Larry Shelby Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 $39https://www.wavesfactory.com/summer-of-deals/?mc_cid=47b2571d45&mc_eid=9c2dbb6de1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 This is the third time i got interested and followed the link for more info. And it's the third time it is for Kontakt without any mention of that in the post. If it were a win vsti i'd probably bought it. (And way down there's a text that confirms my suspicion of the Kontakt free player has hidden bad agendas. It says i can only play 15 minutes with this software that i bought the right to use, if i use the free player. This smell of extortion variants is unsettling. I can also scent it in other businesses than the music bis. It's spreading and i don't like it.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Kurre said: This is the third time i got interested and followed the link for more info. And it's the third time it is for Kontakt without any mention of that in the post. If it were a win vsti i'd probably bought it. (And way down there's a text that confirms my suspicion of the Kontakt free player has hidden bad agendas. It says i can only play 15 minutes with this software that i bought the right to use, if i use the free player. This smell of extortion variants is unsettling. I can also scent it in other businesses than the music bis. It's spreading and i don't like it.) With that screenshot of the GUI the Kontakt is pretty much implied. And making libraries available in the free Kontakt Player means paying some serious cash to Native Instruments so for small manufacturers it's quite not a viable option. But Sharine is great, some of the best shakers around. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Got it a few moons ago. Great indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 9:29 PM, cclarry said: $39https://www.wavesfactory.com/summer-of-deals/?mc_cid=47b2571d45&mc_eid=9c2dbb6de1 That's 39 euros, I believe. Makes it quite expensive in cdn $'s. Still, almost bought it. Tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 14 hours ago, Kuusniemi said: With that screenshot of the GUI the Kontakt is pretty much implied... Just a little reflection on that. You have had 14 hours to edit your post. How is i to recognize kontakt software if i don't own and use Kontakt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kurre said: Just a little reflection on that. You have had 14 hours to edit your post. How is i to recognize kontakt software if i don't own and use Kontakt? No offense Kurre, but everyone, everywhere, just about, knows what the Kontakt GUI looks like. If you were unaware of that, that most likely means your relatively new to this, and that's ok. But Kuusmiemi is right, we KNOW what the Kontakt GUI looks like, so stating "For Kontakt" is redundant. If you go to the product page it's also THERE, so again, stating it is redundant. Edited July 24, 2019 by cclarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarine Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, cclarry said: No offense Kurre, but everyone, everywhere, just about, knows what the Kontakt GUI looks like. If you were unaware of that, that most likely means your relatively new to this, and that's ok. But Kuusmiemi is right, we KNOW what the Kontakt GUI looks like, so stating "For Kontakt" is redundant. If you go to the product page it's also THERE, so again, stating it is redundant. Alright, but I don't know "what Kontakt looks like" either. In the screenshot in OP what are the tell signs of Kontakt? All Kontakt instruments look different to me, mostly it's the toyish GUI design that gives them away, but I always have to guess (until reading the product page). I have a similar frustration with Kontakt instruments because I don't use them either, they're mostly not very interesting to me, I probably won't be getting Kontakt in the foreseeable future, and because it's so ubiquitous oftentimes I have to dig for the fact that what's being sold is actually a Kontakt instrument. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Again, you are most likely relatively new to this "VI" thing, so not surprising that you don't know the "tell tale" signs of a Kontakt GUI... If you look at the pic in my OP, the "Wrench" button on the top left, the "rounded rectangle" with the Instrument info, and everything on the top are ALL Kontakt Instrument features, so, just seeing the GUI tells you, when you see a VI, that it's for Kontakt. Were there is a difference is in whether or not it will work in the FREE Kontakt Player, or whether it requires the FULL version of Kontakt! Most will require the FULL Version, as the dev has to pay a substantial fee to NI to allow use in the FREE Kontakt Player... So, NOW you know Edited July 24, 2019 by cclarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kurre said: Just a little reflection on that. You have had 14 hours to edit your post. How is i to recognize kontakt software if i don't own and use Kontakt? 