simpler

distantb · Post by **distantb** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:39 am

I have a question about simpler , I load a bass sample into it and it sounds nothing like the origional sample. Then i have to sit there for 10-20 mins to try and get it to sound like the origional.

Does anyone else find this enoying.

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:34 am

I've had this problem with Impulse too, with my drum hits.
Not quite sure what to make of it. The hits sound okay going into a hardware sampler, but don't sound very good at all in Impulse.

I think it might have something to do with the default envelope settings or something. Hrm. Either that, or my ears are lying to me... Wouldn't be the first time, heh.

funk313 · Post by **funk313** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:46 pm

its a known fact that impulse sounds diffrent from most other samplers out there.
what i think impulses problem is that it start a tiny bit too early in the sample.
this is very noticeable on kix for example (jus try to listen to them in your browser and then drop them in an impulse cell) where u often can here a KLIK in the beginning where it was supposed to have a nice round fat attack instead.
what to do then? just to drag the sample into the arrangement window and then ad a little space in front of the sample and render it back into the browser. this sorta helps
most of the times..
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hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:33 pm

Aah, that makes sense. If it's starting the sample later, it's not going to have the same boominess. Also, I think it has something to do with the default gate setting.

Time to fire up Live and do some experimenting.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:17 pm

well in impulse you should definitely switch the decay to gate instead of trigger - that's the source of the problem 9 out of 10 times...

Don't know about simpler, though. I always thought it represented the raw wave so well I couldn't tell the difference. maybe you have some settings screwed up in the simpler? Or the output is just too low? Or spread is on? etc.

distantb · Post by **distantb** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:26 am

yea but how do you guys do your bass sequences, you need to use the simpler sampler , well at least if your basses change notes. Which they should .

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:29 am

i don't get it, distantb? Are you saying you sampled a bass sound, tried to recreate the bassline from which you ripped it in simple, and it doesn't sound right? Something else? Please elaborate on this...