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Orchestral Tools New Library: TIME MACRO

My first contact with 'Time Macro'

01 - OT - TM - Chrono Reversed - Decelerate Time
02 - SA - ASE - A Good Start
03 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Strings Basic 8ths 01
04 - OT - TM - Strings Shevering - Dimensional Drops
05 - SA - Albion One - Classic Steam MW - Bright - Classic Stepphenson MW - Gate
06 - SA - OACE - Chamber Grid
07 - SA - LCOT -Astral - Whisper Trills - Astral - Microtonal Interference

 
01 - OT - TM - Harps and Vibes Pendulum Swell TM- Low Strings Very Slow Tremolo TM - Low Woodwinds Pendulum Echo Swell TM
02 - OT - TM - Men Choir Sustains Swells Adlit TM - Women Choir Sustains Swells Ad Lib TM
03 - SA - SSE
04 - SA - Albion V - Tundra - Vral Grid
05 - NI - STRAYLIGHT - My Darkness Approaching
06 - SA - Albion One - Epic Sonar Pluck MW - Tuning
07 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Strings Basic 8ths 01

 
As its name suggests, I hit the E2 with TM, and the rest came later to finish with the piano... ;)

01 - OT - TM - Low Woodwinds Pendulum Echo Swells TM - Low Woodwinds Sustains Staccato Ad Lib TM
02 - OT - TM - Low Woodwinds Sustains Swells Ad Lib TM
03 - SA - OACE - Chamber Grid - BDT - Main
04 - SA - Alev Lenz 3 - Splendind Drones
05 - SA - WE - A Simple Start
06 - NI - STRAYLIGHT - Abandonned Subway
07 - NI - Reaktor 6 - Space Drone - Polar Wind - 012 Tropikal
08 - NI - Noire Pure - Basic Pure

 
Alright, almost two years later. Anyone still using Time Macro? I'm really interested and have enjoyed the walkthroughs, user demos, official demos, etc. I'm particularly interested in using it to add orchestral texture and movement to my pieces without using it specifically for traditional writing. I already have Albion 5, BDT, Albion 1, Symphobia 3, and The Orchestra Complete. This would be my first OT library besides Layers which I haven't had the chance to use yet. I liked the way some have described Time Macro as adding pixie dust on top of their compositions. I'm just a hobby composer so I realize the price could be a bit high for pixie dust, but from all the descriptions and walkthroughs I find it really lends to the ambient, atmospheric, emotional, dramatic style I'm going for.
I realize they are probably going to have it come out on Sine player before too long (probably also with discount), but I'm interested in having the Kontakt version. With everything switching to Sine, I think another sale on the Kontakt versions is unlikely at this time. Anyone think it is worth the plunge now at full price?
 
Time Macro was the first library I bought on Preorder. I did wait until there was a minimal walkthrough. It is great for adding movement in a piece. I know I used it in the chase scene for the Westworld contest. I would definitely get it over Time Micro.

That said, for a hobbyist, I'm not sure it is worth the full price. But then, I don't think much is worth the full price. I also think those NI sales at 50% off were to help pay for the new player, but since it is out, not sure if there will be any more of them.
 
Anyone think it is worth the plunge now at full price?

Remember that when they port it over to SINE you'll be able to take your pick from the à la carte menu. Probably not worth it if you want quite a lot of the library, but if you only end up finding a few instruments that really speak to you, it might work out.
 
Time Macro was the first library I bought on Preorder. I did wait until there was a minimal walkthrough. It is great for adding movement in a piece. I know I used it in the chase scene for the Westworld contest. I would definitely get it over Time Micro.

