Logic for sampling

[dyllemma]

Originally Posted by Quektis productionz

yea i used to have logic express, it had the exs24 but no "edit" button for samples, so u couldnt sample with it. Unless theyve changed that

nope still cant sample in the exs with express. i use the nnxt in reason though the same way you use your exs.

[ombudsman]

Originally Posted by Quektis productionz

Yea, all I use for sampling is logic pro. I don't know which version you've got but logic 8 has definetly helped the work flow.
What I do first is record the whole track (or import if its not vinyl) I want to sample on to an audio track. Then open up your audio bin window (window-->audio bin). Here you can just chop up each sample as you wish just double click on the audio file, highlight which part you want for your sample and click on edit--> "regions-->select" (I think its in edit anyway).
Then you can go back to the audio bin window, copy and paste the whole file and select an other sample.
Once all my samples are chopped up I select the esx24 vitual instrument sampler then click on the "edit" button in the window that appears you can now just drag the selected samples from the audio bin and drop them in the edit window of the esx24. Logic automatically maps the sample to your keyboard so that it changes pitch.
exit the window and it will ask you to save it as an esx sample file. Save it.
then I just select a different virtual instrument track, open up the exs24, drag the other samples that I chopped up from the audio bin, and repeat the process over again.

It suits me well and I like having that much control over the sample.
Logic express is shit, and I don't believe the sampler is included in express.

yo i just got logic studio and i've been a little intimidated by the 1000-page manual... you just helped me out so much, this is exactly what i wanted to be able to do. thanks

[Quektis productionz]

no worries man, yea the logic usual manual is stupidly hard to understand.
I had logic for a whole year and I couldnt use it, then I went on this college course and in 4 months I knew everything I needed to know. U just need someone to explain this shit clearly

[ombudsman]

so i was messing around with this, and i found that i don't even need to use multiple regions from the audio bin to do what i want to do with the exs24. that being, make it like an mpc controlled by the keyboard. you can just drag one region into the edit window, and then copy and paste that zone so you have multiple zones defined over different parts of the keyboard (i'm just making them single note zones). then after you copy and paste, you can edit the sample region for each independent zone... i.e. copy and paste and chop as you go. you probably already knew this method, but if you don't and you want me to explain it more clearly, let me know.

it is just beginning to dawn on me how powerful and flexible logic is...

[Quektis productionz]

yea Ive tried that way but don't you have to re edit the pitches main key? it wont automatically just asign say "C3" to the middle of the keyboard zone uve selected... I'm sure theres probably a way around it, I just havent found it and It just seem to make it more complicated to have to change and calculate the key note for every sample depending on what zone uve selected...
do u get what I mean? If u know a way round it please let me know cos it would be handy to have it mapped out exactly liek an mpc

[CHUCKIE_MADNESS]

Its Time Consuming, But I Record In Peak, Throw It Recycle To Chop It Up, Then Import Them Into The Exs24. Logic 8 Is Indeed The Truth..

[EX-MIL]

i just use recycle to chop the sample up then i export the chopped file as an aiff. this way you can select all the samples you want to use from the finder window.

[EX-MIL]

use recycle and export an aiff file of each chop then open an exs24 and click on edit, then you click on zone, load multiple samples and find your chops on your computer. when you export your chops in recycle make sure you choose the right path and format. ( took me a while to get that one through my thick skull)

[nevermind]

Yeah my boy uses logic for sampling, and I can tell you I don't know what it is but the stereo imaging is wonderful, and it has a great sound I would say do it.

[db2]

I finally got recycle, I've never used it before now. I have a decent amount of experience in all things logic, but not specifically sampling, so I've been using the recycle method of recycle for chops, and importing the rex file into the EXS24. What I want to know is about loading manual chops into the EXS24 so that you have, lets say, one octave for playing with the pitch of each chop. I'm not familiar with manually defining zones, so would you create a zone for each chop that covered one octave, and then drop each chop into a one octave zone and it would automatically spread the sample over an octaves worth of pitch?

Any info on this is much appreciated.