Hey, one of my best ones!

Namm's coming up, any hint if Sampletank 3 will make an appearance?

-- Share resources for the same sounds that are loaded in more than one slots... i.e. use only one instance of the sound in RAM.

smart ram allocation yep

IK Multimedia ST3 progress log [confidential do not publish]
Date: January 24, 2013

"Today I walked into the studio where all the recordings of sampletank 3's instruments are being handled. I realized, a computer had been left on. I promptly turned it off. Also, took a gatorade from the mini-fridge."

given their current direction in marketing and in-app purchases, that sounds highly likely.

Given the likely mega load of content that will likely be included to compete with the likes of NI, steinberg, etc... I don't think an a la carte approach to content would necessarily be a bad thing. Get in on the inevitable "credits group buys" and grab just the add-ons you really want. TBH, I've been wanting an engine-only upgrade path for Kontakt for years...

Unless i missed something, i almost can't believe there was nothing at Namm. I mean it's 2013 FFS.

Always Musikmesse and Summer NAMM... or they could spring it on us without a trade show!

Why is everybody so eager for news on Sampletank 3 all the time anyway?

Seriously, I don't get it... Sampletank is s**t, just get Kontakt.
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Seems they are too focused on releasing iOS stuff...

I have Kontakt. The UI is terrible for simple usability. It was designed more for.. design imo.

I think Sampletank was the closest we have to a poor man's omnisphere... closer to a roland JV.

Ok fair enough, I'm talking about quality of sound though, I don't think any of the real instruments, orchestral, band and such sound good enough to use, I don't think they're sampled in anywhere enough detail, I also just think everything in it has a kind of a 'small' dullish sound to it...

... anyway, Sampletank doesn't excite me one bit, I've got the XXL version (or whatever the biggest full version is called) and don't even have it installed.

... But, on the other hand, there is plenty of room for improvement, so maybe sampletank 3 will be vastly improved and worth getting excited about

Sampletank is looking old and tired. It really is in need of a new version as it's falling way behind its competitors.

SampleTank2 doesn't have any decent sounding round-robin instruments, nor does it have a native 64-bit version.

Those are the two main reasons I just cannot be bothered with ST2 and Miroslav, which is basically ST2.

IK could have simply put out a "beta" x64 version of ST2 to make at least some of us happy during the wait, but they simply couldn't be bothered.

If SampleTank3 should really come with much better sounding instruments and a native x64 version, then I'll give it a spin.

I would actually appreciate it if they built a Custom Shop into it, because I wouldn't want to pay for (and download; and store on HDD) all sorts of instruments I wouldn't want to use anyway.

No need for Guitars and Basses, do all that myself, no need for Rock Drums 'cause Superior does it better, no need for orchestral drums 'cause CineSamples, 8dio and others do them better, etc. - so why pay for them?

Make it free and modular like Amplitube and now T-Racks, let me pay for what I need and want to pay for; best financial model ever.
Best for me, a musician, that is.
They say "musicians first", so let's wait and see what's behind that charming smile.

I mean, if ST3 ever comes out. ATM it's just Duke Nukem Forever all over again.