Introducing Omnisphere 3

[rsinger]

I like their fx and have wanted an fx version of Omnisphere like Z3ta. I like that they now have an fx rack - the cherry on top. I'll be upgrading.

[antler]

Is that the one and only price it is/will ever be sold at (as per Spectrasonics' no-discounts rule), or is there some kind of intro-discount? I may have missed something, but I'm guessing it's the former?

Edited yesterday at 07:59 PM by antler

[Mark Morgon-Shaw]

21 hours ago, Zo said:

HW integration great but if your hw is used in studio one for exemple as a control surface , you cant use it (discovered that and confirmed by support)

Most controllers have a DAW mode and an instrument mode so you can use it for bot - the transport controls normally still work even if controlling a VSTi ( at least with the last couple of controllers I've owned )

Guess YMMV depending on your DAW , VSTi's and Hardware controller

Edited yesterday at 08:46 PM by Mark Morgon-Shaw

[Mark Morgon-Shaw]

18 hours ago, husker said:

Neither are power synths like Halion or Falcon, at half the cost. 

I’ve not used Halion but I've got Falcon 3 and it’s great. Super deep, and it’s the only platform for a few libraries I use regularly like Bohemian Violin and Cello. But honestly, it’s not a patch (pun intended) on Omnisphere as an all around tool for a working composer.

Falcon ships with around 1,600 factory presets, whereas Omnisphere 3 comes with over 41,000 patches now apprarently (including 26k+ new ones). That’s an enormous, curated library ready to drop straight into cues but still with a ton of tweakability.

Falcon’s more of a modular sound design environment and brilliant if you want to build but a lot of us don't have time for that. Omnisphere’s designed to deliver - and when you’re working to deadlines, that scale and immediacy make a massive difference. You talk about cost but I look at value. 

Edited yesterday at 08:57 PM by Mark Morgon-Shaw

[rsinger]

20 hours ago, antler said:

Is that the one and only price it is/will ever be sold at (as per Spectrasonics' no-discounts rule), or is there some kind of intro-discount? I may have missed something, but I'm guessing it's the former?

I bought it on sale; IIRC I got 20% off at musician's friend many years ago. I do see it on sale occasionally at retailers 15 - 20% off. I wouldn't expect Omnisphere 3 to go on sale for a year or two. Sales don't seem to be predictable ...

[kitekrazy1]

I guess in their defense they didn't try to have more frequent paid upgrades.

I thought about getting it one day but disk space is another story. It's never cheap when you have to buy it.

This is also a small developer.