Kirean

There's a 30% off code in the latest Beat Magazine which you can use to take down the price lower.

Posting in a legendary thread.

DId you convert the betamax yourself? Pretty decent transfer quality!

https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/tuttivox/

I take this the same one available on Sampletekk's site? ("Rainpianofix1.zip" on this page: https://www.sampletekk.com/upright-pianos&product_id=167) Good to have it linked here too, though. In my original post, I meant to wonder why the actual instrument zip doesn't include the fix by default (ie. why offer people the chance to download a partly broken instrument, when they could offer the fixed package to new customers + separate fix to those that bought/downloaded it before the fix.) But yeah. Thanks for looking out for new buyers!

https://audioplugin.deals/product/diamond-symphonic-orchestra-by-kirk-hunter-studios/ So did a quick google, and lots of conflicting info about this. Some say some parts of the package (see below) don't work in Kontakt 6+, some say they might. People in general seemed to appreciate the strings and brass, but woodwinds are apparently lacking. If anyone's got the scoop, spill it. Edit: Info from Kirk Hunter's website (https://www.kirkhunterstudios.com/products/diamond-symphony-orchestra-apd-build/) Sadly APD's site doesn't say a damn thing about it (and it doesn't help that they haven't updated the ad-spiel from few years ago when the package was last available, as seen by the counter having ~5 days on it and the copy talking about the product being available two weeks).

https://bunkersamples.com/ *10% extra discount doesn't apply to the new Bunker Intimate Viola Iremia (still on $49 [will be $99 later] intro sale though), but you can use it to trigger the extra discount for another product.

Sadly it's not included. Just checked and my file was from 2014 or something. Thanks for the headsup! Really don't understand why a dev wouldn't upgrade the package to include the fix from get-go.

I bought this from Zero-G who provided a Continuata link. Took four hours for the downloads to start working (and the original 5 files were reduced to 4).

https://silenceandothersounds.com/products/maleventum-pompeii/ Requires Full Kontakt

https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/80/

Sounds like an insufferable person. (I kid, I kid)

https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/idiophones/

With how much plugins tend to nag, crackle and piss you off for various things, it's like she never left... (I kid, I kid.)

https://audioplugin.deals/product/sampletraxx-massive-3-in-1-winter-bundle/

I bit the bullet and gave it a go. I'm not a pianist by any stretch of imagination so my opinion on the instrument/sound aspect is less than zero. That said, the difference between 1926 and 1991 was surprisingly subtle, at least with default settings. 1991 seems to have a bit more bite and punch. I didn't find anything lacking compared to other piano libraries I've meddled with (mainly those that come with Native, such as Noire). However, I'll comment on the plugin part: Installation was painless, but you need to be online to download the samples via the installer (you can choose where the samples go). I think it downloads the sounds compressed and then processes them to their final form. Once you've installed the instruments though, you do seem to be able to activate & use the instruments offline without any issues. The instruments load really quick (compared to Kontakt) and I didn't run into any technical issues. Do keep in mind that my my playing isn't really putting a strain on the system anyway... I do share Pavlov's pov, as I highly prefer Kontakt myself due to trusting that platform a lot more than custom ones. But, based on this experience, I do get the feeling that Boz might actually give at least a small crap about the end-user experience as they don't seem to treat the paying customer as devil's spawn. Helps to ease the mind that the price of entry was on the cheap side too.

The full blown Piano Bundle is 25.98 bucks at Audio Deluxe w/ their cyber season voucher (applied automatically.)

Was almost gonna jest something like "Imagine if you paid the intro price..." but yeah, these are lite versions of the ones that just got released.

https://authentic-soundware.com/products/commodore Intro price $69 available until January 3rd. Normal price will be $99. Requires Full Kontakt.

If you spend $29 at McD alone, things turn into self-loathing. Kinda like when you check the total of this year's plugin purchases...

https://joeysturgistones.com/products/jst-maximizer JST Maximizer is normally $149. Add $5 on top of the $49 to get JST EQ (normally $99)

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/jst-howard-benson.html

https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/indie/ New library: https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/indie-quartet/

https://audioplugin.deals/product/project-chaos-by-hybridtwo/