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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 Dingo865 [all]
October 25th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.2 on Windows

I have tried just about every soundfont player, free and commercial, and there is no doubt that the XS-1 does the best job of all of them. If you really need a great-sounding, versatile instrument to play your fonts, THIS IS IT.

Most people complain that one sf or another doesn't play in their VSTi, or doesn't preserve envelope settings and such. You have to be prepared that, while there are a tremendous amount of sf out there, a solid portion of them are either corrupted, badly constructed, or player-specific. With this in mind, I've had perhaps one or two that wouldn't play correctly in XS-1 - out of around 60!

The GUI is a bit plain for my taste, and the buttons are smallish considering how much screen real estate is wasted. There's no documentation, so the initial learning curve is steep, but it's not a terribly complicated synth, so you can figure it out in a couple of days at most.

The sound, on the other hand, is pretty much the best you can get from soundfonts! It also comes with a nice range of built-in effects (including reverb!), and a layering capability (4) that allows for some truly creative sounds and sweeps. For the money, it doesn't get any better than this.
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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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