allows an existing Sampler Instrument to be loaded into the Instrument Editor Close Closes the currently opened Sampler Instrument If you have made any changes to the Instrument you will be asked if you would like to save them Save Saves the currently loaded edited Sampler Instrument When you create a new Instrument and save it for the first time you will be asked to give it a name If you have edited an existing Sampler Instrument and save it via this command the existing file name is used and the
57. nge settings the higher velocity ranges are displayed at the top of the list Sort by Velocity low to high The Groups are sorted accord ing to their Velocity Range settings the lower velocity ranges are displayed at the top of the list Delete unused Groups This command deletes all Groups that do not have a Zone assignment This deletion can be undone with the Undo com mand View Menu This menu offers display options for the Zone and Group win dows Emagic 68 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters ON S 24 AP View All Toggle Mode Show filename when Zone is closed Zone Audiofile Zone Group Menu Zone Key Note Tune e Zone Zone Range Disable Pitch Zone Velocity Range Zone One Shot Reverse Zone Volume Pan Scale Zone Start End Frame Zone Loop Detune Zone Loop Auto X Fade e Group Volume Pan Bal e Group Voices Velocity Range Group ADSR Offsets e Group Filter Offsets View RII shows all available parameters When this option is activated you can manually prevent certain parameters from being displayed by deselecting the corresponding option from the menu When Toggle Mode is on only one parameter will be displayed at a time You can select the desired parameter by selecting the corresponding option from the menu When Show filename when Zone is closed is activated the names of loaded audio files are shown in the title bars
58. not need to open the EXS 24 Instrument Editor Soundfont and SampleCell Convert will launch a dialog with instructions on performing these conversions Emagic EXS 24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS Legato Mono Poly Switches These switches determine the number of voices used by the EXS 24 e When Poly is selected the maximum number of voices is set via the numeric field alongside the Po y button To change the value click and hold with your mouse and drag up or down to increase decrease polyphony e When Mono or Legato is selected the EXS24 is monophonic and uses only one voice e In Legato mode Glide is only active on tied notes Envelopes are not retriggered when tied notes are played single trig ger In Mono mode Glide is always active and the envelopes are retriggered by every note played multi trigger 2h Start This slider adjusts the start point for the sample s higher val ues move the sample start point towards the end of the sample The maximum value is where the loop start point begins The start point can be modulated by velocity the upper half of the slider determines the start point for minimum velocity the lower half for maximum velocity By clicking and dragging the area between the two slider segments you can adjust both simultaneously Time The Time knob allows Filter and the Amplitude envelope times to be reduced shortened dependent on the incoming note pitch This
59. of pitch bend in semitones that can be intro duced by moving the pitch bend wheel to its minimum posi tion When Linked is selected the Pitch Bend Up value is used Transpose This parameter allows you to transpose the EXS24 In contrast to the Coarse Tune parameter Transpose not only affects the pitch but also moves the Zones according to the Transpose set ting Fine Tune Allows the EXS24 to be fine tuned User Manual Version 4 7 2 49 The Parameters of the EXS24 Filter Parameters Filter On Off Switch This button switches the filter section on or off Please note that the knobs and buttons in the silver panel area and the Fil ter Envelope are active only when the filter is turned on When the filter section is turned off the EXS 24 is far less CP U inten sive Filter Type Switches The lowpass filter of the EXS 24 offers different modes which can be distinguished by the steepness of their slope the higher the steepness expressed in dB octave the more pronounced the filtering effect You can choose between 12 18 and 24 dB octave slopes The 24 dB mode offers two variations e 24 dB classic the sound loses bass and gets thinner when high Resonance values are used e 24 dB fat compensates for this side effect and delivers strong bass frequencies even at high resonance settings Drive This knob allows the filter input to be overdriven Turning Drive up leads to a more dense and saturated signa
