Description

EXS24 INSTRUMENTS & SAMPLES (now also Garageband compatible)

Apple Logic Studio

Keyswitch Tools:

Logic & GB Sounds
(To buy & free!)

If you find the resources useful please consider making a donation of any amount. All donations and income from the site go to charity. If you wish to use the resources for an educational or commercial organisation please contact me first, and please do not download and redistribute the material in any form, however links to this site are appreciated.

About the Fundraising

Free samples of the month: Industrial

 

About the samples

My first experience of sampling was when a jews harp boing sound I played for an Ambrosia Rice Pudding commercial turned up as the opening rhythm on a hit single for S Express.

S’Express

The engineer for my commercial session was Pascal Gabriel who later told me he had sampled it from my multitrack and used it on the record. Since then I started sampling every useful sound on my own productions and built up a vast library of AKAI samples that I preferred over the commercially available samples. For the first time I am making these generally available and hope to raise some money for charity in the process.

Hi Pete
it came today, i've just finished installing and been through all the instruments and i have to say
Thanks!
they are amazing, the Harmon mute is very close to what i've been after with the WAHHH i still need a wahh
but the Harmon is the closest i've ever got! and it sounds amazing - same with the Human Sax's they sound soo good
the Honkytonk detuned is great with a good Space designer and Chanel EQ i really like what you've done here so thanks again
do let me know if you ever bring out a WAH trumpet
James

Sample Aid CD includes both these sets:

Set 1

Info

 Saxophone samples

Info

Compatible for Logic and Garageband (v3 and above)

SAMPLE AID consists of both sets: Set 1 (info below) and Human Saxophone (see link above) and is available on CD for £15 inc shipping anywhere.

Some cut down demo versions of Sample Aid and Human Saxophone are available to download (see below). The downloads are fully functioning EXS24 and Garageband instruments with a smaller range than the full versions. Please note that some of the Logic versions have extra features (modwheel crossfades etc.) that are not possible on Garageband. Please support Sample Aid - all revenue goes to charity

To store and checkout

ABOUT THE SAMPLES & DOWNLOAD DEMO VERSIONS:

SAMPLE AID SET 1:

1952 Epiphone Zephyr Regent Jazz Guitar

Epiphone
This beautiful guitar belongs to Dave Marchant who let me sample it when he did a session for me. Every note sampled at 44.1 kHz 24 bit via a TLA C-1 valve preamp (no compression) and Metric Halo MIO converter. The "trem"instrument has the modwheel routed via volume instead of pitch so that tremolo can be applied in stages via modwheel. There is a Channel Strip Setting included which works very well (Guitar Amp Pro + Space Designer).

Also included is a Logic Channel Strip Setting that works well with this instrument. You can also download this image for an arrange icon
Download Demo Instrument (7.9 MB)

Full version on CD:
(additional 18MB)

Spanish Guitar with Finger Vibrato

This was sampled on every note (in semitones) up to A#4. This is different to most Spanish guitar samples as there is finger vibrato on every note. This was recorded in stereo at 24 bit 44.1kHz. Includes velocity layer with "slap" as well as fret noise and box hit samples for ultra realism.
Download Demo Instrument (26 MB)

Full version
(additional 26MB)

Drums, Perc & Bass

Although some are looped or downsampled for disk space they still sound great and have more life than many commercial samples. I considered these my "secret weapons". All used extensively on Atmosphere/BMGs best selling production/library music CD, especially the Vintage Ambient Gretsch - a very popular kit - you won't believe it's not real. Includes Multi Hit Bongos (16 hits), Big Rainstick, Cymbal Performance kit (cymbals and rolls from top session drummers) and a Fender Bass that just sits beautifully in a mix.
Please note: you need Macromedia Flash to play this file

Brass & Woodwinds 1

All of these are quite short looped samples and the flute and clarinet are resampled for efficiency of disk space. Not quite up to VSL quality, however these are extremely useful sounding instruments and they work really well for quirky character performances rather than for an accurate classical sound. (Please Note: the demo mp3 Bass and Drums which are from Bundle 1 not included with this package).

The harmon mute trumpet is very useful as there is a keyswitch or modwheel switch between trumpet with mute out, mute 1/3 out, mute 2/3 out and mute in (Logic only - the Garageband version has 4 separate instruments for mute positions)

The bass trombone has modwheel or keyswitch between glissando and straight notes (Logic only)

Flute has a vibrato and no vibrato version with modwheel switching for Logic
Please note: you need Macromedia Flash to play this file
Download Demo Instrument (4.7MB)

Full version on CD
(additional 4.8MB)

Keyboards & Guitars

More secret weapons - Bechstein, Honky Tonk (Tack) Piano, Bluegrass Banjo, Elfolk tremolo Acoustic, Very Nice Accordion - The Logic version has modwheel or keyswitch to switch between reedsets, separate instruments on Garageband. A collection of strange, unusual and useful stuff. The bechstein and tack Piano are from the old Elephant Recording studio in Wapping - famous for so many Pogues albums.
Download Demo Instrument (17MB)

Full version on CD
(additional 18MB)

Human Saxophone

THE FULL SET CD (Sample Aid Set 1 + Human Saxophone)

Now only £15 - Only available on CD now (no downloads)

To store and checkout

* PLEASE SUPPORT SAMPLE AID AND ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT *

End User Licence Agreement (EULA)

  1. You agree not to sell, lend, hire or give these to anyone else. All the money goes to charity so it is not very nice to break this agreement. If you have been given this instrument by someone else please pay the (very small) donation fee.
  2. You may use these instruments and samples freely in your music. If you use the samples on a commercial recording, please credit me as the author of the samples and /or link to my site if you are in a position to do so. Please also let me know if you have used the instrument on any commercial releases so I can list it on my site. Thank You