Craig Fowler

I mean, not to me personally. But I'm intrigued... https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ik-multimedia-tonex-one-nano-amp-modeler-pedal-platform

Haven't seen any buzz about the two new uprights. Kinda curious about those suckers.

Ahh, the best of all projects!

So, you're using Richter on a project now, right? Let me know how it is so I can pine after it from afar, knowing I do not need it and almost certainly would not use it.

I used to love coffee from Intelligentsia in Chicago when I lived in the US.

https://vstbuzz.com/deals/50-off-hammers-waves-acoustic-by-skybox-audio/ $89USD and Kontakt Player compatible. Well worth it!

Worth searching this subforum for recent posts with Microsoft or Windows in the title. I used one of the Groupon links that was posted in the last 2-3 months, I think.

Not gonna lie, my first thought on hearing the demos was 'meh.' The more melodic stuff sounded pretty good, but for conventional use (e.g., part of a trio or quartet), I just thought it sounded like someone playing a bass part on a rompler.

Pretty pricey though once converted out of Sterling! I'm holding out for a sale on the new Kawai Shiregu library from PremierSounds. Until then, all pianos are verboten!

The developer is excellent, @PavlovsCat. I have their Atelier/Austin trumpet, sax, and clarinet. I don't use them much because for the mellow jazz sorta stuff I like, StraightAheadSamples is hard to beat. But with SAS, the wonder happens when you activate SmartDelay, so just playing in on a keyboard isn't necessarily much fun. The strength of Musical Sampling instruments like this is that you can just noodle and it will sound really good. With that said, all the scripting in the world won't stop an oboe from being an oboe, so I'll be passing on this. The library I'd like to try out from Musical Sampling is Soaring Strings, which often goes on sale for $129. Check out the 'Commanding the fleet' demo. It's stunning, and probably the best product demo I've ever heard.

Don't know if I need this (actually, I'm pretty sure I don't), but I *really* like their stuff. What cheapy gets me there best, anyone? 🙂

Decades is the obvious choice for jazz, depending on what you want it to do. I really wanted nice, smooth, snare swirls that were easily programmed, so I upgraded to SD3 and bought Decades. It didn't get me there, whereas spending $30 on Klevgrand's Borsta got me exactly what I was after. Decades is fantastic, but even though it has brush articulations, I think of it more as a big band jazz sound. I really like Rooms of Hansa. Fields of Rock is the other 'modern' SDX I have. Honestly, I wonder if SD3 is overkill for what it sounds like you want - the genres you mention seem better represented in the EZ Drummer line - Superior is much more tailored to acoustic drums that 'sound' acoustic. The Pop/R&B side of things has tons of EZD3 expansions.

This is not helping! Stop enabling me! I also have been hoping the newish Premier Sound Kawai Legacy VI goes on sale...might have to wait

Grrr. Have wanted this for a while. Must resist! Surely if I have Noire, Ascend, and Hammers & Waves, this is overkill, right?

That's a group buy I could get behind!