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Spitfire - Hans Zimmer Strings 24 Hours Left! ENDING Tuesday 5th June 23:59 BST

Hi WW. We are working on Win7 compatibility if that's the only thing making you upgrade. I'd hate for us to force you into an upgrade if you ultimately didn't need to do it... Ben
Thanks Ben. I fear I may have delayed bringing some of my gear into the 21st century for too long as it is, so this was probably a good kick in the right direction i needed. I could have asked if this was going to work on my Akai S900 but thought better of it..
 
If an idiot picks a fight in a forum that’s supposed to be educated, would you recommend just letting it slide? Aren’t forums supposed to educated... or are they supposed to just be selling arenas?

Did I pick a fight? I didn't mean to, and apologize if it seemed that way.

i’ll do you guys a favor, I’ll back down and you can spam with all the falsified info you want.

What falsified info? Couldn't someone accuse you of the same? My Master's is from University of Florida btw.

Nobody's intentionally challenging you, dude. I just wanted to (politely) point out the fallacies in your reasoning, not to mention how dismissive and ignorant it is to accuse perhaps the greatest living film composer (well, there is Morricone) of being a loser plagiarist. I'd be surprised if a smart person like you couldn't see that.

Jees, does it really matter?

Nope. With all respect to everyone, I'm out on the subject!

Anyhoo geez, wouldn't mind trying out HZ Strings! ;)
 
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I have another piano idea, but I can’t bring myself to even mention it to Paul or Christian.

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say this but, can you please bring yourself to mention this to Paul and Christian!! The HZ Piano is incredible so anything more from Spitfire and yourself (and that Piano) is very welcome. It's such an inspiring sounding instrument.

Would also love to see CH Vlog on the psychological aftermath after a HZ sampling session! haha!
 
Did I pick a fight? I didn't mean to, and apologize if it seemed that way.



What falsified info? Couldn't someone accuse you of the same? My Master's is from University of Florida btw.

Nobody's intentionally challenging you, dude. I just wanted to (politely) point out the fallacies in your reasoning. I'd be surprised if a smart person like you couldn't see that.

There were no fallacies - you incorrectly quoted periods of music as they are considered in a collegiate point of view.
Trying to make an arguement that music is all influenced by music but always unique defies copyright law.

Nope. With all respect to everyone, I'm out on the subject!

Good move.

Anyhoo geez, wouldn't mind trying out HZ Strings! ;)
 
Somebody went buh-byes.

Getting more curious about HZ Piano. I'm not the biggest fan of the instrument (outside of Beethoven's late era sonatas and select Chopin and Lizst). But I have and use the Gentleman a lot. May I ask what I'd be gaining from the HZ piano?

Again, honest curiousity.
 
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Getting more curious about HZ Piano.
Sure - and I also wish there will be a demo version of the HZ (and other) new string librarie/s.

I generally think that threads like these are very interesting. A major sample library company teams up with a major film composer, and discuss their product with potential users in a public forum, with the option to ask questions to those involved in making it before it's released.

There's a lot of questionable things going on on this planet currently (environment and leadership issues, for instance), but in a thread like this: nothing to fight about, really. Nada. Just a useful discussion that one may or may not be interested in being a part of.
 
Oh, since this is Spitfire, I must mention my delight at what is probably a relatively little known patch in their libraries: Albion Legacy's muted piano patches! I've had a great time getting my Goldsmith on with that sucker! Think Capricorn One, First Blood, etc.
 
So no contrary opinions to who paid for the thread?
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It usually is not that "straight upon the button" but you got the idea. Hope that helps...
 
Oh, since this is Spitfire, I must mention my delight at what is probably a relatively little known patch in their libraries: Albion Legacy's muted piano patches! I've had a great time getting my Goldsmith on with that sucker! Think Capricorn One, First Blood, etc.
Now that you mention it, the legacy directory has a lot of hidden gems :)

To stick back to the previous feud, I do think that some people are mistaking the collaboration of Spitfire & HZS, the composer itself (which I like a lot BTW), and the library as a tool.

Buying HZS doesn't mean necessarily that you're a fan-boy or trying to mimic Hans Zimmer.
You're just buying a composition tool, no ? (which I sadly won't since I'm just amateur composer without any music income haha).
After all, I've got a Stratocaster and never tried to sound like Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton (though I confess for David Gilmour :) ).

Then it's up to the composer to be creative by writing skills or further processing of sample.
...Or not creative at all, if your director urges you to sound like Hans. :)
 
Now that you mention it, the legacy directory has a lot of hidden gems :)

To stick back to the previous feud, I do think that some people are mistaking the collaboration of Spitfire & HZS, the composer itself (which I like a lot BTW), and the library as a tool.

Buying HZS doesn't mean necessarily that you're a fan-boy or trying to mimic Hans Zimmer.
You're just buying a composition tool, no ? (which I sadly won't since I'm just amateur composer without any music income haha).
After all, I've got a Stratocaster and never tried to sound like Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton (though I confess for David Gilmour :) ).

Then it's up to the composer to be creative by writing skills or further processing of sample.
...Or not creative at all, if your director urges you to sound like Hans. :)

I remember when I first bought Zebra HZ...at first I had a ball just trying to emulate the sounds from Dark Knight and Man of Steel. And I still love that side of it. The cool thing for me was, I saw where I was using the synth too much like some toy and not getting any real, personally expressive use out of it. So I started studying sound design and Zebra off places like ADSR and learned how to make these sounds more personal.

HZ remains my favorite synth, but just as much for the patches I created as for the "HZ experience". It, like so many other things in music, can be a terrifically inspiring launch pad for future self-expression.

Caffeine pills given out on the line to the left...
 
Buying HZS doesn't mean necessarily that you're a fan-boy or trying to mimic Hans Zimmer.
You're just buying a composition tool, no ?

This is also what I think. Two different composers using the exact same tools will create different music. And this library is no exception. I don't think 99% of people interested in HZS will use it as their only string library anyway, so it is more about adding new options to an already existing/always expanding template.
 
That's certainly how I'm planning on using it. Mostly those unusual gigantic yet incredibly soft sounds.

That and scaring the shit out of the cats.


This is also what I think. Two different composers using the exact same tools will create different music. And this library is no exception. I don't think 99% of people interested in HZS will use it as their only string library anyway, so it is more about adding new options to an already existing/always expanding template.
 
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