60. of your working methods when creating Logic songs as discussed in the Saving of Song related EXS24 Instruments section from page 27 onwards Emagic 76 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters Ce X S 24 P 4 Move audiofiles of all instruments Moves the audio files of all Sampler Instruments in the Sampler Instruments folder to the target directory of your choice In the target location folders for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instruments are created BactuplCopy audiofiles of all instruments Copies the audio files of all Sampler Instruments in the Sam pler Instruments folder to the target directory of your choice In the target location folders for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instruments are created In addition the Sam pler Instrument files themselves are also copied Backup audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current song Copies the audio files of all active Sampler Instruments used by the current song to the target directory of your choice Fold ers for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instru ments are created in the target location All used Sampler Instrument files are also copied Move audiofiles of all USED and ACTIVE instruments of current song Moves the audio files of all active Sampler Instruments used by the current song to the target directory of your choice Fold ers for the audio files associated with these Sampler Instru ments are cr
61. old version is overwritten Save As This command also saves the currently loaded edited Sampler Instrument When Save As is used you will be prompted to give the file a name Use this command when you want to save a copy of an edited Sampler Instrument rather than overwrit ing the original version Rename This command allows you to rename the loaded Sampler Instrument The renamed version replaces the previous ver sion on the hard disk Previous Next Selects the previous or following Sampler Instrument allowing you to quickly switch between several Sampler Instruments opened for editing Delete This deletes the currently opened Sampler Instrument Emagic 60 EXS24 Instrument Editor Parameters ON S 24 P Z Move Audiofiles Moves the audio files of the selected Sampler Instrument into a desired folder location Use of this option will launch a stan dard operating system file navigation browse utility You may browse to an existing folder or enter a new name as desired If no folder name is entered a new folder will be created which matches the Instrument name and all audiofiles will be moved into this folder Copy Audiofiles Operation is as per the Move Audiofiles function but files are duplicated rather than moved to the nominated folder This facility should be used as part of your working methods when creating Logic songs as discussed in the Saving of Song related EXS24 Instruments section from
62. please consult the Emagic distributor in your country Or territory User Manual Version 4 7 2 9 Installation 3 Installation Installation In order to install the EXS 24 you require a copy of Logic Audio Silver Gold Platinum or MicroLogic AV 4 0 or higher The EXS 24 installer will determine if a copy of Version 4 x is already installed As the EXS24 requires Logic Audio 4 3 or higher to run the EXS 24 installer will perform an update if necessary Insert the EXS24 CD ROM and start the installation program installer that appears automatically onscreen If the installer does not appear automatically browse to the CD ROM using your operating system s file management utilities The following items will be installed in or added to the main Logic program folder e Readme files containing additional and updated information which was not known at the time this manual was printed e The Sampler Instruments folder which contains all of the Sampler Instruments received with the EXS24 This folder will also be used for the storage of all Sampler Instruments added or created in future A Sampler Instrument contains all sample mapping information plus the modulation filter volume and pan settings needed for a fine Grand Piano multisample as an example The final folder added during installation is the EXSamples folder which contains all of the raw samples audio files that the Sampler Instruments make use of
63. r Instrument will be added to the folder menu It will not create a new menu entry folder of that name Default instrument output volume head room This parameter is extremely useful for many AKAI CD ROM s Please select this option before converting a CD ROM For drum CDs select a headroom value of 3 up to zero dB For piano string pad CDs a headroom value of 9 is recom mended or the sound may will clip with polyphonic use of these types of instruments In cases where you re not sure of which headroom value to select choose 6 dB average The Output Volume can also be changed later via Options gt Addi tional Parameter gt Output Volume Merge programs same MIDI cha and prog change number into one EXS instrument This parameter is set to OFF by default Its use is dependent on the structure of program material on the CD ROM being imported To explain many CD ROM s created for AKAI samplers may feature several programs which contain single velocity layers for an instrument AKAI samplers require the loading of an entire volume or all necessary single programs to be able to hear play all velocity layers All of these single programs are automatically assigned to the same MIDI channel and also react to the same MIDI program change number The EXS 24 AKAI Conversion intelligently checks for these settings and will build a single EXS Sampler Instrument out of multiple sing
