dubdisciple Posted July 16, 2022 Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, abacab said: Augmented Strings is actually not that much of a memory hog! For example, Augmented Strings + the displayed preset is only using 362 MB total. Augmented Stings is actually more of a synthesizer than sampler, so it's mostly CPU intensive. The installed sample library for the 300 presets is only a 2.5GB footprint. So in theory, you could run dozens of instances of Augmented Strings loaded into your DAW tracks, as long as they were not all playing in unison, or simultaneously! Here is the Augmented Strings library displayed by file/folder size on my sample drive. You can see that Arturia was very frugal with the sample sizes, unlike Soundpaint, LOL! ? I actually meant to say CPU hog but I am glad I messes up since you gave a good explanation 1
husker Posted July 17, 2022 Posted July 17, 2022 16 hours ago, dubdisciple said: I think i will trigger today 1 1
satya Posted July 17, 2022 Posted July 17, 2022 17 hours ago, dubdisciple said: I actually meant to say CPU hog but I am glad I messes up since you gave a good explanation do arturia can really load sfz files , if yes which and how
abacab Posted July 17, 2022 Posted July 17, 2022 2 hours ago, satyabrata satapathy said: do arturia can really load sfz files , if yes which and how Don't think so...
ALC Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Purchased the upgrade. Thanks all who provided input. Edited July 18, 2022 by ALC 2
Tim Smith Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 I purchased the upgrade, but man I don't think the portal downloaded anything. I mean it shows up as AS and not AS intro. I guess I have it. Fastest download eva. I think something's up. Maybe not.
Mark B Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 No download required or minimal if I'd as I think it just unlocks advanced pa el.and extra presets ? 2 1
abacab Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Tim Smith said: I purchased the upgrade, but man I don't think the portal downloaded anything. I mean it shows up as AS and not AS intro. I guess I have it. Fastest download eva. I think something's up. Maybe not. The upgrade apparently just unlocks the advanced features and additional presets. It was very fast here as well! 1
mibby Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, abacab said: The upgrade apparently just unlocks the advanced features and additional presets. It was very fast here as well! I was going to write the same thing... 1
telecode 101 Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 I was trying the lite version this morning on a track. its kind of cool. sort of reminds me of the NI Play series synths. But yes, it does eat CPU like a sheep grazing the fields in fine hills of Scotland. 1
Tim Smith Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Mark B said: No download required or minimal if I'd as I think it just unlocks advanced pa el.and extra presets ? Thanks Mark, So I already had the full version and unlocked it. That's interesting. I have a fair number of strings libraries and against some of them, this rocks. There are some patches in here I would need to dial in with other libraries. IOW, lots of useful patches I think will fit in a mix probably untouched. Even though this is a "synth" strings library, it competes well with sampled strings libraries all depending on what a person is doing. For me, I think I can simply slot in a bunch of these with no tweaking. The process makes more sense to me when I consider Arturia's building legacy of modeled instruments. This stands somewhere in between. A good instrument with a small footprint. Hard to go wrong there. Edited July 19, 2022 by Tim Smith 2
abacab Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 5 hours ago, telecode 101 said: I was trying the lite version this morning on a track. its kind of cool. sort of reminds me of the NI Play series synths. But yes, it does eat CPU like a sheep grazing the fields in fine hills of Scotland. Do you also have Pigments? I believe AS uses the same synth engine under the hood. Many folks have mentioned high CPU use with that as well.
dubdisciple Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Pigments is a known cpu hog but my computer handles it pretty well. I got upgrade. Worth it imo.
abacab Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, dubdisciple said: Pigments is a known cpu hog but my computer handles it pretty well. I got upgrade. Worth it imo. Pigments is one of the best, IMO!!! 1
dubdisciple Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 27 minutes ago, abacab said: Pigments is one of the best, IMO!!! It is my primary synth now. I often find myself using it for everything. Most of my bass even comes from it these days 1
Cecelius2 Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 3:14 PM, abacab said: I am logged in and have Augmented Strings Intro in my account. Still $99 here... Same here; I own Intro, and the website shows the $29 link, but when I log in to my Arturia account, my price is $99. I just sent sales an message asking for help.
abacab Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cecelius2 said: Same here; I own Intro, and the website shows the $29 link, but when I log in to my Arturia account, my price is $99. I just sent sales an message asking for help. That worked for me. Sales support added the coupon to my shopping cart!
Bad Penguin Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Purchased, but don't know if it was a smart decision. Already had Intro. Also previously got in on the V Collection 8 + SQ80 deal. Was hoping/waiting for a $99 upgrade to VC9. And then I go and purchase this for $29. Maybe VC9 for $69?!
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