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by EvilDragon
Jan 18, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: NI winding down development of Reaktor, discontinuing Super 8 standalone
Replies: 7
Views: 4609

Re: NI winding down development of Reaktor, discontinuing Super 8 standalone

It's not really nearing end of life, Reaktor is obviously an important product (just not nearly as much as Kontakt, however it still powers a decent chunk of Komplete). Consider it more of maintenance mode so that it can keep on working through whatever curveballs Apple pulls...
by EvilDragon
Jan 11, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Incoming / Expressive E 'Osmose'
Replies: 12
Views: 4854

Re: Incoming / Expressive E 'Osmose'

They also have the Arche Collection PM Instruments, i.e. Violin, Viola, and Cello for it, I'm not sure if they are using the EaganMatrix for these PM Instruments, or somethinbg else. . https://www.expressivee.com/21-arche-collection EaganMatrix is used exclusively in Osmose only, I think Arche is b...
by EvilDragon
Jan 10, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Incoming / Expressive E 'Osmose'
Replies: 12
Views: 4854

Re: Incoming / Expressive E 'Osmose'

I got mine! (I was an early bird preorderer.) It absolutely delivered and exceeded expectations IMHO. It feels really nice to play, it's super responsive. As for the built in synth engine... don't expect superbly realistic orchestral stuff. It was never intended to do that, nor it will. It's a very ...
by EvilDragon
Jun 16, 2022 5:16 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig
Replies: 12
Views: 2650

Re: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig

Yeah NI is just up to their necks in technical debt. So they prefer to focus on first resolving VST3 support across their whole (quite sizable) portfolio, and then HiDPI. Only then it seems logical to take on additional targets.
by EvilDragon
Jun 15, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig
Replies: 12
Views: 2650

Re: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig

how exactly this host will work It's not a host. CLAP is a protocol describing how hosts and plugins should behave. Just like VST, AU, AAX. The trick is in implementation differences. For example: VST is a C++ API. This means it makes it much more difficult to write a VST plugin using a language th...
by EvilDragon
Jun 15, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig
Replies: 12
Views: 2650

Re: CLAP: new plugin standard from u-he and Bitwig

Guy Rowland wrote: Jun 15, 2022 11:35 am though it doesn't look like it can actually add multicore support to a single core plugin
This is just not possible for a wide variety of reasons.


Anyways, exciting times ahead!
by EvilDragon
May 26, 2022 4:46 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Novation Launchkey 88
Replies: 12
Views: 2420

Re: Novation Launchkey 88

Yeah sure I don't mind the subject change. :)
by EvilDragon
May 26, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Novation Launchkey 88
Replies: 12
Views: 2420

Re: Novation Launchkey 88

Viscount K4 EX might be up your alley maybe. By default they have Fatar TP40L but I heard you can contact them to put a graded TP40WOOD instead.

Might also wanna check out Studiologic Numa X Piano GT (TP400WOOD) or SL Grand (TP40WOOD).
by EvilDragon
May 26, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Novation Launchkey 88
Replies: 12
Views: 2420

Novation Launchkey 88



88 key semiweighted. Go nuts.
by EvilDragon
Mar 14, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: UVI Falcon AAX discontinued / crossgrade to full version
Replies: 7
Views: 2342

Re: UVI Falcon AAX discontinued / crossgrade to full version

Factory library was updated a number of times, and IIRC it now also includes sounds from Simon Stockhausen etc.

Also there's a series of videos by Dan Worrall where he goes in depth with Falcon's features, which is worth checking out. It's really a great sound design tool.
by EvilDragon
Mar 01, 2022 4:31 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Kontakt 6.7.0 M1 and W11 compatible
Replies: 6
Views: 2059

Re: Kontakt 6.7.0 M1 and W11 compatible

Just FYI for everyone, the OS version restriction is purely in the installer, not the executables. So if one has a newer machine (i.e. for day to day stuff rather than production), one could install the latest version on that machine and copy the relevant standalone and plugin executables to your pr...
by EvilDragon
Jan 21, 2022 1:14 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Steinberg drops VST2
Replies: 14
Views: 2771

Re: Steinberg drops VST2

u-he did update their VST3s, they work just fine now. Also does anyone know if all existing projects created using a VST2 version automatically work if the the host only has the VST3 version? Only if the plugin developer used the same plugin ID for the VST3 version as they did for VST2. And then kep...
by EvilDragon
Jan 17, 2022 4:08 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ROLI files for administration
Replies: 21
Views: 8022

