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Orchestral Tools up to 63% off - which one

Not sure why the very very slow download time. Last week i downloaded sample logic's Morphestra. For 25GB using continua it took about 10 minutes.
The problem must be on the OT's end, i guess.
 
Goldie Zwecker said:
Time Macro is OT's equivalent of something "Evo Grid-ish".
Tundra is, well, Tundra.
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I'm oscillating at this point:
I have Albions ONE, Loegria, Tundra … and considering ICENI now @ 30% off.
I have Ark1, Time Macro … and considering Ark2 now @ 35% off.

I kno, I kno … my needs and wants, but still very tough to choose one vs other.
I hear so strongly that Ark 2 truly complements Ark1 and do not doubt.
Niddly question is how much ICENI complements other Albions. :shocked:
One view might be that adding Ark 2 is likely more impactful than a 4th Albion?
 
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sostenuto said:
I'm oscillating at this point with:
Albions ONE, Loegria, Tundra … and ICENI is now 30% off.
Ark1, Time Macro … and Ark2 no2 35% off.

I kno, I kno … my needs and wants, but still very tough to choose one vs other.
I hear so strongly that Ark 2 truly complements Ark1 and do not doubt.
Niddly question is how much ICENI complements other Albions. :shocked:
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Which of the OT libraries do you have? Or do you not have any? If you don't have the Arks, I would say that the current deal on 1&2 is very good and give you quite a lot that the Albions you have won't, even if you add Iceni to it. That said, Iceni is itself a very good library, my favorite of the Albions after Tundra.
 
Goldie Zwecker said:
I agree.
ARK 2 is nothing like Tundra. It's not just low dynamics. Tundra is all about very special playing techniques and aericulations.
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Yes, I agree with you. My original comment was in reply who suggested Ark 2 was OT's Tundra. I think the closest thing OT has to Tundra is Time Macro, but I would concur that Time Macro is closer in spirit to the Spitfire Evos.
 
jbuhler said:
Which of the OT libraries do you have? Or do you not have any? If you don't have the Arks, I would say that the current deal on 1&2 is very good and give you quite a lot that the Albions you have won't, even if you add Iceni to it. That said, Iceni is itself a very good library, my favorite of the Albions after Tundra.
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Sorry. Edited my Post to clarify. You make a good point that Ark2 addition makes most sense for first addition. If I can stretch for another, then ICENI. Both will be pushing $700. but strong tools.

Thank-you for helping.
 
sostenuto said:
Sorry. Edited my Post to clarify. You make a good point that Ark2 addition makes most sense for first addition. If I can stretch for another, then ICENI. Both will be pushing $700. but strong tools.

Thank-you for helping.
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I'm also drawn to ICENI but a bit bothered by two things. First, i know it's different than ARK 1 but how much different (i.e. to what extent can i replicate sounds from it using ARK 1?).
Second is that it's 6 years old and 16GB of content - which doesn't seem much compared to other albions and arks.
 
Goldie Zwecker said:
I'm also drawn to ICENI but a bit bothered by two things. First, i know it's different than ARK 1 but how much different (i.e. to what extent can i replicate sounds from it using ARK 1?).
Second is that it's 6 years old and 16GB of content - which doesn't seem much compared to other albions and arks.
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In terms of the orchestra, I'm not sure that Iceni adds that much to Ark 1, and the latter is much more versatile, though I think the low strings in Iceni are better than those in Ark 1, the divided cellos are nice, and the low brass in Iceni can both have more of an edge to it and sound a bit better at lower dynamic levels than that in Ark 1, though Ark 1 gives you sections (bass trombones, Cimbassi, Tubas) whereas Iceni only gives you only ensemble low brass. Iceni also has all the hybrid stuff and loops, so it also depends a bit on whether you use that. Personally, I would buy either Ark 1 or 2 before I would buy Iceni, but I wouldn't say that Ark 1 makes Iceni completely redundant either—and as I said it's my favorite of the Albions after Tundra. I think Homay's recent In Action video does a good job of showing some of what Iceni is still capable of outside of just being noisy.
 
For those who own Tundra, could you please share your opinion is there a chance to blend it properly with MA2 both in terms of sound and stylistic aspect or is it in this price range wiser to look for Loegria/Masse which obviously seems an easy mix option?
 
Goldie Zwecker said:
I'm also drawn to ICENI but a bit bothered by two things. First, i know it's different than ARK 1 but how much different (i.e. to what extent can i replicate sounds from it using ARK 1?).
Second is that it's 6 years old and 16GB of content - which doesn't seem much compared to other albions and arks.
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I have Iceni and have used it sparsely, but tried it out again after getting ark1 now on the sale. I don't believe I will use iceni that much in the future either. When it comes to meaty, low strings, I'd say ark1 has the upper hand. Iceni also has some other nice features, such as the loops, but they don't add that much that albion1 doesn't have, or Evolve from NI which I happen to have with Komplete.

So far I love Ark2, I'd def go for Ark1 & 2 over Iceni.
 
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