Vernon Barnes

Good thing about Composer Cloud is these new things get added so you only have to worry about the disc space. On another note is backup singers / backing singers a US v UK English thing? Backup singers to me sound like ones that are there in case the singer's voice fails rather than to provide backing.

WARNING. Watch the small print. Looks like most are 32bit an "require JBridge" for a 64 Bit DAW.

I was at this concert in early November, quite a magical night. Magenta are a prog band but this annual event is mostly acoustic with solo spots, guests and the odd cover like this one.

I have both Venus and Mars and I am sure I paid a lot less than this for them. They are very good.

Pulled the plug! Got the Freebee downloading now.

Thanks.

It does not show as free on that link, but I found it on the scrolling banner at the top of the home page. However I can't seem to it to show as free when I put it in the cart with Lacrimosa. I am still procrastinating on the choir, I have several good ones already but the Brass makes the deal a lot more appealing to me. And those arcs in Lacrimosa set it apart.

Of course if I am trying to use it I might get frustrated by the complexity and just use a Melotron choir instead. 😂

This is tempting me but I think I will try and resist.

I got it but Artutia Software Centre hangs trying to authorize and install it. They have really overloaded their system 😮

Why not? It's a sort of medieval Hoover sound 😉

While the "patterns" have chord progressions you can create any chord progressions you wish so you can make things sound a lot different to the out of the box. They are a lot more versatile than audio loops. You are not limited to the Toontrack sounds, you can drag the MIDI out to use with any VSTi.

Good but not the greatest Rhodes/Wurlie emulations but EZ Keys is useful. You can use the "canned" patterns and chord progressions or roll your own. I would use the results with another VSTi in most cases.

Glad its not just me. I thought something had gone wrong. I will try Native Access again later.

Same here, I have had it for ages. I think with this type of library it either exactly what you are looking for or nothing like what you want. No middle ground. It's fun and sounds good but will it fit your song,? I must revisit it though, some times these things can provide a spark of inspiration.

There server seems to be having issues at the moment. The update has failed a couple times. Pigments is quite different to the V-Collection synths, its not an emulation of a "classic" synth and has a very modern type sound. It is a very good companion to the V Collection. Massive X is probably the main rival, I prefer Pigments 1 to Massive X and I am interested to see what this update brings to the table.

All the free ones have now gone. I was busy this afternoon so I missed out.

I had forgotten about that one and I have not tried it. It looks more "authentic" as you have not got the extra features or patch morphing, for you to decide if that a plus or minus. It appears to have an arpeggiator which the GForce does not have.

I am quite liking the Oddity. It's quirky yet intuitive, the XLFO and XADSR provide some interesting modulation options. While completely un-authentic the poly mode is a nice addition. The authentic duo mode requires a technique adjustment when playing, just like the hardware. Make sure you download the extra presets that appear in the Extras - Instrument patches tab in your account. There are also versions of the factory presets in VSTPreset format for use in Cubase.

Well i did not have to sign up or give an email address to download - plus points there so i will give it a go.

I love Minimonsta and prefer it to the Arturia Mini V. I also have an like M-Tron but that's not in this sale. I am tempted by Oddity, The Odyssey one of the "classic" 70's analogue synths I do not have an emulation of and I have been waiting for a good price. I will however wait a bit before deciding, after all I have a shed load of synths already.

No but the full version of Superior Drummer is 😉

I reported it too. I think the MIDi kits are not regarded as anything but legacy and selling audio loops is the future they see for the product. At one time Kitcore was my go to, it could have been great but was quickly overtaken by Toontrack and BFD. Some of the MIDI loops are great, the Alan White are my favourites. They could probably port them to regular MIDI files and sell them for other VSTis if they are not going to fix the player.

Of all the plugins I have Kontakt is the only one I consider indespensible, indeed I could probably work with Kontakt instruments alone if I had to. I prefer the application to main competitors such as EW Play, UVI and Sampletank.

Beware the multiple outputs still do not work in Cakewalk. Probably not an issue if you are using the audio loops where a single stereo out will be OK, but limiting if you are using the Kitcore kits and MIDI loops.