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Yeah... I thought I'd give it a go with the BBC orchestra: not happening. It makes sense; both libraries are already discounted, and allowing the double discount was probably a mistake initially on their part.

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@Monomox SSS is on sale right now, though only you can know whether the deal is good enough for you to bite. (Sorry... my bumping this post is a little OT; just realised that the deal on Little Epic Percussion has just finished)

It's a nice sound. Seems like it would be useful for ambient tunes. (and, it kinda sounds like what I hear in my head when I see something that triggers my GAS ?)

I too thought that mixed patches (don't know if that's the right term) might 'limit' my creativity, and ended up getting a few libraries on sale recently that focus on each instrument type/section. I have no idea if my orchestral skill warrant that level of detail but I thought (1) it'll be fun, even if it is hard work writing each part; (2) if I don't stretch myself, I'll never get there. Time will tell... (and also hopefully feedback from the Songs forum) Another thing to keep in mind as well is that the more detailed a library, the longer it takes to load (as a generalisation). I'm trying to do an orchestral right now, and during the writing phase I'm trying to keep usage to GPO5 (which sounds ok, but loads more quickly than my other libs)

In a nutshell, all the mentioned libraries sound really good. BBCSO seems to be have a lot more control: each instrument type seems to be sampled separately, with many articulations and mic positions. I think it was mentioned that this will run in SA's own proprietary player. The Project SAM ones sound really good too, but are slightly simplified, e.g. you might get a patch with strings and certain woodwinds combined; the instruments sound great played together, but you can't separate the sounds. It looks like these work in Kontakt Player (or at least Symphobia 1 has a Kontakt Player license), so you don't need the full version

Well that just great...

Same with me; every windows 10 update has been fine. There were some cases where I had to update some drivers, but I probably would have had to do that anyway.

I thought the adverts said Macs 'just work'... On a slightly more serious note, I do wonder if it's a deliberate ploy from Apple to deliberately break stuff, forcing people to pay more for upgrades to everything. ok - I'm done playing the cynic; peace out

For anyone who's successfully managed the upgrade, is O9A a significant improvement over O8A?

Pretty sure Black Friday's free lunch is Thanksgiving leftovers...

It seems like an interesting concept. Don't want to move this thread off topic, but please share your thoughts after you get a chance to play, and let us know what the issue is with plugin startup.

If this is referring to Obelisk from Frozen Plain, this is from their EULA

When I finally caved in and bought Kontakt a few years ago, I thought I was getting a good deal by using some special voucher (something in the region of £20-£50 off; I can't remember). After all, their Summer of Sound deals were only ever 50% off upgrades. The very next day, for the only single year I can remember, they had a 50% off offer for first time buyers as well.

Depends on whether it's being emptied or filled at the time: it's half empty when you're drinking it down; it's half full afterwards when you... err... you know...

That Base64 encoding for South Africa

If a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody around to hear it, does it actually make a sound? What's the sound of one handed clapping? Too many existential questions...

Tell that to this guy

I was going to say Output Portal, but then I had a look at their other instruments/effects. Bad mistake: I'm now GAS-ing after the complete bundle. It's already hugely discounted against buying them separately so I don't really see it being in a sale, but who knows?

Just don't end up singing into a can of deodorant, and applying a microphone under your arms, and you'll be fine.

Emperor Baputine?

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Ed Happy Birthday to you! <Applause> Nice looking cake!

That library sounds gorgeous

I don't know if you ever plan on publishing your work but remember that if you do, Apple charge per submission to their app store, which they may or may not accept.

It's usage is going to depend on the type of music being made. However, it's up to you how many of up to three shakers/tambourines (in total) you want going, e.g. if you're doing an alt/rock tune, you might want just a tambourine to coincide with the snare hits and a little shake here and there. Or if you're doing a slower cinematic piece, you might want a shaker or two softly in the background. I agree that it is priced quite high, but they do have a sale every now and then.