Logic Pro 9 How to assign a midi channel to a EXS24 channel?

[illogical]

This is what happened: I was running out of cpu so I found out that 3 midi channels were playing samples from the same EXP24 preset but obviously from 3 different stereo EXS24 channels. I decided to use one multi-output sampler to play all three midi channels but I couldn't figure out how to assign the midi inputs after I erased the samplers in those channels...

Someone can tell me me how to do it? Thanks!

 

[Tangra]

The EXS24 is not a Multi-timbral sampler (there was a former VST version player EXSP which was multi-timbral, I think it was provided with Logic Express as well).
So you can open multiple EXS24 instances for example and channelize them 1-16 and switch Logic to Multi Player mode in the Project settings >Recordings by enabling the "Autodemix by midi channel" option etc.
You can use a Multi Timbral Instrument in the Environment and patch a channel splitter cabled to 16 EXS instances too (track or channel strip channelization is not required in this scenario).

The is a little trick as well (I think I have posted in some other Logic forums) where you can make a single EXS24 instance to behave as Multi-timbral...

but I couldn't figure out how to assign the midi inputs

You do not need midi inputs or channelization when use a Multi-Channel EXS instance to save CPU.
You just use the EXS midi track to record midi and create Aux objects (clicking the "+" label at the bottom of the EXS channel strip) to route the audio for the given EXS groups, samples etc.

 

[illogical]

I hear you. But what if I record a midi track and after I record in a new midi track, I unplug the exs24 in the new track and I want those midi information to be part of the other channels exs24 audio outputs? Of course without glueing them to the first channel...

Thanks for your help!

 

[Tangra]

I'm not sure if I understand you well... As I said you can put or record midi using one midi track for the EXS and the midi data can use any channel - for example Kick (C1) ch1, Snare (D1) ch2 etc. Cause the EXS is mono-timbral it will read that data. Regarding its Multi-Output function you just assign each note pitch or group(s) of pitches to any audio output (Aux) etc.

The only scenario when ESX can behave as Multi-Timbral (this is my trick I was talking about) is if you assign the ESX groups to be selected by different midi channel.