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by tack
Jan 18, 2019 9:26 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Important Notification from Virharmonic
Replies: 4
Views: 1959

Re: Important Notification from Virharmonic

Fine point, Guy. I'll start a thread.
by tack
Jan 17, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Important Notification from Virharmonic
Replies: 4
Views: 1959

Re: Important Notification from Virharmonic

haveibeenpwned.com was just updated with a large volume of credentials that has been making the rounds on hacker forums. More details here . I looked up my personal domain and my Virhamonic email address is included in this dump. I imagine all Virharmonic's customers are as well. Just a reminder tha...
by tack
Jan 10, 2019 8:14 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2
Replies: 9
Views: 3061

Re: Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2

Thanks for sharing that, Geoff. I do find Don Bodin's reviews tend to be overly superficial and uncritical, but there was a lot of audio content in that review to help formulate opinions about the library. My opinion on the legato has improved somewhat, but there were still some really troublesome m...
by tack
Jan 09, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Realitone / Fingerpick 2.0
Replies: 14
Views: 5443

Re: Realitone / Fingerpick 2.0

Great walkthrough! And well produced. Looks like we even got a brief cameo from ... mom? :)
by tack
Jan 09, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2
Replies: 9
Views: 3061

Re: Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2

I could easily be wrong, I will find out by the weekend! Please do report back! Whereas vol 1 was a one-trick pony, that pony was very well groomed and behaved. Here it seems like the vol 2 pony can do quite a few more tricks, but I didn't get a strong feeling it did even what vol 1 did well. Would...
by tack
Jan 08, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2
Replies: 9
Views: 3061

Tina Guo Acoustic Cello vol 2

Cinesamples has just released volume 2 of their popular Tina Guo Acoustic Cello for $99: https://cinesamples.com/product/tina-guo-vol-2 https://cinesamples.com/img/product/image/akcpbuapj1snegguo1b6heuitpp.png I haven't watched the walkthrough video yet, but although the Mini Phrases and Effects dem...
by tack
Jan 01, 2019 1:06 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Audio Modelling Roadmap
Replies: 2
Views: 1261

Re: Audio Modelling Roadmap

SWAM Brass, eh? Hm, I'm intrigued.
by tack
Dec 20, 2018 3:01 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Metropolis Ark 4 (Dec 19th)
Replies: 8
Views: 2532

Re: Metropolis Ark 4 (Dec 19th)

Yeah those power legatos sound pretty good, especially on the low strings. And the name made me chuckle (perhaps unintentionally).

MA4 looks like a fine addition to the family.

Wish the voiceover in the video was mixed louder though. Constantly rode my master volume while playing.
by tack
Dec 19, 2018 6:47 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinesamples Voices Of War: Men Of The North
Replies: 11
Views: 4325

Re: Cinesamples Voices Of War: Men Of The North

Some very good sounds in that walkthrough -- though the typical uncanny valley of choirs in many places of course -- but yes, that GUI looks like a circa 1995 video game.
by tack
Dec 10, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....
Replies: 58
Views: 17775

Re: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....

Bought it. Will fiddle for a bit tonight but my fiddling time is regrettably limited this week. Let me know if you have any specific questions about the library. Cursory observations: Legato is only medium or fast, no slow legatos as with CSS. That's probably ok as a slower transitions would probabl...
by tack
Dec 10, 2018 7:58 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....
Replies: 58
Views: 17775

Re: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....

And it's out. A couple videos up now and at least through my crappy phone speakers it sounds really good. Although I'm concerned I haven't heard anything in the ppp to pp range. I suspect this won't be the library for softer chorale work but I hope I'm wrong. (Edit: I just noticed a new "Christ...
by tack
Dec 07, 2018 1:06 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: VSL releases Steinway D
Replies: 8
Views: 2827

Re: VSL releases Steinway D

www.vsl.co.at/Steinway_D Wow, a piano sample library with release velocity samples. That's impressive. I only know of Pianoteq doing that (which is easier since it's modeled). And the robotic apparatus to trigger the keys should ensure consistent velocity layers between notes. The room mic sounds gr...
by tack
Nov 27, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: BF/CM Ultimate Acquisitions
Replies: 47
Views: 15031

Re: BF/CM Ultimate Acquisitions

You know, I haven't bought anything for BF/CM. I would have taken advantage of the u-he soundset sale but I was too slow on the uptake.