Re: ROLI files for administration

Having said that, I (distantly) know a really proficient keyboard player, who adapted his technique relatively quickly and got very convincing results (disregarding style, but that's beyond the point here). I remember him mentioning that he applied for the job as a ROLI demonstrator and learned the...
by EvilDragon
Oct 29, 2021 7:15 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ISW Tokyo Scoring Strings
Replies: 25
Views: 10322

Re: Incoming / ISW Tokyo Scoring Strings

I only hope that the library doesn't sound as room-y as it does in the lovely Jeff Ball demo. Good strings sound, I find, but a bit too much room around it. That's how it sounds really, that's the Japanese strings sound - the whole point of the library. Small room and smaller ensemble, ends up with...
by EvilDragon
Jun 16, 2021 9:31 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Spectrasonics updates inc VST3 and M1 support [now Monterey also]
Replies: 8
Views: 2494

Re: Spectrasonics updates inc VST3 and M1 support

9th output might be there for auxes, so you can route 8 multi parts separately, and then on 9th output all the auxes are summed. With just 8 outputs as previously, if you wanted individual outputs for each of 8 multi parts, one of them would have to also contain the summed aux as well.
by EvilDragon
Feb 25, 2021 3:59 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)
Replies: 32
Views: 10593

Re: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)

OB-8 was the last one (it went OB-X, OB-Xa, OB-8).

OB-X produced between 1979 and 1981.
OB-Xa produced between 1981 and 1982.
OB-8 produced between 1983 and 1985.
by EvilDragon
Feb 24, 2021 3:27 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)
Replies: 32
Views: 10593

Re: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)

Speaking of questionable choices, does anyone else here think that they detuned the oscillators a bit too much for their demos? My ears were protesting the whole time. I hope that's not the default state. You try keeping 8 individual SEMs in tune! :P (You can detune and tune as much or as little as...
by EvilDragon
Feb 24, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)
Replies: 32
Views: 10593

Re: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)

I don't know their business, obviously. BUT, if they don't intend to be a huge business, and cater to a small user base, this makes sense. Maybe they are not interested in selling tons of copies, but only need to sell a couple a month to keep the lights on? Similar to TSB, the goal (I don't think) ...
by EvilDragon
Feb 24, 2021 3:20 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)
Replies: 32
Views: 10593

Re: G-Force / OB-E (Oberheim emulation)

It was a daft decision. Studios might use Macs more prevalently, but also studios are not the biggest buyers anymore. Home-based production is taking over, lots of hobbyists and "bedroom producers" (I hate that term) are becoming more and more a buying power. And in home-based scenario, PC...
by EvilDragon
Dec 17, 2020 10:40 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: U-He sale at Native Instruments
Replies: 14
Views: 3614

Re: U-He sale at Native Instruments

Yes you will, because Presswerk has Sascha Eversmeier's magic DSP touch. :)
Guy Rowland wrote: Dec 17, 2020 8:57 amNow I'm wondering if the same is true for Zebra / Dark Zebra.
IT ABSOLUTELY IS!

BTW if you get Z2/TDZ, you get Zebra 3 for free whenever it is released...
by EvilDragon
Nov 17, 2020 10:29 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Modartt / Pianoteq v7
Replies: 7
Views: 2829

Re: Modartt / Pianoteq v7

and it just underlines how complex acoustically real instruments are, and how good the human ear is at detecting facsimiles. Actually I kinda feel their physical model might be as good as it gets now. What's missing is probably a more detailed emulation of the rest of the recording chain - the room...
by EvilDragon
Aug 15, 2020 5:51 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Red Room Gypsy Fiddle
Replies: 15
Views: 4051

Re: Red Room Gypsy Fiddle

Right. It's also good to know which articulations you need in advance (if at all possible) then purge the rest. :)
by EvilDragon
Aug 15, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Red Room Gypsy Fiddle
Replies: 15
Views: 4051

Re: Red Room Gypsy Fiddle

Weird for the size on disk of this instrument to be smaller than the RAM footprint when loaded! 4gb vs 5, or thereabouts. Kontakt instruments don't load only samples, there are a bunch of other things requiring memory (individual zones, groups, any loaded effect, Group FX are polyphonic so their me...
by EvilDragon
Jul 10, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Kontakt 6.3.0 released
Replies: 8
Views: 3181

Re: Kontakt 6.3.0 released

Well that's weird. You can always try uninstalling then reinstalling, if push comes to shove.