Giftheck 1,100 Posted January 12, 2024 Share Posted January 12, 2024 After tinkering with it for a bit: yeah, I'd say the mic positions on these instruments are some of the best, even better than Hollywood Symphony's percussion. They give off a quality that's quite like the percussion is several movies I'm familiar with IE Revenge of the Sith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted January 14, 2024 Share Posted January 14, 2024 Reminder that if you don't have it, today (Sunday) is the last day to grab True Strike at 30% off - after tomorrow, True Strike is being discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted January 15, 2024 Share Posted January 15, 2024 TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 Interesting that they give us a demo for Lineage, was not expecting that at all. Is that why it wasn't out on the last Thursday of January, I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 3,190 Posted February 2, 2024 Share Posted February 2, 2024 I bought Lineage Percussion. Sounds great but I hate the instruments are not in concert pitch. That's fine for unpitched instruments to be middle C but I hate that timpani you have to hit middle C for it to sound two octaves lower. I hope they include a way to turn this auto-transposition of pitched instruments off or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted February 15, 2024 Share Posted February 15, 2024 On 01/02/2024 at 3:19 PM, Giftheck said: Interesting that they give us a demo for Lineage, was not expecting that at all. Is that why it wasn't out on the last Thursday of January, I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted February 22, 2024 Share Posted February 22, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 10, 2024 Share Posted March 10, 2024 https://8dio.com/products/new-century-strings-2-bundle?syclid=cnn1l3b7v77s73aamvi0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_140647334088&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email&video=PaSRBvsseKs&variant=41310132109512 8dio century strings bundle for 48$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 15, 2024 Share Posted March 15, 2024 And now Century Brass: https://8dio.com/products/century-brass-bundle?syclid=cnq7pikh33ns73ao6s5g&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_140727353544&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted March 15, 2024 Share Posted March 15, 2024 Nice! I wonder how long that's on for? Because those trombones sound great and I have neither money nor a big enough drive to put them on right now, so I'll have to wait to be able to buy that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 15, 2024 Share Posted March 15, 2024 43 minutes ago, Giftheck said: Nice! I wonder how long that's on for? Because those trombones sound great and I have neither money nor a big enough drive to put them on right now, so I'll have to wait to be able to buy that Till the 17th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted March 16, 2024 Share Posted March 16, 2024 Ah, then there's no way for me, since I do not get paid until the end of the month 🙃 Pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 594 Posted March 22, 2024 Author Share Posted March 22, 2024 Spitfire Abbey Road Soaring High Strings is on sale over the next couple days. I picked this thing up and no joke, I'm thinking about throwing away my string libraries and using this little patch for 90 percent of my high string stuff. It sounds authentic, the legatos are decent, and the spiccatos perform better than many of my string libraries. It sounds so good that honestly, can anyone really tell or care if the violas are missing? If you pick up the Legendary Low Strings too, you can simplify your string writing to just two tracks. https://www.spitfireaudio.com/abbey-road-one-soaring-high-strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 22, 2024 Share Posted March 22, 2024 45 minutes ago, Drew said: Spitfire Abbey Road Soaring High Strings is on sale over the next couple days. I picked this thing up and no joke, I'm thinking about throwing away my string libraries and using this little patch for 90 percent of my high string stuff. It sounds authentic, the legatos are decent, and the spiccatos perform better than many of my string libraries. It sounds so good that honestly, can anyone really tell or care if the violas are missing? If you pick up the Legendary Low Strings too, you can simplify your string writing to just two tracks. https://www.spitfireaudio.com/abbey-road-one-soaring-high-strings I have pretty much decided to hold off on buying other orchestra libraries unless: 1: good deal 2: recorded in a studio a famous score was recorded in So far these AR releases have sounded pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,575 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 Does anyone know what instrument is the one that starts at 0.11''? The written score says "ethnic flute", but it sounds too general to me. If you ask me, it sounds like a duduk? I don't know. And is there something similar in a sample library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Does anyone know what instrument is the one that starts at 0.11''? The written score says "ethnic flute", but it sounds too general to me. If you ask me, if sounds like a duduk? I don't know. And is there something similar in a sample library? Sounds like a Duduk to me as well. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 31, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted March 31, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 1 hour ago, Faleel said: I'm gonna need a bigger external drive 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted April 5, 2024 Share Posted April 5, 2024 8dio Shadow Symphony bundle sale: https://8dio.com/products/shadow-symphony-bundle?syclid=co83otkh33ns73cup8ng&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_141081673928&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email&variant=43434393731272 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted May 18, 2024 Share Posted May 18, 2024 https://www.spitfireaudio.com/air-studios-reverb?video=52VZ2p4yEJ0&__s=8wmu4cmrlzzhwrl96ojt&utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Introducing+AIR+Studios+Reverb%3A+The+Most+Detailed+Convolution+Reverb&utm_content=AIR+Studios+Reverb+Launch Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 571 Posted May 18, 2024 Share Posted May 18, 2024 Have you guys heard of Phaseplant? It's basically a synth to create your own sounds. But it