JoeGBradford

Ah I updated them anyway. No harm done presumably apart from the waste of even more time? 😉

I battled with a 60Gb SSD on my PC - when SSD prices were crazy - so feel your pain. Another good clean up option is Wise Care 365 - it picks up stuff that Windows clean up doesn't. Good luck. I swapped my 60Gb drive out for a 256Gb a while ago and also recently installed a 1Tb external Samsung SSD (under USB 3) to replace my ageing 1Tb HDD.

In terms of functionality / features does ST4 have significant benefits over ST3? I find its interface a bit more confusing but that's probably just because I am not used to it. Navigating to sounds seems easier with 4 but I think 3's interface is clearer - again may be just familiarity especially as I use Miroslav 2 more than ST

Thanks but I checked that - in fact that's why I opened it to check it was authorised ok

Just opened Amplitude stand alone and have got a high pitched whine like feedback from my speakers - I recall this happening in a lite version of an earlier incarnation - anyone have any ideas - I am using ASIO4All with an onboard soundcard - I would only ever use it as an effect for a VSTi Edit - if I turn the input right down it becomes silent

That drives me nuts! Such a pain navigating to my data drive every time!

A long day here too! Been on it for around 7 hours! Got the ST3, extra ST3 content, Miroslav & Syntronik stuff installed - though somehow I lost the the installers for the ST 3 main library and tried copying files myself - wasted about 1.5 hours doing that without success then found the installers further down my download folder - my fault - screwed up the unzipping but still bloody frustrating. A download and installation manager is desperately needed! I'm going to leave it until tomorrow to see if it all works - Syntronic & Philarmonik were looking ok earlier so fingers crossed now I've used the installers on ST main content it will be ok - I have around 26Gb of SampleTank main content - does that sound right? Off to watch a film so my eyes have a different focal length to work on!

Just when I thought I'd downloaded everything I found several sounds update zips to download in the Resources tab - I assume we install all the original sounds then run the sounds updaters - which are pretty large themselves? Is this correct?

I've got the latest versions of ST3 Custom Shop and TRackS 5 CS - I assume I don't need to download and install the versions registered with TS2 Max? Finally finished downloads of sounds - now for a day of unzipping 🙂

Ah I see now - the instruments are still in the original folders but the samples have been moved 🙂

Interesting! I didn't have the full ST2 just different libraries - eg SampleMoog, Syntronik that I bought in a deal and they still appear to be in their original folders - there are a few Imported Instruments folders around but they have nothing in them - I will look further in case the Imported Instruments are in another folder! I assume they have a different file type designation from the originals? Edit - ah found them now in the Sample Tank 3 folder rather than the higher level IK folder I was looking in! I'll move the originals onto another disc before deleting just to make sure nothing untoward happens! Thanks for the help

I was certainly giving it some hammer last night until 2am! SampleTank soundsets and half of Miroslav so far downloaded so a fair way to go! Get on there before I get out of bed if you want to get in front of me 😉 It's taking around 10 - 20 mins for each 2 - 3gb zip file for me

Thanks for the clarification Peter. Shame there are no new choirs but I suppose it is an orchestral instrument and I am certainly not complaining at this price

Thanks for that 🙂

Odd that although the choral instruments are mentioned in the early part of the instrument list there's no mention in the detail - is that because they're a bit iffy 😉

Thanks Ryan - that is what I thought would be the case but didn't want to waste time

On topic 😉 - Pete whilst you are here - do you know if any of the sound packs for Miroslav 2 are identical to those in Miroslav 2 CE which I already have installed - just to save me some time if possible 🙂

Rob (Amicus) - your stuff is amazing! Going to be listening to a lot of these!

Nice piece! Know what you mean about the sound though - yours sounds much better than the little I have composed but, as you say, it still has that unrealistic sound even though you have some great libraries

I've just cloned my original HDD 1Tb data drive to a Samsung 1Tb external SSD connected by USB 3.1 (the slow version originally known as 3.0) and it appears to be working as we if not better. Just installing IK Total Max 2 onto the SSD so hoping it'll continue to perform ok. I would have installed an internal SSD but bottled it!

It might be worth watching some of the Spitfire videos, especially the ones about the BBC SO VSTi - I've found those interesting

This is a really interesting thread. I've only got Garritan PO and am just in the process of upgrading from Miroslav Philharmonik 2 CE to the full 2 thanks to the current IK Total Max 2 deal but there are a lot of interesting tips and ideas here so thanks everyone

Thanks for fixing the link Pete. Glad you and the team in Italy are ok

Pete - thanks for the comments above but that link to the ST editor you posted just takes you to a blank page. Not downloaded that yet so not sure what it does - is it for editing samples in the soundpacks?

Let me know how you get on if you beat me to it and I'll do likewise 🙂