64. remain open even without the mouse button being depressed Scroll to the Sampler Instrument name that you wish to load and click once The selected Sampler Instrument will then load B nam Cutoff aose i In Logic s Arrange window select the track which corre sponds to the Audio Instrument channel in which the EXS 24 has been inserted and start playing your MIDI keyboard Have fun change the sound by twisting the knobs pressing switches and moving sliders don t worry you can t destroy the original Sample Instrument Feel free to insert effect plug ins on the channel or busses to further enhance and manipulate the sound of the EXS24 And if you are one of the many users which run Logic Audio Platinum within a TDM system the optional Emagic System Bridge ESB will add the DSP power of TDM to the already vast potential of Logic Audio s native audio engine User Manual Version 4 7 2 13 Quick Start Creating and Editing Instruments Now that you know how to insert an EXS 24 instance and load a Sampler Instrument it would be a good time to briefly intro duce you to the Instrument Editor Please open the Instrument Editor window via the Audio gt EHS24 Instrument Editor menu The parameters and functions of the Instrument Editor window are described in this section JUOD The Instrument Editor shown above is empty as no Instrument has been loaded or created The keyboard in the upper window area
65. sly affect the settings of all Zones assigned to the Group This works much like a sub group on a mixing console User Manual Version 4 7 2 17 Quick Start The two Ve ocity Range parameters are used to set up a velocity window for the Group Use these parameters for sounds where you wish to mix or switch between samples dynamically by playing your MIDI keyboard harder or softer e g with layered sounds or when switching between different percussion samples for example Each Group offers separate ADSR parameters for offsetting the ADSR volume envelope settings made in the plug in window The Azac Decay and Release time parameters can be adjusted by 9999 ms the Sustain level by 50 Similarly the Cuzoff and Resonance settings of the plug in window can be offset by 50 for each Group It is possible to play all Zones without defining and assigning a Group in such cases the parameters defined in the plug in window work in an absolute i e identical manner for all Zones Detailed descriptions of all Zone and Group parameters can be found in The Parameters of the EXS 24 section from page 43 onwards Emagic EXS24 Overview and Integration 24 ENS 5 The EXS24 Concepts and Functions Overview and Integration Multiple EXS 24 instances can be opened simultaneously Each instance requires its own Audio Instrument channel Up to 24 EXS 24 instances can be run in parallel dependent on the ver
66. story of Sampling 0 00000 cece ees 78 Subtractive Synthesis liiis 79 MIDI Controller List 0 00 002 00005 84 Emagic EXS24 EMS 1 Welcome and thank you for your purchase of the Emagic Xtreme Sam pler EXS 24 We are proud of this very powerful and flexible software based sampler for your Logic production environ ment and are confident that you will find it an ideal addition to your studio The EXS 24 offers all of the facilities that you would expect to find in a hardware sampler without the cost and bulk of this type of device As a purely software based instrument the EXS 24 is perfectly integrated into Logic Audio and makes use of your computer s RAM and hard disk s This integration within the computer environment offers instant access to all audio data and Sampler Instruments used in a Logic song file These files are stored on your computer s hard disk s This integration simplifies sample library management and elimi nates the need for separate physical devices and the cables required to connect them You can make use of the editing features of Logic or another audio editor for your samples This is far more convenient not to mention faster on a computer monitor than on the cramped display found on most hardware samplers As the samples are stored within the computer the slow and often unreliable trans mission of sample data back and forth between your sampler
67. t each of the samples independently with the EXS 24 s sound editing parameters to alter the decay of the Emagic 22 EXS24 File Types and File Organization 24 XS snare or to use a different cutoff setting for the hi hat samples for example This scenario is where the Groups come in they allow for the very flexible organization of samples You can define as many Groups as desired and can assign each Zone to one of these Groups In a drum set for example you could assign all kick drums to Group 1 all snares to Group 2 all hi hats to Group 3 and so on Why might you want to do this A Group makes it possible for example to define a velocity range for all assigned Zones allowing you to choose a specific velocity window in which the grouped Zones should sound Each Group also features offset parameters for the amplitude envelope and filter settings made in the plug in window It s also possible to play all Zones without defining and assign ing even a single Group in this case the parameters in the plug in window work in an absolute manner for all Zones To clarify all samples in all Zones will be affected equally by the parameter adjustments made in the plug in window Given that up to 24 EXS24 instruments dependent on your version of Logic Audio can be used simultaneously opening several instances of the EXS24 provides the advantage of a dedicated channel strip for each and every sound you use This allows
