KVR Audio

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:36 pm

I'm looking for a soft sampler to act as a VST plug that auto snags audio and allows me to convert into Instruments/Sound librarys..

I found this Emu X sampler and was impressed with the SynthSwipe feature. Just wondering does anyone have this Sampler? If you've used it can I use SynthSwipe on as a VST effect to snag audio?

Lemmi know..

Baas · Post by **Baas** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:04 pm

I have the Emulator X (ok .. it's really the X2) and the SynthSwipe feature cannot do what you want it to do as far as I know.
the SynthSwipe feature is used to sample your hardware synths in a very intelligent way. But the samples can cut up your loops and stuff.

Let me know what you want to do and I'll try it for you.

KennethA

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:12 pm

EmuX can accept audio and place samples based on pitch (play notes, it will try and put the on the correct midi note), nothing to do with Synth Swipe...it can also send midi note and velocity based on what you tell it, and automatically create a preset (Synth Swipe, you have to loop though)...it also has kick-ass filters (programmable morphing) and assignable programmable function generators...i've barely tapped into what it can do...it's a programmers sampler, no doubt...highly rec'd

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:13 pm

I would like to be able to create intruments from internal audio/samples/vst(i)'s. I guess I cannot hook it up as a VST effect then.. awww man..

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:21 pm

Lagrange wrote:I would like to be able to create intruments from internal audio/samples/vst(i)'s. I guess I cannot hook it up as a VST effect then.. awww man..

you have to route the audio via the Patch Mix app, that's the software that controls the soundcard routimg...

keep in mind the EmuX requires Emu hardware...it used to be one on their sound cards, but they now have a midi interface that acts as a dongle for the app (or you can use their sound cards)...this may of may not affect your decision, just be aware...actually, in lieu of needing the Patch Mix, not sure how the audio is routed, but i'm sure there are provisions...

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:25 pm

Lagrange wrote:I would like to be able to create intruments from internal audio/samples/vst(i)'s. I guess I cannot hook it up as a VST effect then.. awww man..

not sure what you mean by VST effect in this way...

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:33 pm

Uhh what I meant was I would to be able to hook the synthswipe into a channel as effect to snag audio and or soft synths etc..

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:50 pm

Lagrange wrote:Uhh what I meant was I would to be able to hook the synthswipe into a channel as effect to snag audio and or soft synths etc..

uhhhhh....when you say "effect" i read that as real-time...it won't plug in as a vst effect per se (as input, although the Emu cards do have vst fx, that's something else), but i think you can do what you are asking...it's just a routing thing...it aquires samples and has automatic fuctions to create a sampler preset, a playable instrument..it's designed to take some of the work out of preset creation...

does that help?

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:14 pm

Cool yea thnx

Spaceman Sounds · Post by **Spaceman Sounds** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:17 pm

I found working on the EmuX was like wallpapering your house through the letterbox. Kontakt 2 has a far faster Gui and workflow IMO

mw · Post by mw » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:48 pm

Emulator X is great, don't have the X2 though. Sounds amazing, there are some things features I don't like though and if you are a beginner then the patchmix takes some time to get your head around. If you want to sample vsti's then try out DirectWave. It's still fairly new but it seems that development is moving along.

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:43 pm

Lagrange wrote:Cool yea thnx

hey man...THANKS FOR THE STERN TIP!

still listening to it a few days a week, 'tis great..

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:46 pm

mw wrote:Emulator X is great, don't have the X2 though. Sounds amazing, there are some things features I don't like though and if you are a beginner then the patchmix takes some time to get your head around. If you want to sample vsti's then try out DirectWave. It's still fairly new but it seems that development is moving along.

get X2, it's worth it...lots of great, super powerful new features...

the only thing i don't like is that things area little small (my eyesite is horrible), programming is fine, and it's a really good sounding, powerful synth engine

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:59 pm

Chuck E. Jesus wrote: get X2, it's worth it...lots of great, super powerful new features...

the only thing i don't like is that things area little small (my eyesite is horrible), programming is fine, and it's a really good sounding, powerful synth engine

What's stability like running it as a VST? I've heard mixed things.

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:32 pm

kuniklo wrote:
Chuck E. Jesus wrote: get X2, it's worth it...lots of great, super powerful new features...

the only thing i don't like is that things area little small (my eyesite is horrible), programming is fine, and it's a really good sounding, powerful synth engine
What's stability like running it as a VST? I've heard mixed things.

haven't had a problem....if you have a big ass preset it can eat up a lot of cpu, but doing sound design/synthesis with samples, it's nothing (that's more what i'm into tbh) and streaming/latency adjustmet solved the problem with cpu anywho.... i've got a P4 3.0/1 gig ram if that helps, i'm sure more ram would be good...

E-MU emulator X any good??