KVR Audio

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:04 pm

For those of you who are less interested in the huge library of (apparently) thousands of sound sources and more interested in the complete patches, here's the breakdown by category in the current version (based upon my own, manual, insomniac count).

ARP+Rhythm (214 patches)
Distortion (30 patches)
Keyboards (45 patches)
Modern Hybrid (144 patches)
Oneshot Hits (51 patches)
Psychoacoustic (112 patches)
Retro Underground (61 patches)
SFX and Noise (38 patches)
Synth Classic (41 patches)
Synth Mono (119 patches)
Synth Pads (43 patches)
Textures (42 patches)
Traditional (29 patches)
EDIT: 956 patches total (when no category filter is selected)

taijiguy · Post by **taijiguy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:10 pm

MaxSynths wrote:
jackmazzotti wrote:
MaxSynths wrote:
jackmazzotti wrote:guys if you love synths then this is something to get really excited about not complain about
If you love synths install a few mb synth and create the sounds you want
No, seriously... it is necessary to have a huge library like this when (I think) you can have the same (or very similar) sounds with synths like cameleon, absynth, etc.?

i am not sure what you are saying

what is a mb synth?

cameleon and absynth are great
but what are you taking about?
you think they there are the same as omnisphere?
A mb synth... I mean a small VSTi (small in size). I'm asking to myself if it's necessary to install a 40Gb library when you can layer the synths you already have. Anyway It was not a bad comment about Omnisphere, I'm considering to purcase it (as soon as I can hear more sounds). But I want to be sure it's worth to load huge sampled programs instead of using a synth.

I've been wondering the same things. I've been watching Omnisphere since the initial announcement and was ready to jump on it as soon as it was released, but after sitting back and thinking about it, I haven't yet heard anything that can't be done with other soft/hard synths in combination. The videos don't really show anything except for a bunch of people talking about how great it is. I am happy that so many people have purchased it and are now in the process of learning what it really can do. Maybe we'll start hearing some compelling/convincing examples soon.

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:14 pm

taijiguy wrote: I've been wondering the same things. I've been watching Omnisphere since the initial announcement and was ready to jump on it as soon as it was released, but after sitting back and thinking about it, I haven't yet heard anything that can't be done with other soft/hard synths in combination. The videos don't really show anything except for a bunch of people talking about how great it is. I am happy that so many people have purchased it and are now in the process of learning what it really can do. Maybe we'll start hearing some compelling/convincing examples soon.

If you search YouTube, at least one magazine posted several videos of Eric Persing demonstrating the use of Omnisphere for a long time in one go, showing many of the features. These make a good supplement to the official videos for getting a sense of how Omnisphere works. I'll see if I can find some of them for you.

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:15 pm

Per Lichtman wrote:For those of you who are less interested in the huge library of (apparently) thousands of sound sources and more interested in the complete patches, here's the breakdown by category in the current version (based upon my own, manual, insomniac count).

ARP+Rhythm (214 patches)
Distortion (30 patches)
Keyboards (45 patches)
Modern Hybrid (144 patches)
Oneshot Hits (51 patches)
Psychoacoustic (112 patches)
Retro Underground (61 patches)
SFX and Noise (38 patches)
Synth Classic (41 patches)
Synth Mono (119 patches)
Synth Pads (43 patches)
Textures (42 patches)
Traditional (29 patches)

Wow, I would have thought more than that.

dw

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:18 pm

(Checking numbers).

taijiguy · Post by **taijiguy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:29 pm

Per Lichtman wrote:
taijiguy wrote: I've been wondering the same things. I've been watching Omnisphere since the initial announcement and was ready to jump on it as soon as it was released, but after sitting back and thinking about it, I haven't yet heard anything that can't be done with other soft/hard synths in combination. The videos don't really show anything except for a bunch of people talking about how great it is. I am happy that so many people have purchased it and are now in the process of learning what it really can do. Maybe we'll start hearing some compelling/convincing examples soon.
If you search YouTube, at least one magazine posted several videos of Eric Persing demonstrating the use of Omnisphere for a long time in one go, showing many of the features. These make a good supplement to the official videos for getting a sense of how Omnisphere works. I'll see if I can find some of them for you.

