brynolf
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I already did months ago IIRC. We should get a new wave rolling in any day nowWho's going to be the first to say Lacrimosa?
I already did months ago IIRC. We should get a new wave rolling in any day nowWho's going to be the first to say Lacrimosa?
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Care to expound on why? ( Just, you know, so I can feel better about my not buying it on sale )I already did months ago IIRC. We should get a new wave rolling in any day now
Man, it must be a bad instrument if it is going for 8 dollars and even then it is disappointing people. I was curious about it, but have heard a lot of the same as you've described. What are the main issues with it?
But yeah, it's super hard to use. It's basically this roulette wheel of awesome beats and sounds, and you get what you get. You can dial up a preset and tweak it, or blindly replace sound sources or convolution kernels and see if something nice pops out. Very often something nice does pop out, and inspire a line. But it's nearly impossible (for me) to imagine a sound and then find it.
I don't regret buying it, though. If you find it at a happy price, you'll discover some cool hard sounds in there.
Seems I didn't in this thread at least...Care to expound on why? ( Just, you know, so I can feel better about my not buying it on sale )
Every time IK Multimedia has done this with their stuff, I was stupid enough to bite on that offer. I did it with their Total Studio Max when I bought a guitar interface. Turns out their guitar interface kind of sucks --or at least my system doesn't like it-- and I never use Sampletank 2 or any of the other stuff that came with it. That doesn't mean it's all bad. I just haven't had much use for it. I then did it again with Sampletank 3 when they had a deal where if you bought a cheap midi keyboard you'd get a free full version of Sampletank 3. The hardware was trash --seemed to be built like a kid's toy (iRig Keys Mini). The software seems a little better than Sampletank 2, but still not on par with Kontakt or Omnisphere. I do like Amplitube, but that was a separate purchase from all of this other deal stuff.How many times have you regret buying something because it came with a free product? Someone on this site mentioned would it make sense if you wanted it without the free stuff?
Every time IK Multimedia has done this with their stuff, I was stupid enough to bite on that offer. I did it with their Total Studio Max when I bought a guitar interface. Turns out their guitar interface kind of sucks --or at least my system doesn't like it-- and I never use Sampletank 2 or any of the other stuff that came with it. That doesn't mean it's all bad. I just haven't had much use for it. I then did it again with Sampletank 3 when they had a deal where if you bought a cheap midi keyboard you'd get a free full version of Sampletank 3. The hardware was trash --seemed to be built like a kid's toy (iRig Keys Mini). The software seems a little better than Sampletank 2, but still not on par with Kontakt or Omnisphere. I do like Amplitube, but that was a separate purchase from all of this other deal stuff.
At least I wasn't out too much money. The deals were kind of insane on some levels. But I just found that I already had better stuff. Not blaming them. Just my dumb impulses. I just should have kept my money.
I usually think of it as paying for the free product (if that was what I really wanted) and getting the other stuff free. Of course, sometimes I want the other products and the free one is just icing on the cake. (Or doesn't get installed)How many times have you regret buying something because it came with a free product? Someone on this site mentioned would it make sense if you wanted it without the free stuff?
I love @christianhenson's demo. Especially with headphones, the detail is amazing. The drop at 3:29 gives me chills.
But yeah, it's super hard to use. It's basically this roulette wheel of awesome beats and sounds, and you get what you get. You can dial up a preset and tweak it, or blindly replace sound sources or convolution kernels and see if something nice pops out. Very often something nice does pop out, and inspire a line. But it's nearly impossible (for me) to imagine a sound and then find it.
I don't regret buying it, though. If you find it at a happy price, you'll discover some cool hard sounds in there.
I was thinking about getting them. I don't need an ostinado builder - I have Sonokinetic's. But the runs builder looked useful.
I had the same issue with the micro USB on that keyboard. I bought a nice high quality USB cable with a material covering (instead of plastic) from Radio Shack and it fixed the issue.I can relate. I got an iRig keys and it uses a micro usb port. The jack is messed up. One lesson learned is never buy a controler with micro usb. Micro usb is the "armpitamy" of bad engineering. I have a lot of IK software but I forget it's there. I've started using ST3 to audition midi files. Their upgrade pricing seems to irritate plenty of people.
I had the same issue with the micro USB on that keyboard. I bought a nice high quality USB cable with a material covering (instead of plastic) from Radio Shack and it fixed the issue.
Scarlet Jerry
It was an audacious collection at the time. Great detail, lots of microphones, lots of Gigabytes... At best I can play it for 10 minutes, before I feel miserable.
I revisited the EWQL Pianos Platinum over the past couple of days and arrived at the same feeling and conclusion as you. I tweaked the settings and mic balances for a couple of hours and nothing I did could change the misery of improvising on them.
Just to know, as I'm curious : what is it you don't like in it? I really like it myself.chris hein orchestral brass
I just don't like the library