But been this way for years. There are downfalls to this, as communicating with someone that's not of your native tongue to get a session done the way you want and for the recording engineer and conductor to catch the vibe YOU want without you actually being there is... difficult. Yes, there are cheap alternatives out of eastern block countries, but they come at their own price too.nexussynth wrote:Gary also told me that to obtain orchestral samples in eastern Europe is dirt cheap where sessions can be done for like, $2500. These are his statements, not mine. Musicians there are highly skilled and talented but have fallen on hard times and so one can sort of take advantage of the situation. Regretable.
We've done that for 10+ years. Why is it any different now? The MV Mother Load was $3500 when it came out in the mid 90's. VSL in price is not that far off. MV was 6 CD's. VSL is multiple compressed DVD's. VSL certainly looks like the better deal content-wise... until this release of Philharmonik updating its relavancce and its price point along with its amount of content.Do we just raise our chins and say we will pay the stratospheric prices so we can support our brother musicians?
That's fine. That means if you are a professional churning out material that you no longer keep up with your competition. The hobbyist in this case really is the exception, and if they can afford it, they will. I'm sure plenty of hobbyists want it, but I'm sure there's plenty of us who want Neumann U87's in our studio with Manleys and Neve and and and... last I checked, we still made music without all the high end stuff, yes?East West is really out of touch with their buyers. I have many people telling me privately that they just can't swing that $700 for Gold pro and a $1000 for the Choir, etc. I know I won't ever again pay $1000 for ANY library and I'm actually not alone in that sentiment.
I know I do.I think SR is bringing it more realistically in-line for the surrent climate of the market, which is a good thing.I certainly don't think they are hurting anyone by offering the Miroslav so cheaply. Yeah, I hate to have to buy it again but it was never given the modern treatment it deserved.
It's another tool in the tool shed. If people want the tools, they pay the price. If you have no differenciation in your offerings, then yes, the vendors should be worried.I can tell you, the 'other' companies making orchestral libraries are looking somewhat worriedly at what the response will be to the new Miroslav when it comes out. That's the REAL game that is being played right now and why Garritan is holding off (and holding his breath!) about GPO Advanced, and why East West is playing around with the release date for QLSO Pro, to say nothing of MOTU, Notion and the rest.
Devon
