David Kudell
Senior Member
Here's food for thought. Conventional thinking is that the sole purpose of a sample library is to use those sounds as part of a recorded piece of music. However, I submit that there is great joy to be had in simply playing a beautiful virtual instrument live, even if it never makes its way into a song.
I can easily spend hours noodling around with the horns in Metropolis Ark 1, the Joshua Bell Violin, or Noire piano...without laying down a single MIDI note in my DAW. And what's wrong with that? What's different about that than picking up a guitar or any other "real" instrument.
A beautiful virtual instrument opens one up to a world of artistic expression. And if composing isn't your day job, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a sample library, or even want the best sounding ones.
I can easily spend hours noodling around with the horns in Metropolis Ark 1, the Joshua Bell Violin, or Noire piano...without laying down a single MIDI note in my DAW. And what's wrong with that? What's different about that than picking up a guitar or any other "real" instrument.
A beautiful virtual instrument opens one up to a world of artistic expression. And if composing isn't your day job, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a sample library, or even want the best sounding ones.