68. tability or fitness for a particular purpose As a result this software is sold as is and you the purchaser are assuming the entire risk as to quality and performance In no event will Emagic be liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from any defect in the software or documentation This agreement will terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condi tion in this agreement This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany This manual copy protection and software described herein are copy righted 1998 2001 by Emagic Soft und Hardware GmbH Halsten beker Weg 96 25462 Rellingen Germany Dear EXS 24 User The manual is based on the EXS24 version of Logic Audio MicroLogic AV 4 7 2 Depending on the version of Logic Audio MicroLogic AV used the functionality of your EXS24 may be different when compared to the description in the manual For this reason and to remain current with the EXS 24 development we recommend using the latest version of Logic Audio MicroLogic AV posted on our web site www emagic de EXS 24 features added after this manual was printed are discussed in the ReadMe files of the corresponding Logic updates Your Emagic Team Table of Contents 24 ENS Welcome 325 332 5 4c455 5055 phd oid be bh beets b hs bees 7 What the Package Includes 9 Installatioti EE eed odes 10 Installations z deese eb t ede and
69. the filter It will then gen erate a sine wave BAA Envelopes What does the term envelope mean in this context In the image you can see the waveform of a percussive tone It s easy to see how the level rises immediately to the top of its range and how it decays If you draw a line surrounding the upper half of the waveform you can call it the envelope of the sound a graphic displaying the level as a function of time It s the job of the ADSR to set the shape of the envelope That s why the ADSR is called an envelope generator User Manual Version 4 7 2 81 Basics The screenshot shows a recording of an EXS24 sound created with this setting of the ADSR parameters attack decay sustain and release When you strike a key the envelope travels from zero to maxi mum level in the attack time falls from this maximum level to the sustain level in the decay time and maintains the sustain level as long as you hold the key When the key is released the enve lope falls from its sustain level to zero in the release time The brass or string like envelope of the following sound the enve lope itself is not shown in this graphic has longer a tack and release times and a higher sustain level _ Emagic 82 EXS24 Subtractive Synthesis 24 XS The ADSR has been set this way A second ADSR can control the rise and fall of the cutoff fre quency The intensity of t
70. tia hd des eden eb d ede tahoe i 10 COPY Protection eses eene ct a BO se te ERE RE buo Or t san dy totes 11 Quick Start 5 ssoce ERRORES rU ee 12 The Audio Instrument Object Type 00220 00022 eee 12 Loading and Playing an EXS 24 Instrument 2 00 12 Creating and Editing Instruments 2 000 002 eee eee 14 The EXS24 Concepts and Functions 19 Overview and Integration 2 19 The Plug in Window lissiilsssss ee 20 The Instrument Editor lees 21 File Types and File Organization liliis 23 Automation eben entes obe tetas pea Si alent aped Gunes AD a d 25 File Organization naaa 26 Saving of Song related EXS24 Instruments 2205 27 Searching for Sampler Instruments 222 0000 022 e eee 30 Sample Filelmport 000220000005 31 Usirig EXS24 Fil s 2 06 34 cc cbunewd bb ae aed God Goi te dew Rub Rd 31 Importing SoundFont2 Files 000000000 cece eee 32 Importing SampleCell Files 0 000000000 eee eee 34 AKAN Ipod dE Reels bs de e dee Bebe hd ete Y 35 The Parameters of the EXS24 04 43 Plug in Window Parameters 0000000 sss 43 Instrument Editor Parameters liess 59 User Manual Version 4 7 2 5 10 11 Table of Contents EXS24 Key Commands 0025 75 B sics toe aer Ucet Ut Ne Mtm 78 A Brief Hi
71. time required for the slide up down to the original note pitch can be adjusted independently for both soft hard velocities LFO Pitch Modulation The LFO1 2 via WA slider defines the intensity or depth of pitch modulation from LFO 1 or LFO 2 The desired LFO can be selected by clicking on the label above the slider The inten sity of LFO pitch modulation can be controlled by the Modu lation wheel on an attached MIDI keyboard The upper half of the slider determines the intensity when the Modulation wheel is set to its maximum value and the lower half when set to its minimum value By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider segments you can simultaneously move both Additional Pitch Parameters in the Controls View The additional parameters described here can be found in the Controls view of the plug in window marked with a dot to the left of their names You can change to this view by selecting Controls from the flip menu in the upper window area As an alternative press the Control View button to the left of the Bypass button A blue panel with all additional parameters will open below the EXS24 as shown These parameters can also be found in the Options gt Additional Parameter menu Emagic 48 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS Pitch Bend Up The amount of pitch bend in semitones that can be intro duced by moving the pitch bend wheel to its maximum posi tion Pitch Bend Down The amount
