Alphabet Beats Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm in the process of making a song, and I need a good sounding saxophone for the chorus lead. I've tried Logic's stock brass, but they all sound terrible, even the sax on my Jupiter 80. Anyone know where I can get a realistic sounding sax EXS? Any help would be super appreciative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ple Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm in the process of making a song, and I need a good sounding saxophone for the chorus lead. I've tried Logic's stock brass, but they all sound terrible, even the sax on my Jupiter 80. Anyone know where I can get a realistic sounding sax EXS? Any help would be super appreciative! Some instruments will always be a nightmare to make them sound realistic, because they are not simple instruments, like drums or piano. Saxophone and other horns have a lot of dynamics and nuances that are created by the player, the way they blow, how they place their mouth, etc, so even if you have a good sample pack, only by spending hours and hours on it, you will get a good sound. The EXS is loaded with samples that (I assume) are all played by real musicians, but off course, there are infinite combinations when playing a single note on a saxophone and those can't be all recorded. I would suggest that you pick a sound, play with the velocity, filter, etc. Even inside EXS, sometime each velocity plays a different sample, so it's a matter of playing with that. Other than that, there's nothing like having a real saxophone playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Beats Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm in the process of making a song, and I need a good sounding saxophone for the chorus lead. I've tried Logic's stock brass, but they all sound terrible, even the sax on my Jupiter 80. Anyone know where I can get a realistic sounding sax EXS? Any help would be super appreciative! Some instruments will always be a nightmare to make them sound realistic, because they are not simple instruments, like drums or piano. Saxophone and other horns have a lot of dynamics and nuances that are created by the player, the way they blow, how they place their mouth, etc, so even if you have a good sample pack, only by spending hours and hours on it, you will get a good sound. The EXS is loaded with samples that (I assume) are all played by real musicians, but off course, there are infinite combinations when playing a single note on a saxophone and those can't be all recorded. I would suggest that you pick a sound, play with the velocity, filter, etc. Even inside EXS, sometime each velocity plays a different sample, so it's a matter of playing with that. Other than that, there's nothing like having a real saxophone playing Thanks! I've never tried the different velocities, I shall give that one a try. Do you know if Native Instruments' saxophone EXS24 is good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ple Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Never tried it. For the last 3 or 4 years I've been trying to stay away from third party plugins and sound banks so I can explore in depth what Logic offers. So far, I haven't felt I needed anything but just tools to manipulate sound. That's the only stuff I actually use. And yes give velocity a try and see if that helps make it a bit more natural. Sometimes when you set the velocity to 127 in certain instruments it gives you a different option, like a lick, a slide, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleamon Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I use these. Great sounds, lots of articulations. Sample Modeling Saxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Beats Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 I use these. Great sounds, lots of articulations. Sample Modeling Saxes They certainly sound amazing, however I do not have $300 laying around for that as I'm only 17 (haha!) Thanks for the recommendation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleamon Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I use these. Great sounds, lots of articulations. Sample Modeling Saxes They certainly sound amazing, however I do not have $300 laying around for that as I'm only 17 (haha!) Thanks for the recommendation No problem. Sorry about the "budget" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitboyus Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Don't look now, but Logic Pro 10.4 just solved all your problems with the new instruments Logic has introduced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Beats Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Don't look now, but Logic Pro 10.4 just solved all your problems with the new instruments Logic has introduced! I'm actually yelling out loud... these new updates are what I've been waiting for for years can't believe I just saw the new update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nmc2g10 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I play the sax and would be happy to send some recordings if given some direction on what you’re after. You won’t get a more authentic sound than the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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