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Thank you Antler ?

Thanks Tom

It's summer. New samplepacks up at Pianobook https://www.pianobook.co.uk/ This illustrates Fairy Choir by synthersizerwriter (also known as Martin Russ ex Sound on Sound mag writer). These samples are in Decent Sampler format. Also includes LABS - Cello Moods, some KLANG - Pauls Glass, NI- Modular Icons, Soundpaint . Love me some freebies !!!

The answer is, quite a lot. I'm active in the Pianobook community. And write demos for the instruments put up each month. But I would suggest being judicious as there are so many to choose from. Some will not be to everybodies taste. Listen to some of the demos to see if they fit for you. Use the latest version of Decent Sampler (DS) currently 1.5.10. There are also Kontakt (full) and SFZ and EXS instruments as well, Some have gone on to be released by Spitfire Audio as LABS instruments (indicating a degree of quality I would hope). There is an active community on Discord as well. Plus making your own instruments in DS is easy (I'm told) as programming is simple (unless your ancient like me). To be honest to not try at least some would be churlish. And you can afford to delete if you don't like. I have used them extensively in commercial releases. And fit in well with my more expensive purchases.

May also be quite old (they mention Kontakt 3 upward)s. Nothing wrong with old stuff. But this may have been used to death already.

Thanks very much Nigel

Thanks Wookie ?

Thanks Bjorn. Yes they have mics all over it. There are some interesting "scapes" to be had (Martian winds, Rover wheels grinding over rocks, drilling into the surface, etc)

Thanks Larry. Might be worth checking out the free Decent Sampler instruments on Pianobook I used , https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/deep-field/

Thanks Tom. Yes, a bit on the "out there" side.........

New "spacey" sounds up on Pianobook https://www.pianobook.co.uk/ Deep Field and Signals by Martin Andrew Smith. All the samples are for the free Decent Sampler format. I also used some samples from the Mars Rover, Perseverance. Available on the NASA website. Live long and prosper.

Ha! I was about to say you all had it wrong, and that this was old. Then I realised that across the pond you put the month first in your dates......

As always, Thanks very much Nigel.

Glad you like it Mark. Thanks for the feedback ?

Thanks David. And thank you for listening ?

Thanks Bjorn. Yes.it's a mix between the LABS version of Micah's Choir. And a vocal from Ethera Soundscapes v1.2. Both were layered, tweaked and run through effects.

Thank you Larry. Always appreciate it.

I don't know if anyone else has similar issues with the software center from Arturia. But if I have more than one update as happened yesterday with AL5 and Augmented strings. It will d/load and install the first ok. But then just sits and does nothing for the second update though it states waiting. The only solution is to log out, close down the app, and restart the app. Then the dowload for the second update is instant. Just frustrating.

Thanks Tom. Always appreciate your support. ?

Time for new instruments at Pianobook. https://www.pianobook.co.uk/ Volitions by Venus Theory (Decent Sampler format). Plus - English Classic also at Pianobook. LABS - Micah's Choir, BBCSO Discover, Soundpaint, Kairatune vst. And the old Ethera Soundscapes. Venus Theory has 4 free instruments up at PB all in Decent Sampler.

This was amongst a load of freebies from Presonus when I bought my Presonus 26c interface. It's a very versatile multi fx. And recommended.

The "famous" Paul Stretch has been taken on by new people Sonosaurus and updated to PaulXStretch https://sonosaurus.com/paulxstretch/ now at ver 1.5.2, standalone and vst3. It's claim to fame is it can make a 3 minute song into a 14 hour ambient indulgence. One thing to notice is it places a PaulXStrtech folder in the vst3 folder. This contains 2 other folders and the vst3 file. CWB cannot recognise it (though my Studio One 5 and Soundforge do). For CWB to scan it you need to copy the vst3 file out of the PaulXStretch folder and just paste it into the vst3 folder on its own, then delete the old empty folders. Then CWB will see it when you scan. I don't know if this is a quirk of CWB or my system. But up and running. It recognises my Presonus ASIO driver and is in CWB as an effect. You can make transform stuff beyond all recognition.

Foundations Staccato Strings | Cinematic Strings | Heavyocity https://heavyocity.com/product/foundations-staccato-strings/ The next freebie from Heavyocity !!! (and it appears in the libs tab - so serial number via NA)

Thanks very much Tom. Yes, many happy memories that I cherish.

Nicely done. The pulse coming in at 1.50 helps to pick things up. Spacey indeed.