28 minutes ago, sarine said: Alright, but I don't know "what Kontakt looks like" either. In the screenshot in OP what are the tell signs of Kontakt? All Kontakt instruments look different to me, mostly it's the toyish GUI design that gives them away, but I always have to guess (until reading the product page). I have a similar frustration with Kontakt instruments because I don't use them either, they're mostly not very interesting to me, I probably won't be getting Kontakt in the foreseeable future, and because it's so ubiquitous oftentimes I have to dig for the fact that what's being sold is actually a Kontakt instrument. Just saying. The GUI of Kontakt is one of the most well known and recognizable GUI´s computer music making. Cclarry already explained the features that make up the unchancing part of the kontakt GUI. It's one of those industry standard things. You don't need to own Kontakt to know what it looks like. The Kontakt GUI's are everywhere. Edited July 24, 2019 by Kuusniemi Typo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kurre said: You have had 14 hours to edit your post. I felt no need to edit my post. Everything was there that I needed to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Ok, I'm stupid and you are smart. You win. Congratulations. So...who tells the newbies to stay the hell out of this subforum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kurre said: Ok, I'm stupid and you are smart. You win. Congratulations. So...who tells the newbies to stay the hell out of this subforum? There's no need to be offended Kurre. We were ALL you at one point, until someone educated us, or we educated ourselves. I see the mods have seen fit to edit my post to add "for Kontakt" so that everyone is now aware that it's for Kontakt. Not knowing something doesn't make you "stupid". It just means that you are not yet educated in all of the "nuances" of this field. And we are all, to an extent, uneducated, and constantly learning! So, again, no offense, but if you don't want to learn, this field is not the right choice for you, because everything about Music Production is CONSTANTLY being educated (and even re-educated, as things change), so if learning something new offends you, I would highly reconsider my "choice". I'm 60 years old, have been doing this for over 40 years, and STILL learning something NEW every single day! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Paul P said: That's 39 euros, I believe. Makes it quite expensive in cdn $'s. Still, almost bought it. Tempting. It is pretty tempting. I also have their TrackSpacer plugin which is an excellent tool. I have had Sharine and InSession's Shimmer, Shake Strike on my radar for a while although the latter is quite a bit more money (even more so while Sharine is on sale). For us folk in the UK you have to add VAT so Sharine works out at around 42 GBP at the checkout. Eli Krantzberg did a pretty decent review on it ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Hi Zinc I have both and use Shimmer Strike Shake by far the most - it really is an excellent package Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapsa Kuusniemi Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Kurre said: Ok, I'm stupid and you are smart. You win. Congratulations. So...who tells the newbies to stay the hell out of this subforum? At no point has anyone called you stupid nor have I tried to win anything. Nothing was said in malice. I stated my countering opinion about recognizing a Kontakt library to yours as I felt what you said was out of line (the extortion scheme comment). Then I said why the Kontakt Player is not an option for many developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Bajan Blue said: Hi Zinc I have both and use Shimmer Strike Shake by far the most - it really is an excellent package Nigel Thanks Nigel. I was on the verge of caving in but I know when SSS is next on sale I would be gazing longingly towards it so I might just wait for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomox Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, ZincT said: Thanks Nigel. I was on the verge of caving in but I know when SSS is next on sale I would be gazing longingly towards it so I might just wait for that! I haven't seen SSS below ~$85 and I don't think I will. Competing on price doesn't seem to be their strategy. Good for them. I do enjoy their fruit shaker though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, Monomox said: I haven't seen SSS below ~$85 and I don't think I will. Competing on price doesn't seem to be their strategy. Good for them. I do enjoy their fruit shaker though. Yup that was a good freebie. I just had an email from them about Riff Generation :Outside In Edition which they say they are launching at the best price first. Seems cheap at 100 usd compared to the normal Riff Generation package which is normally 500 although you can get both for 200 at the moment. They are also doing 4 for 3 where you get the cheapest item free. Does anyone have any of their guitar libraries or Chroma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I am calm and feel fine. Not mad at anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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