jahawk Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hey there fellow Logic Pro users. I record drums using Logic's sequencer. I'm wondering if there are samples of cymbal chokes in Logic Pro 8? I've look through the EXS24 but I didn't find anything. Perhaps I over looked it. If not, is it possible to get cymbal chokes by using a standard crash cymbal sample and tweaking the release slider in EXS24? I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug941 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hey Jahawk, Yea... I don't think the release slider is gonna give you what your looking for. Your gonna need real cymbal choke samples. For me, I created an EXS24 instrument called "Cymbals" It has all my favorite crash samples (which is about 4 out of the 4 thousand I went through to find them), choke samples, crescendos, etc. I find that it works out best to have a track for cymbals so that they can be processed separately. (Read up on "NYC Compression", cymbals love it!). There are a lot of free samples out there, unfortunately most of them are s#!+. There was a Gentleman named Doru Malaia that offered some very affordable drum sample collections (read $29), as well as many huge, free collections. When I searched to find you a link, I was very saddened to find out this very generous man, that helped so many musicians around the world had passed away. Really bums me out... Do you know how long it takes one dude to chop up all those samples with tender loving care? His love for music was obvious, and he will surely be missed. So in the spirit of Doru's giving way... I thought I would put together a small set of cymbal chokes to get your EXS24 instrument started. I hope one of them works and it helps you make some good music. It's all about the music! Doru Malaia R.I.P. CymbalChokes.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-m-m Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 cool .... thanx for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor99 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 thanks doug941 for sharing those great samples from Doru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahawk Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 thanks doug941 for sharing those great samples from Doru. Yeah. I figured that out when I tried moving just about every slider in the sampler. It just didn't work. Thanks for the great sounding samples doug941. That's just what I needed. You rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesherwood Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 When I unzipped the file, there were no .exs files. Are they available? Thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fader8 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 No, just make your own. There's only 10 samples. If you're really good, you can try blending these in with existing cymbals, but trigger these on release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesherwood Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Forgive me, but I don't know how to make the .exs files. Could you please tell me the process? Thnx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjspelman Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thank you for the choke files. They worked for me in X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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