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XS-1

Sampler/Sample Player Plugin by Jeskola
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Free / Donationware

XS-1 has an average user rating of 4.29 from 7 reviews

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User Reviews by KVR Members for XS-1

XS-1

Reviewed By AndreasE [all]
October 25th, 2002
Version reviewed: R3 on Windows

Edited for R3!

First of all I have to say that XS-1 seems to be the best of all SF2-players/samplers for the present, but...

It has problems to reproduce exactly the sound of many soundfonds, because it seems to be difficult to program the filter- and many other parameter-settings of the Zone-, Instrument- and Preset-layers of a SF2. So, you often hear differences in the sound between a soundfont-program loaded in XS-1 and the same one loaded in the SBLive or Audigy. Also some presets of some soundfonts aren´t even loaded in XS-1, so they cannot be played.

The GUI is good and clearly constructed.

There can be layered up to 16 different SF-programs simultaneously and there are many parameters to influence the sound and some internal effects.

There are no docs, although not all is easily to understand.

On some bug reports I got a fast answer, on some I didn´t got anyone.

There are no presets, but it isn´t an instrument itself, so how should it be.

The VFM would be good if it really would fully support all features of soundfonts, as stated on their website.
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Comments & Discussion for Jeskola XS-1

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Discussion: Active
shanatoba
shanatoba
25 September 2013 at 6:05am

Hello is someone there that is using this app on 2013 ?

I just downloaded it but i need the manual to know the controllers list besides other things, if some one wants to share it i'll be thankfull,.

Althought Jescola XS1 is an old PC program it's very similar and maybe better than Bismark Bs-16i i've installed on my iPad on this year (2013)

I will try to learn to use it standalone with minihost (another old aplication) and thru Cakewalk Proaudio 9.

Je je je, I know all of these are Old programs but i know to use that Cakewalk and still play Live with.

my own Home Made Diy Keytar, that i love so much.

So if some one is interest in this project or can help me with the manual or the controller list.

we can share knowledege and material, Thanks.

We Can change the World by Change Ourselfs... To better please

Bublik
Bublik
5 November 2021 at 10:51pm

It doesn't work anymore. I use 32-bit hosts for old plugins and none of them can load XS-1 – it just fails to load.

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