Lemar Sain

After Vital's release and the avalanche of seasonal deals and freebies, I told myself, you have enough synths, you have too many synths, no more synths....and now this! Larry is somehow the best and the worst at the same time. ??...LOL!

Sounds like a procrastination thing...I'll watch it later. ?

As a sampler it got to the point that I just couldn't avoid it anymore. Gigasampler died. VSampler died. Independence is a zombie. Mach5 isn't on anyone's radar anymore. Halion isn't the contender it use to be. Ex24 and SampleOne are tied to other DAW'S. Uvi and SampleTank have great sound libraries but almost zero third party support....andso on. Kontakt is the Coca Cola of samplers with no real Pepsi option out there. Only a few RC Colas. They have a near monopoly on party support.

Similar discounts can be had for Komplete also. It goes on %50 off usually in the summer. Upgrading from Kontakt gets you an even bigger discount than free player cross grade. Some sites let you use coupon codes or loyalty points for extra discounts. I wound up getting the Komplete upgrade from Kontakt for like $170. Tons of free stuff for Reaktor too.

$199 a least twice a year. Plus if you download any free player compatible instruments (like NI's YANGQIN Holiday freebie out now) you get an even deeper discount. It's a no-brainier value when you consider It's HUGE library and the RIDICULOUS!!!! amount of freebie for it...Just saying.

I'm glad I grabbed this one.

It is now. It started off much like Labs (early Labs were Kontakt) or the Klang series., with new instruments added periodically They consolidated into one bank recently (like a year or so ago).

Funny how the they leave expired freebies on the page just to make you feel bad if you missed something. LOl? It must really suck for someone who just discovered the page.

Another vid. Some of you might recognize 1 of the speakers from the Sonar days. (but with a gray beard and adult haircut?)

Full MIDI 2.0 specifications from the MMA PRESS RELEASE: Back in 1983, musical instrument companies that competed fiercely against one another nonetheless banded together to create a visionary specification—MIDI 1.0, the first universal Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Nearly four decades on, it’s clear that MIDI was crafted so well that it has remained viable and relevant. Its ability to join computers, music, and the arts has become an essential part of live performance, recording, smartphones, and even stage lighting. Now, MIDI 2.0 takes the specification even further, while retaining backward compatibility with the MIDI 1.0 gear and software already in use. Here’s why MIDI 2.0 is the biggest advance in music technology in decades. Full article found here https://rastsound.com/midi-2-0/

Snagged it. Hadn't installed it yet. Looks pretty beefy. Free space 221 GiB

Klang & Labs ... the gifts that keep on giving! ?

Rigid Audio has been very generous with the deals and freebies lately. Their stuff is pretty decent too. Worth way more than the sales prices. I usually pick up something from them periodically just to support.

Click in the blank spot left of the names. Hearts should appear.

Hope this helps.

Love Swatches. It would be nice if the AAS player had ADSR and a wet/dry knob though. Would really up the value.

Yeah. I saw that I even reinstalled it twice (manual and download center app) still only came up with 431 factory presets.

Yep. That did the trick. ?

Turns out the the factory presets are very different as well.(with some overlap) So it's probably best to use both to maximize your preset count.

Looks like it. This is the same presets loaded in both.

I think Intro is still baking. I noticed it has a few less factory presets than v4 (in full versions 5 has a lot less) The import system is smoother in v4 as well. Which is why I think they're bundled together to not disrupt productivity if you've been using v4. I think v5 is not quite ready for prime time just yet. You would think think with 5 new instruments there'd be more presets not less right....I'm just guessing though.

Check the Arturia store. There are some more free presets. Around 400 extra sounds. Marc Houle's Signature Percussive Drive Bass Music Powerpack Starcadian’s Signature Ariel Proksa's Signature Past To The Future Hansen's House Lyli’s Signature House Chords Ambient Soundscapes Iconic Vibration Dark Ambient

Yeah, It was LFO to Keytrack in Vital that I as thinking of. Locking LFO to Key/Scale

I think remember seeing this feature in a synth recently. Can't remember which one though. Might have been Vital.