ThatAdamGuy
Reasonably Social Geek
tl;dr: I'm making (primarily orchestral/instrumental) music for fun and want recs of decent-quality, easy-to-use VSTs (like the Bohemian Violin).
Hi there,
Long-time lurker, first-time poster . Also long-time lapsed hobbyist-composer/pianist.
Just getting back into music composing (for fun) and would greatly appreciate your VST advice. Specifically, I'm in love with the Bohemian Violin I purchased -- its auto-articulation mode is delightfully sufficient for brainstorming/noodling -- and would love your thoughts on similarly plug-'n'-play / sounds-great-out-of-the-box VSTs. I've also been pleasantly surprised with the ease-of-use-yet-decent-quality of the BBC Discover Orchestra (free version).
In contrast, I've been sorely disappointed by the East West Composer Cloud VSTs. It's entirely possible that I'm just not yet competent enough to leverage their power, but I've found them nearly all super-painful to use, with sounds split across a zillion absolutely-inscrutably-named samples/articulation sets. And it seems like none of their stuff has any sort of "auto" mode like in the Bohemian Violin.
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A bit about me and my new setup:
And hey, if you have broader "Musical Caveman wakes up after decades, begins composing again" advice re software, books (e.g., for orchestration), learning-to-use-NI-hardware-or-S1 videos, etc... I'd love to hear from you on that, too!
Hi there,
Long-time lurker, first-time poster . Also long-time lapsed hobbyist-composer/pianist.
Just getting back into music composing (for fun) and would greatly appreciate your VST advice. Specifically, I'm in love with the Bohemian Violin I purchased -- its auto-articulation mode is delightfully sufficient for brainstorming/noodling -- and would love your thoughts on similarly plug-'n'-play / sounds-great-out-of-the-box VSTs. I've also been pleasantly surprised with the ease-of-use-yet-decent-quality of the BBC Discover Orchestra (free version).
In contrast, I've been sorely disappointed by the East West Composer Cloud VSTs. It's entirely possible that I'm just not yet competent enough to leverage their power, but I've found them nearly all super-painful to use, with sounds split across a zillion absolutely-inscrutably-named samples/articulation sets. And it seems like none of their stuff has any sort of "auto" mode like in the Bohemian Violin.
* * *
A bit about me and my new setup:
- I have a Native Instruments S88 keyboard.
- I just started monthly-subscribing to Presonus Sphere and have begun using Studio One 5. I'll probably explore Notion next.
- So as you can imagine, I'm especially eager to hear about easy-to-use NKS-compatible VSTs
- The only VSTs I currently own / have access to are...
- the Bohemian Violin
- the East West Composer Cloud set
- various free Spitfire / Spitfire Labs instruments
- and Kontact 12 Select stuff that came with my keyboard
- I've thought about upgrading to Komplete Ultimate 13, but it seems the majority of the stuff there is more synth'y / non-orchestral.
- I'm trained in classical and jazz piano. My composer idols are film folks like Alan Silvestri and the long-dead Classical greats
And hey, if you have broader "Musical Caveman wakes up after decades, begins composing again" advice re software, books (e.g., for orchestration), learning-to-use-NI-hardware-or-S1 videos, etc... I'd love to hear from you on that, too!