You can either manually select individual files or just one in the folder and then choose the “Add All” option seen above. As previously mentioned, it always a good idea to place the samples in their own folder inside of your master “SAMPLES” folder. A familiar looking Finder window will appear, allowing us to navigate to the samples (audio clips) on our computer or hard drive we would like to load up. Quick and easy, but not quite as organized and controlled of a set-up in my opinion, which is generally preferred when creating instruments for your personal library.Ĥ. Note: You can also drag and drop audio files directly from the Finder onto this window to create instruments. Along the top of the window, hit the pull down menu labeled “Zone” and then the “Load Multiple Samples” option (or control + o, once the editor is open). The sampler instrument editor opens up so we can tweak existing instruments, or in this case, create our own. I suggest just hitting the first “Show Advanced Tools” checkbox to get the works.ģ. From here we can choose to turn on/off various advanced controls throughout Logic. Hit the Logic Pro X menu up top > Preferences menu > Advanced Tools… (or push command +, and select the Advanced tab). Note: If you do not see the above mention “Edit” button on your EXS24, you’ll need to quickly make an adjustment to your LPX preferences. Hit that little “Edit” button to the right of the filter section. In most cases, EXS24 will open up with no sound loaded in the form of a basic sine wave-like sound. Open a new Software Instrument track (option + command + N) and then load up an EXS24 from the Input section of the channel strip.Ģ. While you do not need to do this if you are using the above “SAMPLES” folder method, it is always a good idea (necessary) if you’re planning on opening that session on other computers (that don’t have access to your master “SAMPLES” folder).ġ. Note: When saving our LPX sessions, Logic always gives an option to copy the “EXS instruments and samples” used in that particular project to its session folder. Hit us up in the comments below if you need a hand with anything like this). Remember, in order to have it so that all of the sampler instruments you create are always accessible to you in all your projects, DO NOT move or rename the “SAMPLES” folder after the fact, otherwise you’ll end up with some messy reassignment tasks (not the end of the world, but super annoying. Before starting to create your first sampler instruments it is always a good idea to create a dedicated “SAMPLES” folder that you will use to store all of you samples ( instrument sample folders). Every EXS24 sampler instrument is made up of two things: a (.exs) sampler instrument file and an accompanying instrument sample folder containing the samples (audio) it is made up of. But first, we have a few administrative tasks to talk about: Sample Management: Today we will take a look at how to create our own custom instruments, what we can do process them on EXS24 after the fact and some of the various parameters and options that control the way EXS24 handles your audio files. Not only can we tweak and access those preset library instruments, but we can also load up audio clips of any kind to create our own instruments, whether it be clips of already existing songs in your iTunes library, samples you dug up online or bits of tracks you previously created on your own. This is a technique that has been used in music production off all kinds for some 50 years in one way or other, and made extremely popular in electronic based music production with the Akai MPC hardware samplers.įortunately for us, EXS24 is packed inside of LPX for free, along with the massive sampler library that we mentioned earlier. It uses audio files (just like those you find on your computer) and organizes them in such a way that we can trigger and sequence them with our MIDI keyboards inside of LPX (or any other DAW for that matter). We will also be covering some alternate options for doing so that more experienced users may find helpful:įor those who may not know, EXS24 is indeed a virtual sampler instrument. For those just getting into Logic for the first time, EXS’s true potential can be somewhat hidden behind the wealth of instruments you’ll find in your library after installation, so we thought a rundown of how to create custom instruments and its additional features was in order. Not only does EXS24 come with hundreds of GBs of samples and the instruments they are made up of inside LPX (for free), but it can also be used to create our very own sampler instruments. A mainstay since, well, almost forever, the EXS24 sampler may seem basic and over-looked simply by virtue of being around for so long, but it might be one of LPX’s most useful musical instruments. In this week’s episode of The Logic Pros, we are taking a look at one of Logic’s most prized possessions.
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