NI Bandstand vs Cakewalk TTS-1

[mahtazz]

I've got Sonar5 which includes TTS-1. I'd like to know how is NI Bandstand compared to TTS-1.

Thank you.

[advaya]

Both are neither very good. Functional as a 'scratch pad' to knock out an idea or two, but don't expect a significant improvement in realism if you upgrade the TTS-1 to Bandstand...

Just my opinion though... (as an owner of Colossus, I may be a little spoiled though )

[mahtazz]

I ask this question because NI Bandstand 99€ deal...

[Ildon]

I wasn't impressed with Bandstand either. Bandstand also seems to be a lot more buggy than the TTS-1. Bandstand's forums are still packed with people having trouble with the thing. I think some of the sounds are better, but not enough to make me want to spend 100 dollars and risk getting a buggy GM plug that'd just force me to use the TTS-1 anyway.

I'd stick with the TTS-1 for now and save up for something like Colossus. ForteDXi is also 50 bucks... might want to look into that.

[mahtazz]

Thank you, guys!

[ozinexile]

How about thinking from another point of view? What other functionality does bandstand bring? I have Sonar and TTS-1 and strictly use it for quickly playing back GM files, even as a sketch pad I still go for Colossus first.

Are there any features which woud prove beneficial? I assume that you have Kontakt to qualify for the crossgrade, and while you could use the bandstand sounds within K2.1, I doubt they will extend what you already have with the K2 library.

I decided that TTS-1 works how I need it to and I'm covered for sounds elsewhere.

[torhan]

I'd stick with the TTS-1 for now and save up for something like Colossus.

Better not wait -- last day, for the Group Buy I think!

[mahtazz]

Good point of view.

Thanks.