isn't limited to electronic sounds, as user Joel Blanco Berg has created some incredible orchestral instruments with it: While the plugin is at least a bit of an investment at $199, the instruments themselves are relatively low-priced on his Gumroad. Giftheck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted June 21, 2024 Share Posted June 21, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 594 Posted June 24, 2024 Author Share Posted June 24, 2024 Orchestral Tools just released a brass library recorded in AIR Lyndhurst! They even sampled the principal trumpet player of the London Symphony Orchestra. They claim that this library is aimed at John Williams-style brass writing. Giftheck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted June 24, 2024 Share Posted June 24, 2024 https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/beaufort Oof, that's expensive. But it does sound really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 594 Posted June 24, 2024 Author Share Posted June 24, 2024 31 minutes ago, Giftheck said: https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/beaufort Oof, that's expensive. But it does sound really good. The good thing is that buying patches separately over time is barely more expensive than the normal price of the whole library. Giftheck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted July 31, 2024 Share Posted July 31, 2024 Giftheck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,787 Posted August 10, 2024 Share Posted August 10, 2024 Just downloaded the free staccato strings from Heavyocity. I like it! Meredith McKay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,100 Posted October 15, 2024 Share Posted October 15, 2024 EW Iconic, a 138GB set of instruments sampled from some of the rarest and most iconic synths Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 571 Posted November 4, 2024 Share Posted November 4, 2024 Man, trying out several (affordable) brass libraries over the years, I just checked out Aaron Venture's Infinite Brass, and holy shit! This is the one I should have used all this time. This is damn easy to use - no more (key)switching between different articulation patches, and the sound is - at least to my noob ears - fantastic! I've updated my Fate of Atlantis opening with it: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land The french horns aren't updated everywhere yet, and I haven't touched the trombones, but the trumpets in IB alone are so much better than my old VSL Fanfare Trumpets. whitenoise23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitenoise23 31 Posted November 5, 2024 Share Posted November 5, 2024 On 03/11/2024 at 4:02 PM, Laserschwert said: Man, trying out several (affordable) brass libraries over the years, I just checked out Aaron Venture's Infinite Brass, and holy shit! This is the one I should have used all this time. This is damn easy to use - no more (key)switching between different articulation patches, and the sound is - at least to my noob ears - fantastic! I've updated my Fate of Atlantis opening with it: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land The french horns aren't updated everywhere yet, and I haven't touched the trombones, but the trumpets in IB alone are so much better than my old VSL Fanfare Trumpets. The Infinite Series is top-notch and affordable. I used to use the SWAM brass/winds but I've found Infinite to have a similar sound while "sitting in space" and blending better/with less work. (SWAM I still like for more exposed or solo lines.) Plus, free upgrades! I've heard that the next iteration will have it's own player. LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 571 Posted November 5, 2024 Share Posted November 5, 2024 3 hours ago, whitenoise23 said: I've heard that the next iteration will have it's own player. Yeah, I'm looking forward to this. I hope it's not much longer, because I've refrained from buying Kontakt for another $300 (which is needed for Infinite Brass) just to get a free alternative shortly after. Thus, I'm running IB in "demo" mode right now, which gives me like 15 minutes of playback before I have to throw out and re-add the Kontakt VSTi. That's a little annoying (but not $300-annoying). whitenoise23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,787 Posted November 10, 2024 Share Posted November 10, 2024 For those who want to put their orchestral samples or other instruments in a great hall: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2024/11/08/wave-alchemy-magic7/ It's free and it's probably the best reverb you have ever heard! I sh!t you not. MaxTheHouseelf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted November 22, 2024 Share Posted November 22, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 571 Posted November 25, 2024 Share Posted November 25, 2024 I can't get over how good Infinite Brass sounds: WIP and Stuff by Laserschwert whitenoise23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 5,623 Posted November 26, 2024 Share Posted November 26, 2024 On 10/11/2023 at 10:16 AM, Drew said: Apparently you can buy Cinesamples' whole catalog for $300 with their Musio player until December 31. This deal is unbelievable. https://musio.com/ Worth noting they dropped it down to $149 for Black Friday this year. Meredith McKay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 594 Posted November 28, 2024 Author Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 25/11/2024 at 2:34 PM, Laserschwert said: I can't get over how good Infinite Brass sounds: WIP and Stuff by Laserschwert I generally don't think it sounds all that real, but I like it better than NotePerformer in terms of modeled libraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,783 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Orchestral Tools has apparently released a free Berlin Orchestra... https://www.orchestraltools.com/berlin-free-orchestra?utm_source=clever-reach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bfo-ko-ga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Giftheck 1,100 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 A mystery solved: where Don Davis got that 'clang sound' he uses in his Matrix scores from (and John Williams for The Big Parade in TPM). It's a modified anvil hit sample from a Roland S-760. https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1249684-mystery-clang-movie-tv-possibly-roland-preset.html Manakin Skywalker and ragoz350 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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