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Heavyocity and UAD added

Sorry Jason, I just pasted all the stuff in a single post...I have started adding directly to your post now..

Thanks for doing this!

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Just to add something I have read on Facebook, just now. It seems like all the demos for this library were mixed by Joël Dollié, who is a professional mixing engineer. He definitely mixed the legato demo (which he shared on FB) and when asked about the others - he says, that he just did some nudgin...

@Tanuj-I've never been able to sit through more than a random fast forwarding through Daniel James' videos-best I can usually do in total is about 10 minutes. Pretty much the same situation here. I don't think I will be watching another one any time soon. Though, I sincerely wish him the very best....

OK thanks Tanuj - truthfully I still don't quite get it, but I guess all that really matters is how it plays under your fingers. kony - I did buy Soaring Strings, timing it perfectly right after a lot of stuff where I would have used it if I'd had it. Since then I haven't needed it once! No regrets...

Michael White does some reviews or showcases on his YouTube page with plugins: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzDevrdpVygTa0i3ajd62A I try to catch one if I am interested in something or want to learn about a plugin I am unfamiliar with and often, it is very good. He is very knowledgeable. He wil...

DJ's video was fair and thorough, although I admit Guy's point, as I could only stick around for the first 90 minutes yesterday. No revenge or drama here, just a working composer playing sounds and saying "Ooh yeh I'd use that" or "Don't think I'll be using that much." So, you k...

I agree with your comments about the BBC library for the most part. No one has created the end-all orchestral library, and in my mind no one ever will - that's called humans<G>! This one is cool, and if I had a project that called for it I would not hesitate. But I don't, and right about now can't ...

Guy, in short performance samples are cut from pre-recorded material. Jasper then extrapolates different articulations in different tempos based on his system of sampling. So the attacks, legato speeds, short speeds and the release sample speed (timing) is based on those connecting performances. Th...

Guy, in short performance samples are cut from pre-recorded material. Jasper then extrapolates different articulations in different tempos based on his system of sampling. So the attacks, legato speeds, short speeds and the release sample speed (timing) is based on those connecting performances. Thi...

Just to add something I have read on Facebook, just now. It seems like all the demos for this library were mixed by Joël Dollié, who is a professional mixing engineer. He definitely mixed the legato demo (which he shared on FB) and when asked about the others - he says, that he just did some nudging...

Linos, while I agree with you in principle, I find that Upto three dynamic layers on sustain/legato is plenty. We can get by easily with restrictions in dynamic layers - after all, this is all invented by developers. Nobody really knows how to represent a real player’s dynamic/timbral shift. It seem...

Hi Michael, Welcome to TSB! I think, this is a fantastic idea. I love the idea that it is focused on professionals to an extent. A few questions: 1. Playback quality - This is something Soundcloud is not good at and Vimeo does very well with video. So, what is the technical aspect of your service? S...

Larry - Agreed about performance. But, what I was trying to convey was, a new direction and true innovation in sampling. Something on the lines of samplemodeling. This is more of the same, in many ways. And this is not a criticism of Spitfire as such. It seems to me that many developers have hit som...

It is hard to tell with focused section videos because in general writing scenarios, woodwinds are supporting the composition, adding colour etc. This library is not designed to create wonderful woodwind solos. So, once we start thinking about it from that perspective, it will work much better - my ...

Oh well...may be I need to re-introduce it to my workflow with more experimentation!

Though I have rarely pushed the knobs beyond 5-10% - except on one occasion, if I remember correctly.

May be I need to be more careless with it!

Guy, my view of Clariphonic is this - it definitely does something unique but I find its usage on samples very limited. This is because samples are already ‘produced’ to a certain level. I still find use on the master or groups now and then. But where this plugin shines is adding a HF sheen on flat ...

It seems to me that Jake Jackson has outdone himself, recording these samples. It really does sound good. I have not watched the strings walk through yet, so I cannot say anything about it yet. I now want to hear recordings made in this room. Can anyone send me off in the right direction? I can prob...

This is really well recorded material, I have to say. I am really liking the brass and the woodwinds. I think, I may have to get this for the woodwinds and brass alone! It sounds better than anything I have heard from Spitfire in terms of proper orchestra sound. Very happy they ditched Air. The stri...

(...) but is it truly a new chapter for the pro market? There's a thing at play here which seems to be of humongous emotional importance to both Paul and Christian — but much less so to everyone else — and that is the Britishness of it all. Things being through-and-through British is something that...

If they truly want to future proof for the pro market, then I hope there is some innovation in sampling, more articulations and a way to ‘connect’ those articulations. I have said this before as well. There needs to be serious R&D. So far, it seems most developers are thinking about it from a ‘s...

I was actually thinking about you when I noticed this Guy, during the keynote :) You have previously made such comments about product videos. It is quite disappointing and it is simple enough to do. The live event was 720P too, so Andy’s Demo did not sound as good there but on their website it’s in ...

12 microphone positions? That's just silly. Andy Blaney's demo does sound very good. But so do all his mockups. What stands out for me with this one is that it sounds pretty dry, yet has a lot of depth. That's rare in orchestral samples. And the orchestra sounds very good. The price is more than fa...