Thank you. I'll check out the youtube videos as soon as I get home to an unblocked computer.

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:29 pm

dusted william wrote:
Per Lichtman wrote:For those of you who are less interested in the huge library of (apparently) thousands of sound sources and more interested in the complete patches, here's the breakdown by category in the current version (based upon my own, manual, insomniac count).

ARP+Rhythm (214 patches)
Distortion (30 patches)
Keyboards (45 patches)
Modern Hybrid (144 patches)
Oneshot Hits (51 patches)
Psychoacoustic (112 patches)
Retro Underground (61 patches)
SFX and Noise (38 patches)
Synth Classic (41 patches)
Synth Mono (119 patches)
Synth Pads (43 patches)
Textures (42 patches)
Traditional (29 patches)
Wow, I would have thought more than that.

dw

I count a total of 956 patches when the "all" category is selected. It is possible, even likely, that some patches are not assigned to a particular category but are assigned to a particular type.

topaz · Post by **topaz** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:31 pm

what about all the stack mode patches

and the split patterns split sounds etc ?

click the very top where it sais "default"

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:34 pm

topaz wrote:what about all the stack mode patches

and the split patterns split sounds etc ?

click the very top where it sais "default"

Those are multis, not patches.

There is layer upon layer of depth to Omnisphere and I was just addressing patches at that point. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:40 pm

I just added them up and there are well ove 900 patches.

some of the banks look small at first....too bad so many of them are in the arp section.

dw

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:46 pm

taijiguy wrote:
Per Lichtman wrote:
taijiguy wrote: I've been wondering the same things. I've been watching Omnisphere since the initial announcement and was ready to jump on it as soon as it was released, but after sitting back and thinking about it, I haven't yet heard anything that can't be done with other soft/hard synths in combination. The videos don't really show anything except for a bunch of people talking about how great it is. I am happy that so many people have purchased it and are now in the process of learning what it really can do. Maybe we'll start hearing some compelling/convincing examples soon.
If you search YouTube, at least one magazine posted several videos of Eric Persing demonstrating the use of Omnisphere for a long time in one go, showing many of the features. These make a good supplement to the official videos for getting a sense of how Omnisphere works. I'll see if I can find some of them for you.
Thank you. I'll check out the youtube videos as soon as I get home to an unblocked computer.

I found the video series I had referred to from NAMM on YouTube, of Eric Persing demonstrating Omnisphere. It's taped by The Producer's Edge Magazine. It's in 8 parts for a total of over 45 minutes of footage. Here is a link to part 1.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oQmd_A9pHhM

If there's trouble with the link, the posting user's name is "griffinavid".

spectrum · Post by **spectrum** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:46 pm

Don't forget the over 2700 Soundsources.

And the Multis

Plus, there are a lot more patches coming. A LOT.

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:48 pm

dusted william wrote:I just added them up and there are well ove 900 patches.

some of the banks look small at first....too bad so many of them are in the arp section.

dw

Okay, glad I can still count when I'm sleepy.

Per Lichtman · Post by **Per Lichtman** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:48 pm

spectrum wrote:Don't forget the over 2700 Soundsources.

And the Multis

Plus, there are a lot more patches coming. A LOT.

Yeah, I definitely have not had a chance to count those yet.

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:54 pm

spectrum wrote:Don't forget the over 2700 Soundsources.

And the Multis

Plus, there are a lot more patches coming. A LOT.

does that mean that there are a bunch of soundsources that are not used in the patches?

or is that 2700 number include multisamples that are used in one patch?

Thanks,

dw

Anyone here who got Omnisphere?