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Cinematic Studio Brass vs.Cinebrass

jaketanner said:
How do you feel about Century Brass? I’ve been looking into it, and I think it’s much more flexible than CB, and the cross fades sound great. Also has a wider dynamic range.

I’d love to get an opinion on it. Thanks
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I don't touch 8dio after getting one of their pianos. It is terribly scripted, terrible to play and mix, and the interface is god awful to work with. Turned me off to anything they do.
 
Brian Nowak said:
I don't touch 8dio after getting one of their pianos. It is terribly scripted, terrible to play and mix, and the interface is god awful to work with. Turned me off to anything they do.
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I know what you mean. But aren’t the pianos a bit older? I only have their 1928, and I’m hoping that Century Brass is using their latest GUI. I’ve tried their try pack and seemed pretty good.
 
jaketanner said:
I know what you mean. But aren’t the pianos a bit older? I only have their 1928, and I’m hoping that Century Brass is using their latest GUI. I’ve tried their try pack and seemed pretty good.
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Don't know and I'll likely never know. There are too many outright complaints about the inconsistencies in their libraries for me to bite. Might get more balanced opinions on the thread about century brass, though:

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/8dio-century-brass.46960/page-14
 
Brian Nowak said:
Don't know and I'll likely never know. There are too many outright complaints about the inconsistencies in their libraries for me to bite. Might get more balanced opinions on the thread about century brass, though:

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/8dio-century-brass.46960/page-14
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Would you suggest SF Studio Brass? I've been going back and forth with this one myself. Also, between pro version and regular. I can't afford to make the wrong choices as this will be it for a while, then I'm stuck with it..LOL
 
jaketanner said:
Would you suggest SF Studio Brass? I've been going back and forth with this one myself. Also, between pro version and regular. I can't afford to make the wrong choices as this will be it for a while, then I'm stuck with it..LOL
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I don't have much experience with those libraries, sorry. People mostly seem to be liking it, from what I'm seeing. Pretty expansive. But spitfire has a very different workflow than other stuff, so you should probably do some research on their products themselves.

Finally, no matter what you do, you should wait for a sale.
 
Brian Nowak said:
I don't have much experience with those libraries, sorry. People mostly seem to be liking it, from what I'm seeing. Pretty expansive. But spitfire has a very different workflow than other stuff, so you should probably do some research on their products themselves.

Finally, no matter what you do, you should wait for a sale.
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I have SF Chamber and Albion so I’m familiar with the workflow. And I get an EDU 40% off. Thanks for your feedback.
 
Brian Nowak said:
I don't touch 8dio after getting one of their pianos. It is terribly scripted, terrible to play and mix, and the interface is god awful to work with. Turned me off to anything they do.
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Ever since i've gotten their Adagio series, I sort of not wanting to opt for 8dio for orchestral stuffs. Even though they have recorded the sounds beautifully, there are a few flaws in that library such as out of tune sounds and other noises which they've said it's intended for realism. Those really turn me off from purchasing anymore of their orchestral products. Kinda sad even though i like other patches as well as the sound recorded in general. Patch like the spiccato feathered sounds beautiful. I wonder whether Century Strings have this issues or not ?
 
constaneum said:
Ever since i've gotten their Adagio series, I sort of not wanting to opt for 8dio for orchestral stuffs. Even though they have recorded the sounds beautifully, there are a few flaws in that library such as out of tune sounds and other noises which they've said it's intended for realism. Those really turn me off from purchasing anymore of their orchestral products. Kinda sad even though i like other patches as well as the sound recorded in general. Patch like the spiccato feathered sounds beautiful. I wonder whether Century Strings have this issues or not ?
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True their older libraries have not been updated or really worked on...However, their attempt at reimagining the Adagio/Agitato series with Anthology was a fail in my opinion. Something went awry with the sound, and just thinned out. However...Century Brass is supposed to be a newer library, and a labor of love...so I am hoping that it's a killer.
 
jaketanner said:
True their older libraries have not been updated or really worked on...However, their attempt at reimagining the Adagio/Agitato series with Anthology was a fail in my opinion. Something went awry with the sound, and just thinned out. However...Century Brass is supposed to be a newer library, and a labor of love...so I am hoping that it's a killer.
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Hi Jake, what kind of music are you trying to write?
 
90’s Retro Trumpets as on sale.
Brian Nowak said:
No, that's just kind of how CB sounds. It's a tongued/accented start to the notes. The legato transitions all have a slight tongued transition as well.

In earnest - I know a lot of people have used cinebrass forever and love the sound. But at this point I'd say Cinebrass is simply outclassed by better sampling and scripting that has come along.

Yes, you can get workable results with Cinebrass. Yes, it has a nice overall tone. But it really is not all that consistent (certain articulations have different volumes/dynamic ranges/etc), the instruments have fairly limited dynamic range (core doesn't really go brassy loud), and there's concessions all over between core and pro. There's also a lot of warbly notes, a few tuning issues, and pro has some serious noise floor problems. There's also a lot of inconsistency in volume from note to note on the pro instruments.

Given how much more dedicated (and affordable) dedicated brass libraries have come out recently, and how many are set to come out over the next year, I'd say Cinebrass sits pretty far behind in terms of the competition. At this point other than a couple standout instruments I feel like Cinebrass was a mistake purchase on my end. It just won't see much use because I have more flexible, easier tools at my disposal.

It would be wicked if they had an update that took care of these things. But I think at this point Cinesamples would have to make an entirely new library with better sampling to really compete with what is available.
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90’s Retro Trumpets are on sale. Maybe that's like the Cinebrass 2.0 we are talking about? Dunno.
 
jaketanner said:
Hi. I write cinematic orchestral music. Not quite classical, but a good variety. From what I hear, Century Brass is a good all around work horse, which is what I need I think as my main library.
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What about Audiobro's MSB? I've halted all my plans for new brass library purchases until I hear demos and walkthroughs of MSB.
 
jaketanner said:
Hi. I write cinematic orchestral music. Not quite classical, but a good variety. From what I hear, Century Brass is a good all around work horse, which is what I need I think as my main library.
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I cannot comment on Century Brass, unfortunately. But I have Cinebrass (Core and Pro) as well as Cinematic Studio Brass. For cinematic music, I think either of those could meet your needs, but for my part I recently replaced Cinebrass with CSB.
 
jaketanner said:
Hi. I write cinematic orchestral music. Not quite classical, but a good variety. From what I hear, Century Brass is a good all around work horse, which is what I need I think as my main library.
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Why don't you look at Infinite Brass?
 
marclawsonmusic said:
I cannot comment on Century Brass, unfortunately. But I have Cinebrass (Core and Pro) as well as Cinematic Studio Brass. For cinematic music, I think either of those could meet your needs, but for my part I recently replaced Cinebrass with CSB.
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I could hear a few CSB naked demos and I found that has too much phase sound on trumpets and bass trombone especially on the close mics, what do you think? I have css and i m doubting about get csb
 
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