That said, for a hobbyist, I'm not sure it is worth the full price. But then, I don't think much is worth the full price. I also think those NI sales at 50% off were to help pay for the new player, but since it is out, not sure if there will be any more of them.
Thanks dzilizzi! Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing. I've been watching the Micro and Macro videos over and over to see which one I like best. I really like the sound design patches of Micro and the celeste,harp, madolin patches, but some of the other stuff seams a little less useful for my purposes. When I listen to time Macro, I feel like everything pretty much sounds good and would be useful to me--though I'm not a fan of the choir Zzs patches. They sound a little funny to me.
Since, I'm not making money off my music there is little financial justification. For me its more my therapy. The stress of being a nurse and father of twin toddlers can be pretty great sometimes, but composing is a way to step back and breath and escape for a bit. As you can tell by the libraries I have, I go towards libraries that I think will be inspiring and save time during the composition process (since I have no time lol). Time Macro, seems like a good fit. For that. Thanks again for your feedback.
 
Remember that when they port it over to SINE you'll be able to take your pick from the à la carte menu. Probably not worth it if you want quite a lot of the library, but if you only end up finding a few instruments that really speak to you, it might work out.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that as well. Its definitely a good concept and I wish they did that for Kontakt. I use FL studio and its not the best with Sine.
For Macro, I like the sound of most everything. For Micro, I'd like to get the multis and Mandolin/Celeste/Harp patches. Thanks for your feeback :)
 
I used it too.
It’s a good library to add detail or momentum in somehow dull passages :)
This is not my go-to lib but I end up using it more than I thought initially. Specially the choirs patches.
That's cool! Do you have a link to your submission? I'd love to hear it and glad to hear that the library is still useful to you.
 
I bought it pre order as well and use it all the time. Its in easily half the cues in every movie I do. Worth every penny in my opinion...for what its worth.
 
I bought it pre order as well and use it all the time. Its in easily half the cues in every movie I do. Worth every penny in my opinion...for what its worth.
Wow, that's a convincing recommendation ;) Thanks TheKRock! Do you have any examples of your work online I could check out? I'm always struggling to get the right feel and sound for my intros and outros. Do you think it would be particularly helpful with those? I'm also interested in layering Time Macro with other libraries. Do you have any libraries you particularly like to layer it with? Thanks again! Cheers!
 
That's cool! Do you have a link to your submission? I'd love to hear it and glad to hear that the library is still useful to you.
Sure, it’s here


The choir patches can be heard when Caleb’s tripping. Actually I think 99% of choirs come from Time Macro.
There are also regular Aaah and Oooh and Mmmmh patches, not only aleatoric or measured ones.
The lowest male choir sound come from a Mellotron

Also, FWIW, a while ago I did a tune only with Time Micro. For what I had in mind it was quite a challenge.



Not sure the tune is really good, but it shows some possibilities and sounds not heard in official demos.

Like Time Macro, Time Micro is not only about aleatoric stuff, there are also short-ish articulations, like Marcato, on some instruments.

The microphones settings are also very helpful, from close intimate to ambient aerial.
 
Sure, it’s here


The choir patches can be heard when Caleb’s tripping. Actually I think 99% of choirs come from Time Macro.
There are also regular Aaah and Oooh and Mmmmh patches, not only aleatoric or measured ones.
The lowest male choir sound come from a Mellotron

Also, FWIW, a while ago I did a tune only with Time Micro. For what I had in mind it was quite a challenge.



Not sure the tune is really good, but it shows some possibilities and sounds not heard in official demos.

Like Time Macro, Time Micro is not only about aleatoric stuff, there are also short-ish articulations, like Marcato, on some instruments.

The microphones settings are also very helpful, from close intimate to ambient aerial.

Great work on both compositions! I think the choir really fit the scene with Caleb. Thank for sharing 😊👍
Your second composition was really good as well and impressive that you just used Time Micro.
I'm not very gifted with action cues, but would like to use Time Macro to add texture and movement to my music which is more on the emotional, nature influenced side. It seems like both Micro and Macro could be useful, but perhaps Macro will be a little easier for me to integrate into my style and workflow. Thanks again for your response and sharing your compositions!
 
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