daveiv

Mister, I can't thank you enough! As usual, your posts are so relevant I wish they were twice as long! I realized I focused too much on my capabilities. I've been simply ignoring what might be actually in demand. I'm going to spend some time doing market research, as you suggest, so I can figure out what people really want, and how can I make a difference. Who knows where is my kismet at; maybe a set of obscure instruments that ware never sampled well before, or percussion libraries without the issues you hinted, or synths with unique programming capabilities...

If I could start all over again, I would never buy any virtual instrument other than a decent drum library. I have a lot of regrets.

Why not a real one? https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_slider_ii.htm

That's a good idea. I can just have my own corner on KVR forums. That would save me from a lot of work needed to main a separate forum. And I wouldn't ever enjoy the same amount of population of musicians anyway. Speaking of; do you think the cinematic scoring market is already saturated, compared to the virtual instrument products appealing to the rest of us who make songs?

I've been a keyboardist since Elvis was born, and that's the reason I started this thread in the first place. I need to decide whether my new music project should have keyboards or not. When you spend this much time with something, you don't know how much is too much.

Thank you very much, Peter, for taking time to share your expertise and wisdom, once again! I will definitely start off by offering free products on my website, and I might be releasing new ones on a regular basis. I can even afford dedicating a year giving away freebies. That should be a good way to build an audience, as you said. For collecting feedback, and having good connections with my target audience; Do you think launching a web forum in the beginning would be too much hassle for little gain? Or just a mailing list would suffice to engage with the community?

You mean AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)?

I am sampling my cheap Cort bass for my own use, and it's going to be the BEST cheap Cort bass sample library ever! (I'm actually enjoying the process a lot!)

I've never actually used MODO drums and basses yet. But they were hyped up quite a bit. Just bought this Blackbird drum library, by the way. I like how it's piercing through my laptop speakers in the demo tracks.

Ah, probably because it's succeeded by Retro Organ Suite.

https://www.jrrshop.com/uvi-retro-organs-17347 🧠🫁🦷🦶🫀🦴🩸💪👀👅

You're caught cheating?

Didn't Modo Drums leave all the sample-based drum libraries in the dust, as it was supposed to?

I can see behind the curtains!

Sory but AC\DC ain't never had no keyboards.

Sober for three years.

I'd love to see your vocal chains! 🎙️ My vocal chain (I know it's "meh", but whatever): Waves Tune (I don't always need pitch correction, but when I do, it does the job well) Waves Vocal Rider (when I feel lazy to do the levels manually) Waves MaxxVolume (upward compression) Waves Butch Vig Vocals (mAgiCaL compressor, de-esser, EQ, saturator) Waves CLA Vocals (mAgiCaL reverb, delay, chorus) Waves Scheps Omni Channel (final touches)

Good morrow, fellow subjects of the Crown.

Ayy, I missed that $12 U1250 deal. I'm a sucker for 80s/90s workstation recreations. I got one of those "hitting obscure stuff with sticks" Kontakt libraries for $5 to get the UVI Model D.

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ ☝️ FREE

$600 Vintage Vault 4 becomes $500 after this free addition to my account.

Where is the music?

You can get a decent gaming laptop with better performance and upgradability for $1300.

Because it scales?