abacab Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Another thing to consider is that Miroslav Philharmonik 2 will run well on older gen hardware, with less demands on CPU and RAM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, InstrEd said: If you don't have a nice Orchestra library then it isn't a bad purchase. Is it the best out there? No IMHO, but for most of us that are not Jerry composing Symphony pieces it does the trick. Heck I would love to have Vienna Cube but I don't have $$$$ for it. I don't own it, but over at VI, when someone had asked questions about Miroslav, one of the very knowledgeable composers over at VI had recommended Amadeus instead. I heard a surprisingly impressive demo of it years ago, but otherwise, don't know much about it, beyond that it's a KONTAKT Player full orchestra library. I think I've seen on sale for $79 - $99 USD. I don't know how GPO is these days. I own an early version of it. Kirk Hunter, (disclosure, Kirk's a friend of mine that I've advised as a paid consultant in the past), also has orchestral libraries he puts on sale for low prices from time to time -- even under $100. While I like Miroslav's tone, I think other options are well worth exploring, as I've mentioned, and the free BBCDO from Spitfire is absolutely worth getting for anyone on a budget and can be supplemented with other libraries including their $29 USD Originals libraries which I find are a great bargain. https://sonicscores.com/amadeus/ Edited May 4, 2022 by PavlovsCat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I think the plus for MP2 is if that it can be used in Sampletank, at least I think so. Agree there are probably better options out there now but for the simple type of stuff I do it fits my needs at the moment. GPO is a nice small footprint for building your own orchestra mock ups to learn orchestration. The community college in the area used it for a class over 12 years ago along with Finale. I wanted to take the course but at the time it conflicted with my work schedule 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I have Amadeus, and I would say that it's a great all in one library for Kontakt (Player compatible). Tracy from Indigenus worked with Don at Sonic Scores to produce that one. It was intended to complement Sonic Scores Overture 5 as an integrated orchestral library, but as a Kontakt library it will run anywhere. The full symphony preset is a blast. You have all sections of the orchestra under you fingertips on the keyboard! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, abacab said: I have Amadeus, and I would say that it's a great all in one library for Kontakt (Player compatible). Tracy from Indigenus worked with Don at Sonic Scores to produce that one. It was intended to complement Sonic Scores Overture 5 as an integrated orchestral library, but as a Kontakt library it will run anywhere. The full symphony preset is a blast. You have all sections of the orchestra under you fingertips on the keyboard! https://sonicscores.com/amadeus/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cclarry Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) Amadeus almost NEVER goes on sale...so if it interests you, the next time it's on sale, better grab it! Edited May 5, 2022 by cclarry 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Another really nice Orchestral Sketch Pad is The Orchestra Essentials! It just sounds LOVELY! It's another rarely on sale one....but it's $85 at Thomann https://www.thomannmusic.com/best_service_the_orchestra_essentials.htm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 28 minutes ago, abacab said: Cory is the most fair, upfront, honest YouTube reviewer of sample libraries there is, IMO. I'm a fan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) Wait, you know I'm a fan of your videos too, @Simeon Amburgey. I love your videos. It's a blast to watch you enjoy a library and just fall in love with patches -- it reflects the joyful child in all of us when we fall in love with instruments /sounds. Your videos are really great at that -- you just have to be you to keep them enjoyable. I think that's real secret to your YouTube success, you're just being yourself and it works. Although, to be completely candid, when I buy the same library, it sounds greatly inferior, although that can be completely due to quality of the guy playing it (me compared to you!), not the libraries themselves. Edited May 5, 2022 by PavlovsCat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 2 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: Wait, you know I'm a fan of your videos too, @Simeon Amburgey. I love your videos. It's a blast to watch you enjoy a library and just fall in love with patches -- it reflects the joyful child in all of us when we fall in love with instruments /sounds. Your videos are really great at that -- you just have to be you to keep them enjoyable. I think that's real secret to your YouTube success, you're just being yourself and it works. Although, to be completely candid, when I buy the same library and it sounds greatly inferior, although that can be completely due to quality of the guy playing it (me compared to you!), not the libraries themselves. Thank you so much, that really does mean a lot to me, you get it. 🤓 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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