Larry Shelby Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/komplete/heavyocity-offer-2020/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Been thinking of Forzo for a while... Might be the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, TheSteven said: Been thinking of Forzo for a while... Might be the time... Forzo is very nice and big. I am thinking about doing some vids or live streams to feature these. I have Forzo, Novo, Vento, Ascend and picked up Mosaic Keys during Christmas. Let me know if there is anything specific you would like to know or hear ;^) Edited January 28, 2020 by Simeon Amburgey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Forzo would interest me, also. I'm always looking for good brass libraries. I've got lots of strings libraries (and Novo sounds cold and clinical to my ears). But Forzo looks and sounds interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Can anyone remember: did Heavyocity do a sale last BF/Christmas that included bundles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Simeon Amburgey said: I have Forzo, Novo, Vento, Ascend and picked up Mosaic Keys during Christmas. If you've used any of the 8Dio/CineSamples libraries, do you have any opinions on how they compare against Heavyocity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, antler said: If you've used any of the 8Dio/CineSamples libraries, do you have any opinions on how they compare against Heavyocity? I do not have any 8Dio or CineSamples libraries... yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, antler said: Can anyone remember: did Heavyocity do a sale last BF/Christmas that included bundles? Check Larrypedia lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Simeon Amburgey said: Forzo is very nice and big. I am thinking about doing some vids or live streams to feature these. I have Forzo, Novo, Vento, Ascend and picked up Mosaic Keys during Christmas. Let me know if there is anything specific you would like to know or hear ;^) I would imagine (i.e hope) that Forzo would work well with SpitFire's Albion One. I picked Albion One up a couple of month's ago but haven't had a chance to really use it yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Same here, TS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, TheSteven said: I would imagine (i.e hope) that Forzo would work well with SpitFire's Albion One. I picked Albion One up a couple of month's ago but haven't had a chance to really use it yet. Absolutely. What Heavyocity brings is not only the traditional sounds but gives you the ability to take them into some crazy places like they seem to do with most of their libraries. Albion One is also very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 9 hours ago, TheSteven said: I would imagine (i.e hope) that Forzo would work well with SpitFire's Albion One. That was my thought, as well. I love AlbionONE's strings (I use them in everything), but don't like the brass patches very much. Forzo might be a nice companion library... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Forzo's lack of legato kind of kills it for me. When I first got it I don't think I cared so much. But over time it has pushed it further down my goto brass list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, Matthew Sorrels said: Forzo's lack of legato kind of kills it for me. When I first got it I don't think I cared so much. But over time it has pushed it further down my goto brass list. what's on your goto brass list ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Lately I've been using the brass in Metropolis Ark 1-4 (mix and match for "epic") and Cinesamples 90's Retro Trumpets. But to be honest neither are making me happy. I've also been using NI's Symphony Brass (the full version, both solo and ensemble). Truth is when I want a generic all purpose brass I'm usually ending up there and later I swap it out. Forzo is definitely in the mix too. It does some things really well (the designer is very cool). The new Junkie XL Brass looks very interesting (you can listen to individual parts in the SINE player) but the pricing is way off for me. I listened and gave a punt on the new 8DIO Century Brass. It's price isn't bad though, but it doesn't seem like they fixed all the issues the first release had. I may regret this call at some point though, but 8DIO will have another sale sooner or later. I've tried very hard to work with Spitfire's BBCSO and it's brass. I had hoped it would become my standard orchestra. But the player and it's headaches have pretty much driven it out. If it were a Kontakt library I might say it's a good brass answer. It does have the sound/instrumentation/articulations I want. I don't regret getting Forzo (or Novo) I just wish Forzo had a bit more. Lack of solo instruments is also another factor. While I have all the Albions I don't think I used the brass in any of them. I suspect with brass you may just have to settle for a lot of mix-and-match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 And then there’s that new CineBrass Sonore https://cinesamples.com/product/cinebrass-sonore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) I'm tempted by Mosaic Voices or Vocalise 2. Does anyone have either of these and care to comment? I have the first Vocalise so I am guessing Vocalise 2 is more of the same but wasn't aware of Mosaic Voices until now. EDIT: Found this YouTube video covering Mosaic Voices and Mosaic Keys. Seems pretty nice at half price.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmSMflL_Qs8 Edited January 29, 2020 by ZincT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I also like that Mosaic Voices and coincidentally, I also have the 1st version of Vocalise…..watching Sample Library's review and I can feel the GAS building up (again). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said: While I have all the Albions I don't think I used the brass in any of them. I suspect with brass you may just have to settle for a lot of mix-and-match. I have had the same experience so far -- don't use the brass in any of the Albions that I own, and instead have a varied patchwork from other libraries in my orchestral template. In my case, a mixture of VSL brass, Hollywood Gold Brass, NI Symphony Series, Da Capo brass, and Adventure Brass (by Musical Sampling). I like having legatos on hand, so if Forzo has none, I'm not sure how useful I'd find it. I've heard nothing but good things about Cinematic Studio Brass, and that may be where I'll look next. And I think a few folks have praised Spitfire Studio Brass, as well. That's on my current Wishlist....I'll probably give Forzo a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, ZincT said: I'm tempted by Mosaic Voices or Vocalise 2. Does anyone have either of these and care to comment? I have the first Vocalise so I am guessing Vocalise 2 is more of the same but wasn't aware of Mosaic Voices until now. EDIT: Found this YouTube video covering Mosaic Voices and Mosaic Keys. Seems pretty nice at half price.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmSMflL_Qs8 Got a nice review from SOS as well: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/heavyocity-mosaic-voices Move over Waves, things are getting Heavy here.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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