Wow...loooovely sax sounds in ST2XL!

[benjamind]

I've really had a serious look at the sax sounds in ST2XL. I cannot believe how good they sound.

I have been able to design a whole heap of awesome sax sounds from the included alto/tenor/soprano sounds by fiddling with the pitch settings.

* baritone sax
Wow, these ones sounded awesome in a mix. I think they would even do nicely just as solos too. I have a couple of variations of this.

* bass sax
Boy, these are nice. Really awesome bass sounds that would make a lovely bass line for any sax tunes. They could also be used as solos on their own, but I really liked them in jazz mixes. Two or three variations.

* contrabass sax
Two variations that I've made. Very interesting sound, very wooden and exquisite. Would go well on their own as solos, or in mixes. Probably useful for bass mixes.

* subwoofer sax
Be careful with this one, carelessly laid bass lines made with this one will produce a sound that may lead to involuntary bowel movements in susceptible individuals. Very distinct sax sound, but so deep that the only use for this sound would be in techno mixes. I suppose it could be appropriate in some jazz mixes, but rythmn and blues mixes could sound interesting with a subwoofer sax timbre.

* exotic wooden sax
A very exquisite sax sound, very woody but also very raspy. Would go well in an exotic mix, since it sounds like one of those wood saxophones made in the ethnic regions of the Americas.

* piccolo sax
An octave above the soprano sax. A very delightful sound, would go well with trumpets and cornets in a jazz mix, but very useful for transposing realistic sax sounds.

* exotic piccolo sax
Very woody and high pitched. Nice for exotic mixes.

* whistle sax
Gee, this one sounds pretty high up, like a canary singing. Not sure what mixes this one would be useful for, but I'm sure this sound will be useful somewhere.

* ear piercing sax
Tssssss, this one is really high, playing above this range results in modulation artifacts...so this is the highest you can get.

I'll soon be writing a detailed list of instructions as to how to achieve the above sax sounds.

I'm sure this idea can be extended to other brass instruments and other acoustic instruments.

[pheeleep]

Hi Benjamin..

If you feel like sharing the presets, please e-mail them to me at philippe2000(at)hotmail(dot)com

Just include the child preset files ( I think they end with "stip" ).

I am curious to listen to these and compare them to the presets in "Saxlab".

Thanks

Pheeleep

[asseca]

Hi benjamind,

I am also very impressed with the supplied sax sounds of ST2XL.

How about submitting your child presets at www.sampletankx.com. This site has been set up specially to accomodate child presets for ST2 and ST2XL.

[VicDiesel]

I am also very impressed with the supplied sax sounds of ST2XL.

Are they different from the sax sounds in ST1?

V.

[pheeleep]

Hi asseca

I was also going to suggest posting to that web site but forgot the URL

[Squids]

I am also very impressed with the supplied sax sounds of ST2XL.

Are they different from the sax sounds in ST1?

V.

Yes, most are. I like the saxes too. Some good brass as well.

Hey, you want to play with a trick? Take some of the brass licks and use PS/TS (as opposed to stretch in this case) and they'll sync up! You can play chords with some of them which is cool in sync to your host tempo.

[asseca]

pheeleep,

I hope this forgetfullness is not age-related

[pheeleep]

I hope not.. I am 30..