72. tor s menu A Group window will appear on the right hand side of the editor Emagic 16 EXS24 Creating and Editing Instruments ON S 24 P Z f ESS Mis 7 HM 2 16Bit Mono 0 00 00 106 E Velocity Range EE KEZ cm BH ADSROffset MN os NN s NN Ein o em Cutoff Offset illl s Resonance Offset Reverse im 2 WEM e Select the new Group as a target in the Zone s Group flip menu The Group parameters will now affect the sample in the Zone Key Note xti pre Zana Panna feed B Dieshla Pitch MI Multiple Zones and Groups You may create as many Zones and Groups as you wish and can assign as many Zones to a Group as desired The Groups offer several parameters for simultaneous control over all assigned Zones The Voices parameter allows you to determine the maximum number of voices for a Group A practical use of this would be to set up a classic hi hat mode within a full drum kit mapped across the keyboard In this scenario you could assign both an open and closed hi hat sample to a Group and set the Voices parameter of the Group to Z In this example the most recently triggered of the two hi hat samples will mute the other as only one voice is allowed for the Group This mirrors the real world behavior of hi hats When samples in Zones are assigned to another Group the other sounds of the drum kit can still be played polyphonically e The Group Volume and Pan parameters simultaneou
73. ual Version 4 7 2 43 The Parameters of the EXS24 Options Button Clicking the Options button launches a menu in which the fol lowing options appear 44 Recall default EXS 24 settings recalls a neutral setting for all parameters in the plug in window Recall settings from Instrument command manually recalls the original parameter settings of the loaded Sampler Instru ment This parameter is extremely useful if you ve been over zealous with your tweaking Save settings to Instrument parameter burns the current settings of the plug in window into the Instrument file When the Instrument is reloaded these settings are restored in the plug in window Delete Settings from Instrument removes the stored settings from the Instrument Additional Parameter sub menu Please refer to the Addi tional Parameters section from page 59 onwards Rename Instrument allows the renaming of the currently opened Sampler Instrument When invoked a file dialog box will open This will overwrite the existing Instrument name Save Instrument as allows the storage of the currently opened Sampler Instrument under a different name When invoked a file dialog box will open Delete Instrument will delete the opened Sampler Instrument AKAI Convert launches the AKAI Convert window see the Using the AKAI Import Function section from page 36 onwards This menu option accelerates working with AKAI samples as you do
74. udio files from CD ROM to your hard drive s Copy the Sampler Instrument files from the CD into the Sampler Instruments folder within the Logic folder Copy the associated samples from the CD into the EXSam ples folder within the Logic folder Please note that you can sort your Sampler Instruments to suit your own needs see the F7 e Organization section from page 26 onwards Foradvanced users The EXSP24 file system is able to work with aliases for Sampler Instrument folders Furthermore a Sampler Instrument searches for and finds all samples it uses on all active hard drive s as long as you do not delete or rename the samples Using EXS24 Instruments directly from CD ROM Normally the Sampler Instrument and associated samples audio files will be stored on your hard disk s but on occasion you may wish or need to load an EXS Sampler Instrument from CD ROM User Manual Version 4 7 2 31 Sample File Import To use an EXS Sampler Instrument stored on CD ROM Copy the Sampler Instrument file zo the associated samples from the EXS format CD ROM into the Sampler Instruments folder e When the Sampler Instrument is loaded ensure that the appropriate CD ROM is in the computer s CD ROM drive If the appropriate CD ROM i e the one which contains the desired Sampler Instrument and its associated audio files is in the drive the EXS24 will automatically search for the associated sa
