Re: Create a sampler instrument from a 5min environmental recording

--- In [email protected], "angelrho202" <angelrho@...> wrote:
>
> I've given serious thought into writing manuals for this sort of 
> thing.  When I first started using Logic a couple of years ago, I 
> found this stuff nearly impossible.
> 
> I don't use or know anything about Redmatica except users on this 
> board seem to like advertising it!  I, for one, am not in a position 
> to invest in new software.  So here goes...
> 
> For starters--
> 1.  Load your 5min recording in the sample editor.
> 2.  Normalize the recording (Function>Normalize)
> 3.  In the top right corner is a slider that will magnify the 
> waveform amplitude.  Pull it all the way down.
> 4.  Find a sound you want to save (sample), place the cursor close to 
> the beginning of it.
> 5.  On the bottom left corner is a slider that will magnify the 
> waveform length.  Pull it to the right until your sound fills the 
> sample edit window.
> 6.  Click/Drag to select the sound.  Save the selection as a separate 
> audio file.
> 7.  Repeat the process for every sound you want.
> 
> Next, create your instrument.
> 1.  Launch the EXS instrument editor.  You can do this one of two 
> ways:  A. From Logic's main menu, or B.  From EXS24 by clicking the 
> editor button.  I recommend B since you'll want to have an EXS 
> instance loaded in order to test your instrument.
> 2.  Save your new instrument with a unique filename 
> (e.g. "Environmental").
> 3.  Import your audio samples.  You have some options here.
> 
> You can:  A. Load all your samples at once, or B.  Load them all one-
> at-a time.  
> 
> Option A:
> 1.  In a pulldown menu, you'll find "load multiple samples."  Click 
> that.
> 2.  Select the sounds you want.
> 3.  In the popup window that appears, select how you want these 
> sounds configured (how wide each zone is, how to calculate the key 
> note, etc.).  Your instrument will be set up automatically.  
> 
> You will then have to specify zone-by-zone if the sound is one-shot, 
> looped, pitch-disabled, etc.
> 
> Option B:
> 1.  Create a new zone.
> 2.  Click in the space for the audio file.  You will then select 
> which audio file you want.
> 3.  Adjust the zone settings to your liking.
> 
> Either way, always click the "E" between the sample start and end 
> time.  The sample editor will launch.  Normalize each sample 
> (Function>Normalize).  
> 
> Option A saves you a few steps, but Option B might work better for 
> newbs.  It took me a long time experimenting with loading multiple 
> samples before I finally got it right.  What I did was name each 
> sample sequentially (000, 001, 002, 003, etc.) so Logic would load 
> them in the right order.  


Angelrho202

thanks a ton for the most comprehensive response I ever got on a forum!

Cris




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