Sampler/Kontakt questions

[Paul881]

I am trying to get to grips with sampling and synths, which is making by brain itch.

Here are my questions:

I have Recycle which can only save edited wav files as REX files. How can I use REX files with Home Studio 2002, which doesn’t import Recycle files? If I want to loop and edit, is there any other package I should consider buying?

All samplers seem to be able to import wav files but they also have their own proprietary file extensions. I guess this enables the saved file to utilise settings for that sample player only? Which explains why when converting some files with a sample converter program, some elements of the file cease to be adjustable?

I am seriously considering buying Kontakt as a sampler so I can open it from within HS2002 as a vst instrument.

If I listen to some samples, their sound starts immediately and ends abruptly when the midi controller key is released. If I want to allow the sound to slowly build up in volume and decay more slowly after releasing the controller key, can this be achieved in Kontakt? If not, how can I easily edit the sample to achieve this?

Finally, what does Multitimbral mean?

Sorry for so many questions but any help would be gratefully received.

 

[moskus]

REX files are the same as Acid-loops (I think) with slicing and the whole lot. The format (as far as I know) is only compatible with Cubase, or the other way around... What are REX-files

I think multitimbra means that one sound (or 'note') has more than one sample attached to it. Say if you hit C4 with velocity 80 one sample will play, but if you hit C4 with velocticy 100 another sample will play... (but I'm not shure)

 

[moskus]

Doh! Seem's like I'm wrong...

From www.fortunecity.com
A multi-timbral synthesizer is an instrument that has the ability to play 2 or more different sounds at the same time.The number of multi-timbral parts refer to the number of different sounds it can playback simoultanesly.So 16 part multi timbral means the instrument can recieve MIDI data on all 16 different channels and playback 16 different patches(ie sounds,instruments).This is sometimes confused with polyphony,wich refers to the number of notes it can playback at a time.Most of the earlier synthesizers were monophonic which means they can only playback one note at a time.

 

[Paul881]

Thanks Moskus...I knew you would know So Recycle is no bloody good at all for us Sonar users? So what comparable package do we use? Do we just use the slicing and looping tools in Sonar?

 

[moskus]

I think so... Apparently the built in "Groove Clip"-feature in Sonar is good ('they' say). And I know SoundForge has the ability to make Acidized loops (which Sonar is compatible with).

 

[Paul881]

Thats an idea. I have Wavelab which might be able to do the same too. Sonar's Groove clipping is pretty good, maybe I'll try that first.

 

[moskus]

And if you have Acidized Loops, you should check out the Cyclone! That's supposed to be even better... (I'm not really into this loop thing anymore... I quit that when I learned to sequense my drums...)