75. und The Leve parameter can be modulated by velocity the upper half of the slider determines the volume for maximum velocity the lower half for minimum velocity By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider segments you can move both simultaneously LFO Level and Pan Modulation The LFO1 2 via WA slider determines the intensity of level and or pan modulation of LFO 1 or LFO 2 The desired LFO can be selected by clicking on the label above the slider Mod ulation intensity can be controlled by the Modulation wheel As Emagic 54 EXS24 Plug in Window Parameters 24 XS both level and pan modulation are controlled by this slider the following should be taken into account When both segments of the slider are set above the centered position the lower segment determines the intensity of level modulation when the modulation wheel is set to its mini mum value the upper segment sets the intensity when the wheel is set to its maximum value e When both segments of the slider are set below the centered position the lower segment determines the intensity of level modulation when the modulation wheel is set to its maxi mum value the upper segment sets the intensity when the wheel is set to its minimum value By clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider seg ments you can move both simultaneously Please note that pan modulation only works when the EXS24 is used in stereo mode Additional Volum
76. up Creates a new Group View All Toggle Mode Toggles between viewing all parameters in Zones and Groups and a limited view which displays the Audio File name in Zones and the Volume Pan parameters in Groups View Next Zone Parameter This key command is designed to aid in the adjustment of the same parameters in each Zone It limits the Zone display s to individual parameters or rows of parameters and steps through them from top to bottom This allows you to adjust the appropriate parameters of all Zones in a Group more easily as working on a reduced set of parameters is simpler It should be noted that if all Zone parameters are visible before the Next Zone Parameter Key Command is invoked use of the function will switch to a reduced view mode View Next Group Parameter Operation and functionality is as per the Next Zone Parameter for Group Parameters Move Audiofiles Moves the audio files of the selected Instrument into a desired folder location Use of this option will launch a standard oper ating system file navigation browse utility You may browse to an existing folder or enter a new name as desired If no folder name is entered a new folder will be created which matches the Instrument name and all audiofiles will be moved into this folder Copy Audiofiles Operation is as per the Move Audiofiles function but files are duplicated rather than moved to the nominated folder This facility should be used as part
77. w to high E h Y 1 to low to high Sort by Filename e Fileselector filters used files Update selected zone s info from audiofile New Zone Creates a new Zone in the currently loaded Sampler Instru ment Load Multiple Samples Allows several samples to be loaded in one operation The Instrument Editor reads the key note from samples and places the samples into new Zones These Zones are automatically created The key note is located in the middle of the Zone with Zone borders being determined by the Zone borders of neighboring Zones Zones with identical key notes will be lay ered A root key is automatically determined by use of the set tings described in the Preferences section from page 62 onwards Please choose how to build the map T Auto map by reading the key note from audiofile Drums zone without range key note from audiofile Chromatic zone without range setting a key note starting at C1 Cancer automan Drums chromatic Three automatic mapping functions are available when loading multiple samples User Manual Version 4 7 2 65 The Parameters of the EXS24 e Auro map uses the key note information root key stored with the audio files and places the samples as zones over the keyboard range The number of keys that constitute a zone is intelligently determined by the placement of neigh boring zones e Drums uses the key note information root key store
78. with the corresponding parameters Negative Sca e values make notes lower than the note position defined by the Key Nove param eter sound louder than higher ones positive values have the opposite effect Use this parameter for balancing the volume of a sample across the selected key range MM WERT User Manual Version 4 7 2 Quick Start Negative values for Scale increase the volume of lower notes left of the Key Note positive values increase the volume of higher notes right of the Key Note If necessary adjust the playback start and end points for the sample with the Szart and End parameters Activate oop if desired the loop parameters are hidden when the loop parameter is deactivated You can set a start and end point for the loop and if needed fine tune the loop with the Tune parameter Start Frame BH End Frame Loop M4 H Tune ET Auto Crossfade Ems L EqPower Editing Samples You may have noticed the small E buttons next to the start end and loop point parameters Clicking on these will launch the selected sample in Logic s Sample Editor allowing you to edit the sample borders graphically and to make use of all of the Sample Editor window s functionality When loop is activated you can also edit the loop points graphically the LS marker indicates the loop start point and LE the loop end point Creating a Group Create a new Group by selecting Group gt New Group in the edi

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