aidan o driscoll Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 89% off “London Symphonic Strings” by Aria Sounds - €39 https://vstbuzz.com/deals/89-off-london-symphonic-strings-by-aria-sounds/ ( I searched for this here via VSTBUZZ in title, didnt find ) Is this any good? 42GB though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Cormier Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Get ready for the Aria throwdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Booooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Marc Cormier said: Get ready for the Aria throwdown. Well, they kinda deserve the flak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, aidan o driscoll said: 89% off “London Symphonic Strings” by Aria Sounds - €39 https://vstbuzz.com/deals/89-off-london-symphonic-strings-by-aria-sounds/ ( I searched for this here via VSTBUZZ in title, didnt find ) Is this any good? 42GB though As you can probably figure out, Aria's a sample developer whose libraries have widely been seen as extremely poor, by customers and other sample developers. The complaints are pretty comprehensive ranging from sample quality, quality control and KONTAKT scripting, but one thing seems very clear, the scripting of Aria libraries appears to be extremely poor by all estimates. I don't recall ever coming across a post from a satisfied Aria customer. If you're looking for a bargain on strings, I just picked up Ben Osterhouse's Sospiro Strings -- a string quartet with individual bass, cello, viola and violin. It's a KONTAKT library (requires the full version) , that cost less than $35 USD at Loot Audio (it's on sale now). I've been recommending it to friends lately. I've never bought any of this developer's libraries before -- and I have yet to install the library (I'm awaiting a new DAW PC), but the demos sound beautiful and the reviews and recommendations from musicians like composer Guy Michelmore are very positive. VI Control even has a Ben Osterhouse appreciation thread! Edited November 27, 2020 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracingArcs Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Definetly would recommend the Ben Osterhouse over the Aria stuff. Sospiro is very useful and the others are quite specific but useful. If anyone wants an opinion on Aria stuff just go and search Aria at VI Control. It's not just bad content,scripting etc. But pretty poor customer service as well. I'd like to see Ben Osterhouse to work with Spitfire Audio. But then the price would skyrocket !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, TracingArcs said: Definetly would recommend the Ben Osterhouse over the Aria stuff. Sospiro is very useful and the others are quite specific but useful. If anyone wants an opinion on Aria stuff just go and search Aria at VI Control. It's not just bad content,scripting etc. But pretty poor customer service as well. I'd like to see Ben Osterhouse to work with Spitfire Audio. But then the price would skyrocket !! Then again he's doing great work by himself and I feel that will lead to better results than teaming up with Spitfire. And it keeps the field more open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 10:29 AM, aidan o driscoll said: 89% off “London Symphonic Strings” by Aria Sounds - €39 https://vstbuzz.com/deals/89-off-london-symphonic-strings-by-aria-sounds/ ( I searched for this here via VSTBUZZ in title, didnt find ) Is this any good? 42GB though Aidan, Kirk Hunter has a library ridiculously cheap at AudioPlugin.deals. I think it's $29. FTR, I've consulted to Kirk in the past and we're friends, but it doesn't cloud my objectivity on sample libraries -- of which I own and use a lot. Kirks been making orchestral, largely string, sample libraries for decades. I would totally put this deal in the realm of no-brainers. Listen to the demos, visit Kirk's site and check out YouTube if you want more info. If you like what you hear, I don't think you'll ever beat this deal. You need the full version of KONTAKT, but this is ridiculously under priced, IMO. It's never been priced even close to this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 6:52 AM, PavlovsCat said: Aidan, Kirk Hunter has a library ridiculously cheap at AudioPlugin.deals. I think it's $29. FTR, I've consulted to Kirk in the past and we're friends, but it doesn't cloud my objectivity on sample libraries -- of which I own and use a lot. Kirks been making orchestral, largely string, sample libraries for decades. I would totally put this deal in the realm of no-brainers. Listen to the demos, visit Kirk's site and check out YouTube if you want more info. If you like what you hear, I don't think you'll ever beat this deal. You need the full version of KONTAKT, but this is ridiculously under priced, IMO. It's never been priced even close to this level. Thanks @PavlovsCat .. as it happened I spotted the Kirk Hunter APD email over weekend and jumped for that @ $29. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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