IK Multimedia Xpansion Tank 2 Group Buy

[barbecutie]

IK Multimedia Xpansion Tank 2 Group Buy

Now 5X1! Currently at 3604 users. Need 396 more users for 6X1!


http://www.ikmultimedia.com/xtgroupbuy

and

http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=4293

BBC

esoundz user: BarBeCutie or see epointz referral thread below for other users:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... ht=epointz

[dragonfly]

Hey hey guys (and girls !),

Anyone can testify about those packs from esoundz :

- Rare Vintage collection
- Squid's Tron exclusive
- Sonik reality bonus disk for ST 2.5

Any overlap with the Xpansions on IK's page ?

Thanks a lot !

(Getting ready to go in for a second time, while taking a sip of belgian beer :p )

[I.P]

+1 for that question especially for the first 2 packs

also anybody know in what sample/bit rates, these instruments captured?

[cevin]

Hi,

could somebody make a demo of SampleOB or Sample ARP please

Just play some of the best patches.
thx for help.

[androidlove]

Hi,

could somebody make a demo of SampleOB or Sample ARP please

Just play some of the best patches.
thx for help.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/DgwomIXE/arp_pack.html

[Reverend Rhythm]

3650! It seems like this is taking forever! I know it isn't, but it seems that way....


Maybe I need a life.

[zedd]

could somebody make a demo of SampleOB or Sample ARP please

Just play some of the best patches.
thx for help.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/DgwomIXE/arp_pack.html

I still love that demo. The instruments used at the beginning of it are particularly delicious. I will happily produce a whole song with that mellow just-before-dawn vibe.

I'm thinking of joining this GB a third time. I decided that at this phenomenal price, I am going to find stuff in all those Dance and Hip Hop loops, even though I don't normally do that kind of music. With 200+ instruments/loops in each pack, there are bound to be several things that you can love and make use of in some context.

But right now, Sample ARP is my very next download, for sure. Top of the list. Thanks again androidlove!

[Baard]

3650! It seems like this is taking forever! I know it isn't, but it seems that way....

I hear ya'! But it looks like we might hit 3700 today, and if we get 100 regs a day, we're there on sunday. (one can always hope..)

[ephraze619]

3650! It seems like this is taking forever! I know it isn't, but it seems that way....
Maybe I need a life.

It's actually picking up steam the couple of days. 100 signees per day. I think we'll hit that 6*1 by Monday at the latest.

I'm still waiting on feedback about the Vintage Rare Instruments Collection. There aren't ANY DEMOS on Esounds.com.

c'mon Squids.....hook that up.


I guess I don't have a life either, because I'm at work steadily watching this s**t, too.

[zedd]

3650! It seems like this is taking forever! I know it isn't, but it seems that way....
Maybe I need a life.

It's actually picking up steam the couple of days. 100 signees per day. I think we'll hit that 6*1 by Monday at the latest.

I agree. I don't know about Monday, but definitely by this time next week. Not sure we'll make it to 7x1 without some additional packs, but I am now seriously considering joining a third time anyway.

I guess I don't have a life either, because I'm at work steadily watching this s**t, too.

Me too. It's been fun to follow!

[JavaJ]

Well I got myself into a nice pickle. I just sold some hardware and used the cash to buy Omnisphere and Trilian. So now I have to rethink what I will do for the last pack and the freebie. I am thinking loops loops and more loops now.

Definately need more demos. I did the Vocal Colleciton one on Youtube.


maybe we can have a new post with all the current demos out there for the packs. This might entice some more people to join in on the fun.

[zedd]

Well I got myself into a nice pickle. I just sold some hardware and used the cash to buy Omnisphere and Trilian. So now I have to rethink what I will do for the last pack and the freebie. I am thinking loops loops and more loops now.

Definately need more demos.

Since the eSoundz RAW packs have the same content as all the loop packs in this GB, check out the demos here:
http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=3805

On the right side of the page you will find each pack listed individually where you can hear audio demos just from a specific pack.

[muddyjoe]

3650! It seems like this is taking forever! I know it isn't, but it seems that way....


Maybe I need a life.

When the GB touched 5x1 before the half way mark I was expecting us to touch 10x1 with my limited math skills guess my math needs some improvement

[zedd]

When the GB touched 5x1 before the half way mark I was expecting us to touch 10x1 with my limited math skills guess my math needs some improvement

Well you can make it 12x1 just by using your Jam Points! (If you want to look at it that way).

[DarkStar]

maybe we can have a new post with all the current demos out there for the packs. This might entice some more people to join in on the fun.

User Demo Tunes
[Updated]Just gathered together some user demo tunes and their own comments:

(Peter - IK Multimedia - Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:46 pm)
SampleTank really is a very quick workstation. With a little bit of research/knowledge of the tools used on the original recording and some ingenuity I was able to do a Floydesque take on the "Shine on You" Part I sounds in just a few minutes only using instruments from these Xpansion Tanks with no external processing of any kind (limited myself on purpose).

