Vernon Barnes

Same here, I have had it for ages. I think with this type of library it either exactly what you are looking for or nothing like what you want. No middle ground. It's fun and sounds good but will it fit your song,? I must revisit it though, some times these things can provide a spark of inspiration.

There server seems to be having issues at the moment. The update has failed a couple times. Pigments is quite different to the V-Collection synths, its not an emulation of a "classic" synth and has a very modern type sound. It is a very good companion to the V Collection. Massive X is probably the main rival, I prefer Pigments 1 to Massive X and I am interested to see what this update brings to the table.

All the free ones have now gone. I was busy this afternoon so I missed out.

I had forgotten about that one and I have not tried it. It looks more "authentic" as you have not got the extra features or patch morphing, for you to decide if that a plus or minus. It appears to have an arpeggiator which the GForce does not have.

I am quite liking the Oddity. It's quirky yet intuitive, the XLFO and XADSR provide some interesting modulation options. While completely un-authentic the poly mode is a nice addition. The authentic duo mode requires a technique adjustment when playing, just like the hardware. Make sure you download the extra presets that appear in the Extras - Instrument patches tab in your account. There are also versions of the factory presets in VSTPreset format for use in Cubase.

Well i did not have to sign up or give an email address to download - plus points there so i will give it a go.

I love Minimonsta and prefer it to the Arturia Mini V. I also have an like M-Tron but that's not in this sale. I am tempted by Oddity, The Odyssey one of the "classic" 70's analogue synths I do not have an emulation of and I have been waiting for a good price. I will however wait a bit before deciding, after all I have a shed load of synths already.

No but the full version of Superior Drummer is ?

I reported it too. I think the MIDi kits are not regarded as anything but legacy and selling audio loops is the future they see for the product. At one time Kitcore was my go to, it could have been great but was quickly overtaken by Toontrack and BFD. Some of the MIDI loops are great, the Alan White are my favourites. They could probably port them to regular MIDI files and sell them for other VSTis if they are not going to fix the player.

Of all the plugins I have Kontakt is the only one I consider indespensible, indeed I could probably work with Kontakt instruments alone if I had to. I prefer the application to main competitors such as EW Play, UVI and Sampletank.

Beware the multiple outputs still do not work in Cakewalk. Probably not an issue if you are using the audio loops where a single stereo out will be OK, but limiting if you are using the Kitcore kits and MIDI loops.

I am really hoping for from new Panic Room material and gigs in 2020. They have upped the social media presence recently and hinted.

Scanner is a no brainer at this price. Use it on any thing not just organ sounds for a different type of chorus. L'Rotary is a decent emulation but I much prefer Melda's Vintage rotary. That said L'Rotary has some unique features.

New product by Embertone at Audio Plugin Deals - $59 - https://audioplugin.deals/joshua-bell-violin-essential-by-embertone/ This maybe a "lite" version but it sounds superb and is intuitive. Its Kontakt player compatible too if you don't have the full Kontakt (and NKS compatible.) Looks like you can get the full version for $99 today only see Larrys thread

I have all the qualifying products I want already, I suspect this one will go on sale with an intro deal when this promotion is over, so I will wait.

They say "All Extensions are now included, free, within their own main instrument along with new samples." This is excellent as the extensions could really up the cost of a product. I am updating my Telecaster and if I like what i see I may go for the PRS while the sale is on.

Some sort of soul vocal library is my guess.

I don't know, installation and authorization is via Installation Centre so I assume the license is tied to your composer cloud subscription. It looks like you need to update installation centre before installing Aparillo even though it appears as a download before the update. My first download failed to install. It seems like a nice synth, the GUI is a bit weird and uses odd terminology so it will take a while to learn to edit, but its NKS compatible which is useful for auditioning the many presets. Its synths like this where the sound previews come in really useful.

My upgrade from Neo Soul 1 to 2 would be £56.68. It looks like there is a lot more content but its not quite in no brainer territory for me. I will think it over.

That's it. I will be downloading shortly. I assume it will be a VSTi and won't run in Play which will be a departure as is third party content.

There is a new instrument added to composer cloud. It's a FM synth. I have lost the notification for the moment. I will report back.

I am tempted by the Mimi Page library every time it goes on sale. Does any one have it, any comments?

Ah - it looks like you are correct, I was misreading it. In that case I will give it a go, I don't have an issue with that. Jam points were also accepted and its downloading now.

If you are looking for something reasonable and cheap try Sonovox Orchestral Companion You can get it here for £4 at the moment. Its not going to compete with the big boys toys for Kontakt but its useful and some of the instruments have key switching so you can change articulations without needing to load another instance.

BACK UP YOUR IK SOUNDS DOWNLOADS. If you are buying Syntronic or Sampletank or content make sure you back up the installation files for the sounds. Then backup the backup! I lost the sounds folder for my IK stuff in a disk failure. No problem with the Sampletank 3 content as I had the files backed up. But the Syntronic content backup backups I made are lost due to a mistake configuring Acronis. I don't own the full Syntronic, just 6 of the instruments, most of which I got free/cheap on various offers. If I want to reinstall its going to cost me 71.94 Euros to buy 6 download credits. (Less jam points) . As I seldom use Syntronic I am minded not to bother. 11.99 Euros to download the lot jampoints are accepted. Still important to backup though.