Otherwise, just not bit by any bug. Could be a first.
by tack
Nov 22, 2018 9:28 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2018
Replies: 117
Views: 98669

Re: Black Friday 2018

Added the Xtant Audio sale as well as one announced for Hollo Sounds.

(Guy, I didn't include the Sofia Woodwinds sale from Librewave because it's an introductory offer rather than a BF sale.)
by tack
Nov 20, 2018 7:10 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Audiobro Modern Scoring Brass: some memory tips
Replies: 186
Views: 299528

Re: Audiobro Modern Scoring Brass

The battle of the prematurely announced brass libraries begins.
by tack
Nov 17, 2018 10:52 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....
Replies: 58
Views: 17775

Re: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....

I'm personally really excited to see what Alex has done with the horns. This to me has been a real sore point of sample based brass libraries. Samples really struggle with legato on the horns for some reason, with difficult-to-tame phasing-like artifacts. Would like to see a chorale demo. The demos ...
by tack
Nov 17, 2018 10:40 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....
Replies: 58
Views: 17775

Re: Cinematic Studio Brass

Ah, not quite "finally." Unlike with past releases from Alex this one is being teased before the release. He hopes it will be officially out before EOY.
by tack
Nov 17, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cinematic Studio Brass ... soon ....
Replies: 58
Views: 17775

Re: Cinematic Studio Brass

Finally!
by tack
Nov 17, 2018 12:08 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2018
Replies: 117
Views: 98669

Re: Black Friday 2018

Guy, let me know if you'd like help with the curation work. I (or any of the mods) can edit your OP with the feedback from the community here if you're ok with that.
by tack
Nov 11, 2018 7:31 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Strezov Afflatus Series
Replies: 29
Views: 12185

Re: Strezov Afflatus Series

Chris has his walkthrough up:

Edit: removed the video link. Looks like Chris has shuttered his channel due to YouTube trolls.
by tack
Oct 29, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Strezov Afflatus Series
Replies: 29
Views: 12185

Re: Strezov Afflatus Series

Cinematic Studio Strings comes to mind concerning legato patches that are sluggish to use. You need a massive amount of negative delay compensation if you want to work to a grid. Afflatus does not. You still need to add a bit of negative delay but more akin to what we are use to using on standard l...
by tack
Oct 24, 2018 10:01 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: UVI / Plate (electro-mechanical reverb)
Replies: 6
Views: 2699

Re: UVI / Plate (electro-mechanical reverb)

UVI Plate looks really quite impressive actually, and not just because it's a Dan Worrall video. (I've been a Worrall fan long before it became fashionable to squee over his presentations.) The band decay editor is reminiscent of FabFilter Pro-R (which I have). I really, truly don't need another rev...
by tack
Oct 20, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Sonible smart:EQ2 with generous crossgrade offer
Replies: 3
Views: 1273

Re: Sonible smart:EQ2 with generous crossgrade offer

I really do sympathize. I resisted getting an iLok or installing the PACE crapware for some years before I finally gave in. I'm an old hat Linux and FOSS guy, so I feel like I sold a part of my soul. I wish everyone would just do what FabFilter does. I feel like those guys have it nailed. (Edit: to ...
by tack
Oct 20, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Sonible smart:EQ2 with generous crossgrade offer
Replies: 3
Views: 1273

Sonible smart:EQ2 with generous crossgrade offer

Actually launched on October 1, but I noticed it wasn't mentioned on TSB. It's regularly €129, with an introductory price of €89, but as an existing owner of frei:raum (I had picked it up on sale ), I received a discount offer for smart:EQ2 for €9.90. What's better, when I actually checked out, I on...
by tack
Oct 18, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Harmonic Subtones / Emotional Violin
Replies: 5
Views: 1735

Re: Harmonic Subtones / Emotional Violin

Listening to the demos: sometimes it sounds utterly convincing, but those moments of "oh yeah it's a VI" are just a little bit more frequent than I'd like. (Especially The Fiddler - Traditional is just a continuous run of cringe for me.) I think, though, if you wrote to the samples, this i...