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It would be a tough choice between HOOPUS, BBCSO Pro, and SSO 2024. Gun to the head I guess I'd go SSO 2024.

damn.... thank you for pointing this out. I'd taken the steps to get the license (because fomo is a thing) but I had this strange feeling to not install it yet. Now I know why.

I think I wouldn't mind at all if Total Studio Max 5 came out in time for BF, including Sampletank 5, Amplitube 6, Tonex 2, Pianoverse and T-Racks 6... $199 upgrade and you can use jampoints. Make it happen Santa edit: in hindsight maybe a Total Studio MAX 4.5 is more likely, and Amplitube 6 / Tonex 2 are next year.

next level GAS

Which synth? I recently moved my NI folders to another drive, so as a test I launched the OG Massive (not X) as a standalone app and watched as it deleted (lost) all the expansion banks... %$£#... However, all I needed to do was go to options and point it to the root folder of all my NI stuff (Kontakt libraries, etc, it's the same folder where all the expansions were stored) and Massive then (slowly!) filled up the preset banks as before.

Cheap enough to make me think about it but so far that's all. 160GB of ooh's and aah in lots of mic positions, is what I'm getting from the demos. Heck, I bought Genesis recently and haven't even downloaded it yet. Shucks.

I need time to arrange for a new mind to be delivered because I think Zebra 3 will blow my current one. No rush

damn I'd forgotten that. I think Urs said Uhbik 2 comes before Zebra 3, right? But he did say that MPE/CLAP would be before either of those things, so...progress.

Woohoo hopefully this means they have more time to spend on Zebra 3 now!

You don't if the one you have is any good... but is there actually such a thing as a good chord detector? I just use Melodyne when I need to know the notes of a chord. Apparently Scaler 2 can do this kinda thing, but I don't have that. I tried the demo for the DDMF one and regretted the experience. I wouldn't recommend it. $5 wasted on this one is $5 you could spend on Melodyne or perhaps another tool that works.

I was amazed that they put it in with the rest of the Hollywood Orchestra, which is legendary... but their solo strings are so bad.

As @Fleer said, much of the EastWest catalog is tip-top stuff. Personally I love the divisi in the OG Hollywood Strings and the fact that Hollywood Brass goes LOUD. Also, Spaces II is a superb convo reverb. I still haven't tried the singers yet but I'm looking forward to that. And another vote for the OPUS player. Unfortunately I would say Hollywood Solo Violin is probably the worst EW instrument I've tried by a long way (along with the solo cello) so while you've had a bad introduction there is still so much to love out there from them.

Yes

Oh, I'd forgotten that! Good Call! Thank you. edit: signing up and starting a trial was effortless -- no card required, simply download the app and start exploring. A good start.

Thanks. Hopefully I'll find something that shows Musio in a better light.