ReelToLogic
Still have my reel-to-reel
With VI’s/Synths that have a lot of patches, like Omnisphere (14,000 patches), many atmospheric libraries like eDNA Earth (over 1000 presets!), and even libraries like Albion One (with all the Brunel Loops and Steam Band sounds), I sometimes feel like I’m not doing them justice. When I’m looking for a sound in Omnisphere, I’ll use the category criteria to narrow it down and then start auditioning sounds until I find something that works and then stop. But maybe there is something much better and I just didn’t find it yet! I’ve tried setting aside time to just audition and rate Omnisphere’s “Pad” patches, but I’m only up to the “C’s” and there are probably hundreds more that I haven’t ever heard.
On a related note, I’m hesitant to purchase many third party Omnisphere patch libraries, even if the demo’s sound great, because I’ve only listened to a small fraction of all the patches that come with Omnisphere! Even if I’ve auditioned ~1,400 sounds (say), I tell myself; “you haven’t listened to 90% of the patches that come with Omnisphere and you’re buying more!?!?”.
I realize that this is a good “problem” to have - and I’m not complaining - rather I’m curious to hear how others address it. Do you ever spend time just auditioning patches for future reference or just do it when you need something and then stop? For libraries that don’t have a built-in rating system (like Omnisphere), what kind of notes do you take? When you buy a third party patch library, how do you know there isn’t something similar in the base product? I’ve mentioned Omnisphere a lot in this post, but this applies to lots synths and libraries like, ETHERA EVI 2.0, eDNA Earth, etc.
On a related note, I’m hesitant to purchase many third party Omnisphere patch libraries, even if the demo’s sound great, because I’ve only listened to a small fraction of all the patches that come with Omnisphere! Even if I’ve auditioned ~1,400 sounds (say), I tell myself; “you haven’t listened to 90% of the patches that come with Omnisphere and you’re buying more!?!?”.
I realize that this is a good “problem” to have - and I’m not complaining - rather I’m curious to hear how others address it. Do you ever spend time just auditioning patches for future reference or just do it when you need something and then stop? For libraries that don’t have a built-in rating system (like Omnisphere), what kind of notes do you take? When you buy a third party patch library, how do you know there isn’t something similar in the base product? I’ve mentioned Omnisphere a lot in this post, but this applies to lots synths and libraries like, ETHERA EVI 2.0, eDNA Earth, etc.