What exactly is Stylus RMX?

[h2000]

I've read about this thing and checked out people's comments, but I still don't comprehend what it is and how to use it. They don't seem to have a trial version on the website, so I thought I would ask: Is it a loop slicer/re-arranger? Do you program it with MIDI triggers, or visually? I've also heard comments such as "it's really the content that makes it great" - true?

Any user's care to comment?

[Leo Badinella]

It's the Holy Grail.





...It's basically a loop player with the coolest features you'll get for slice rearrangement, and processing.

You can arrange the slices one after the other like any rex player or you can load a whole bank of loops and trigger them in realtime with your keyboard. That and the input quantization options give you very fertile ground for experimentation and rhythmic transposition of the included loops.

And it has effects too.

[Lou]

It is an amazing drum sampler similar to recycle, but much more powerful.

If you can buy it, do so...you wont be sorry...It also comes with a buttload
of loops.

I take a lot of my rex files and dump them into the Sage converter....then use them in stylus.

Spectrasonics also has awesome tutorials to help you learn Stylus RMX.

[h2000]

Thanks for the comments do far!

Would you say it's something more for experimenting and coming up with something cool, or programming something deliberately?

I currently use Acid for loops -stretching, slicing and rearranging, and I also do a fair amount of manually chopping loops and arranging pieces on the timeline in Vegas. Other times I will program patterns on my ASR-X. I really am not a fan of MIDI programming, but I do want the ability to "play" what I want from pads.

I'm just trying to get a better idea of the work flow of the thing - how do you go about re-arranging slices? And I assume it does all the required stretching to fill the gaps when slowing down rearranged loops?

[HiRaX]

It can do that or you can trigger individual samples. It's basically a rex player on steroids and you can covert rex files into it actually. It has many different modes and effects. Def worth $300 or however much they charge for it.

[darkwater]

Most valuable virtual instrument in my toolbox. Instant drums. Get the Backbeat and Burning Groove expansions. Hell, get them all. All useful and save tons of time, key in my biz.

[Dr.Wu]

For me RMX is my favourite inspiration tool.
Its almost too easy to create some superfatsounding beats with it.
endless possibilities to get creative.
And its not limited to drums.
i even use vocals in it and guitars and basses work well too.

[Leo Badinella]

We should be working for Spectrasonics

[jdjustice]

QUESTION: are there "natural" sounding percussive elements in RMX or are they mostly beats suited for electronica and the like??

I need something that can sound like a real drummer was recorded... is this possible with Stylus RMX or should I just stick to FXpansion's BFD??

Thanks,

J.D.

[DAWgEAR]

Very little natural acoustic drum material in the base package. To get that, you need Backbeat, RetroFunk, Burning Grooves, Liquid Grooves Xpanders.

Great for what it does.

Less useful (including Xpanders) for creating natural sounding acoustic drum tracks. For that: Drumcore.

[GPl]

Check out some of the groove control add-on sample cd's they have. Liquid grooves, burning grooves. There are more I just can't remember them all.

[Solar]

Originally Posted by jdjustice

QUESTION: are there "natural" sounding percussive elements in RMX or are they mostly beats suited for electronica and the like??

I need something that can sound like a real drummer was recorded... is this possible with Stylus RMX or should I just stick to FXpansion's BFD??

Thanks,

J.D.

Hey JD!! The answer is very simple go to these links and hear it yourself, be your OWN judge my friend; All i can say, as many menitoned here, Spectra StylusCOVERS EVERYTHING, when i say everything, its evetything "simple".

http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/stylusrmx.html

http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/xpanders/
and check for Refills rex Audio Libraries and then you're in HEAVEN

SPectrasonics Products are one of my MAIN everyday VSTI Module for DRUM that i use, espcially i tweak almost evertying and bring it to my flava!!

One BIG THANX to Spectrasonics TEAM and the MAN behind Mr ERIC P

I'm wondering since a little while now, WHAT ERIC is preparing or building to come up with, i mean this guy once he created these 3 monster VSTI, i mean for everyone who discover them its like they are simply BRAND NEW PRODUCTS.. WOW!!
Peace and ONE!!

[quincyg]

best virt instrument i own. you can create your own loops with recycle and then convert them to rmx. buy it.

[stag]

Hello:
I don´t like much the included loop library.
Buy Drums on Demand Rex version and import it to Stylus, ther are a lot of cool lib
but this one happens to be my favorite. especially Vol.3.

Kontak does a good job too, more versatile. Reaktor has some cool loop playback instruments, Ableton Live and Devine Machine.
I think the latest revision of DrumCore promises to be something else to achive drums on the level.

I personally use more Stylus on a simple way, i never touch the fx section(however they are great), any randomization i do it with SX. I use a lot Musilab DrumTools PD too.

Bye.