josephspirits
Active Member
I find myself going to it only for very intense things. To be honest I would recommend BHCT over Albion One for it's versatility and range, but I do like that you get more than just Orchestral samples with Albion One.
Interesting how tastes differ: I often find myself asking the question the opposite way around, ie, given how good Albion is, do I need that other string library? I often then compare what I can get from Albion One, and whatever I'm thinking of buying, and think, 'close enough'.
For example, as I sit and wait for OACE to download, I'm watching OACE videos on youtube. One, here, is Ashton Gleckman - at 9:19, he mentions that the con sord patch in SCS is where he always starts if the piece has strings in, and it's the way he gets the James Newton Howard sound. So, then I fire up Albion, load the con sord patch, and to my ears: close enough! Perhaps if I had SCS and could A/B with Albion, the difference would be much clearer, but for now at least, I feel I can get what I need from Albion.
I think Albion One is actually a little TOO good strategically, in that it does what it does so well, I wonder how many others like me have looked at other products, including some of those from Spitfire, and felt that they're already covered? Sure, there are very distinct sounds (I have other Spitfire strings such as BDT/Tundra), but for a bread and butter string section, personally I find it hard to beat. YMMV.
I find myself going to it only for very intense things. To be honest I would recommend BHCT over Albion One for it's versatility and range, but I do like that you get more than just Orchestral samples with Albion One.
Ondes martenot !! Didn`t know they had it somewhere , nice.
I`m surprised you would go to another library for " very intense", this one seems to be "in the face" with lots of interesting instrument combinations.
I have it. If it's used as intended, meaning for the epic trailer style cues, it's fantastic. If you look at it as a realistic approach to orchestral scoring, you will be a bit disappointed in the overall sound and flexibility...but I have experimented with layering a up to 3 different shorts for epic ostinatos, and it sounds really great.
I use it all the time, to the point it's embarrassing.
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It is nice reading all your opinions, i will most likely give it a chance (at least for sketching), keep em coming!
This might help. he uses Albion one.
PS 1 : not going to by any additional perc either, first checking Albion, Damage and other less used libraries ...
Definitely try the Easter Island Percussion if you haven't yet
Thanks everyone for providing feedback on you personal experiences, particular uses, (dis)likes and musical examples - extremely helpful !!
This might help. he uses Albion one.