Larry Shelby Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 The Adagio series was recorded in a lush church environment and contains three main groups of master Bassists; Full Ensemble (4 Players), Small Ensemble or Chamber (2 Players) and a Solo Virtuoso (1 Player). Each section was recorded in incredible detail; we sampled a huge range of articulations including 5 unique legato types, extensive short notes & a range of sordino (muted) options. $48https://8dio.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=79593703664584d15c9d5e3cd&id=416db57ce8&e=48c5d3390b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just FYI: Folks who already own the original Adagio strings, and have paid for at least one of these upgraded versions should probably have a second email in their inbox offering them a personalized code to get the additional upgrades for free. I paid for the first set (Violins), but the rest have all been free. I almost missed those emails when they came in, as they sent me both the $48 one and the free upgrade one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Got a 2nd email but mine aren't free (probably because I got them on sale?) but are available for $28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, TheSteven said: Got a 2nd email but mine aren't free (probably because I got them on sale?) but are available for $28. I bought the Violins for $28, and now I'm getting the rest for free. The emails for the free updates all say: "The recently reworked Adagio volumes include several new features and polished articulations, as you have already purchased the Violin update, the Violas, Cellos & Basses will be available to you for free!" Not sure if that was a one time thing or if folks can still get this particular deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hm, strange. I had the Adagio Violas v1 and got an offer some two weeks ago to update to Adagio Violas v2 for $28 which I did. But if I now put any of the other Adagio instruments in the cart it shows the normal $48 deal for each, so it’s not even $28 and definitely not free. Unless there’s some coupon code involved they haven’t sent me? They clearly don’t like me at 8dio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I think they are only free if you own Anthology Strings and bought one of the four volumes (for $8 with a coupon you can get from 8dio). I sent them a support ticket when the Violins came out, they sent me the coupon and I've gotten a coupon for each release to get it for free. If you own Anthology Strings and want these send them a ticket, you should be able to get the entire collection for $8. But if you don't own Anthology Strings just the earlier Adagio products they are doing the $28 coupon, but that's for each volume (you should have gotten coupons for each one you own). Yes, it's crazy complicated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 No, I don’t have Anthology so I guess that’s the problem. Though I do have the full Agitato series (which Troels in a recent vlog says actually was kind of Adagio v2) so I don’t know how much more I’m willing to spend on something that probably doesn’t add that much to what I’ve already got. Definitely not the regular price of $98/lib., not even the current discounted price of $48/lib. I might possibly have stretched to $28/lib, but that would be as far as I would go. Guess I’ll have to wait for some crazy deal in a BF or two, if I still feel the urge at that time. And yes, crazy complicated indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I got Anthology during some Xmas special they ran, but to be honest I don't think I've ever used it for anything other than tests. These separate versions don't seem all that different. I think they improved some things but it's all kind of minor. Stuff I'd never notice. They did do an update to Anthology strings, version 1.2, you have to open a support ticket to get it. Not sure what changed in that either. For $8 I figured I'd be foolish not to also get these, but right now they are mostly just a waste of disc space. If I had no string libraries and a full copy of Kontakt and wanted some Violins or Cellos for pop/rock type stuff I think these at $48 are great deals. But if you need the full strings section and are looking at $192, I'm not so sure this is the package you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said: I think they are only free if you own Anthology Strings and bought one of the four volumes (for $8 with a coupon you can get from 8dio). I sent them a support ticket when the Violins came out, they sent me the coupon and I've gotten a coupon for each release to get it for free. If you own Anthology Strings and want these send them a ticket, you should be able to get the entire collection for $8. But if you don't own Anthology Strings just the earlier Adagio products they are doing the $28 coupon, but that's for each volume (you should have gotten coupons for each one you own). Yes, it's crazy complicated. Actually, that is correct - I paid $8 for Violins via a coupon code, rather than $28. I had forgotten about that. I own the original Adagio and Anthology Strings, so I guess that's why. To my ears these updated Adagio libraries sound a bit smoother and a bit cleaner than the Anthology Strings (although I think they are all based on the exact same sample set), and the Legato patches are really legato -- the slurs are prominent and dramatic, especially the Legato I articulation. I use the Anthology Strings legato patches on a daily basis as part of my template (I break them out by section using the section mixer in the GUI), and I see these Adagio updates as sort of a subtlety different color variation to Anthology -- which could be handy. I'm not sure I'd pay $48 each for them, to be honest, but $8 for all four works just fine and I can see me slotting them into a project every now and then, when I need some seriously over-the-top string melodies. Edited June 7, 2019 by Amicus717 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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