I used sounds from Vintage Keys, Cinematik, and SampleOB Xpander (and only one from each for the pad, one from SampleOB Xpander for lead). Mind the few seconds of silence at the beginning - I also only took a few minutes to tweak the export Smile
http://storage.tinytoaster.com/STShine.mp3

(Cognition - Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:54 pm)
The reason the demos you've heard are focusing on unusual effects is because that is (in my opinion) the Cinematic Collection's strong point. You might want to check out Symphonic Strings, which seems to have a bigger emphasis on strings rather than effects. I don't have that one, so can't comment.
Here's something I improvised real quick using the Cinematic Collection strings;
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3049335/Cinematic_strings.mp3

For me this doesn't cut it for strings, and neither does Garritan (for me). I'd recommend East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, even if you can only afford the Silver Edition. You can always upgrade later. However, this might not be within your budget. (Note: I'm an EWQLSO Gold Plus user, which is in a completely different price class from SampleTank).

For new readers, here is my demo of the aspects of the Cinematic Collection that are more exciting to me personally:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3049335/Jon%20C ... ration.mp3

Edit: It is definitely possible to get better results with the Cinematic Collection strings than my improvisation. I was just improvising for a few min on my MIDI controller using presets (sometimes with a reverb or a delay added)

(Peter - IK Multimedia - Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:27 pm)

I'd very much appreciate it if somebody could post some samples with more traditional symphonic / orchestral sounds.

I tried and succeeded at only picking traditional orchestral sounds only from Cinematik and within a few minutes had a decent combi and multi-out setup to do this small piece. Forgive the crashes in the wrong place and other nits here and there. There's layered strings, brass, and winds with a lame percussion track - all from Cinematik only:
http://storage.tinytoaster.com/STCinematikOrch.mp3

(Peter - IK Multimedia - Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:05 am)
Some of the Beach Boy vocals done up quickly, starts "in the manner of the church" (a capella - I have to try to brush up on the true Italian meanings seeing that our HQ is in Italy) then in a mix then back to a cappella. I've added bass from the Bass tank, organ from the Vintage Keys, and a drum loop from the Vintage Rock loops for the midsection "mix":
http://storage.tinytoaster.com/STVoxBoys.mp3

(androidlove - Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:22 am)
Here's a little dry Cinematik demo. there's a player embedded in the page
www.4shared.com/audio/ISV9uMiH/cinematik.html

(2ndStringer - Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:07 am)
Here is a quick jam with several libraries involved:
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/jre ... padjam.mp3
The pad is from Cinematik, layered with some stuff from World music. The hand drum is from World, as is the psaltery. The bowed bass is from Symphony Strings 2. The guitar is my Strat through a non-IK product (sorry). It is just a two-chord ambient sort of thing, and I am no pro, but a lot of people might do this sort of thing with SampleTank.

(androidlove - Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:31 am)
Here's a dry run on the Hip Hop instrument pack. It's only the tip. You could ride out a career with just this set.
www.4shared.com/audio/mH09rixa/hip_it.html
Someone requested a pop demo using the Hip Hop set because that person wasn't a fan of hip hop. I made an old sounding piece because the Hip Hop sounds are old. Hip Hop likes to recycle. if you're looking for hip hop... btw, which GM set recreates old analogue like that?

(androidlove - Tue May 04, 2010 3:47 am)
I filled up all 16 slots for this retro pop piece using the hip hop set. Uses just the effects that loaded with the parents. If you have a cheese allergy, you may want to avoid this.
www.4shared.com/audio/0XYJQ4Tg/hip_pop.html
Whereas the bass break in hip it was garbage, this one is the bomb (please, someone get that).

(Siedler - Fri May 07, 2010 3:40 am)
Thought, I want to share my work with you guys. Maybe it would help people to decide, if they want to join the GB. And also it's a "thank you" for IKMM and SR for it. So they know what people do with their sets Wink
http://swift-assistance.de/joomla/image ... _Dream.mp3
It's done with a few freebies for the electronic-sounds and mastering, the rest is done with these packs of the GB:

• Cinematik Collection
• Piano Collection 2
• Symphony Strings 2
• World Grooves

Have fun with it, and pm me if you like it. If not, don't say it - I'm a cry-baby! Crying or Very sad HiHi

(Jesse J - Fri May 07, 2010 10:35 pm)
Here's a little loop I made after I downloaded the Acoustic Drums today:
http://rapidshare.com/files/384715164/J ... emo_01.mp3
I'm using a Kit from Acoustic Drums 2 that I edited to be a bit tighter, keys are from the Piano Collection 2 and a little spice from the Cinematic Collection. Just 3 channels used, bass comes from my Roland Fantom G as I haven't got the Bass xpansion (yet).
Here's a little screen-shot of ST while playing this:
http://img.skitch.com/20100507-1m137a62 ... t3j13r.jpg

(Jesse J - Fri May 07, 2010 10:56 pm)
Here's another little demo:
http://rapidshare.com/files/384720448/J ... emo_02.mp3
Just 3 channels, a mandolin patch I created using the World Instruments Collection + Tremble Strings from the Cinematic Collection.
http://img.skitch.com/20100507-nns7313y ... p1tkbe.jpg
I used Toraverb for the big reverb. The built-in ST reverb would probably have done the trick just as well, but I happened to have Toraverb in my Aux so I just used it...

(androidlove - Wed May 12, 2010 11:55 pm)
Here's an arp only demo. It's the default sounds. Run it through a chorus and a delay or a flanger and a reverb if it sounds too plain
www.4shared.com/audio/DgwomIXE/arp_pack.html

(abi - Wed May 19, 2010 12:37 am)

Hi, do somebody have the Vintage Keys Collection.
I have the Piano Collection and like to know if in the Vintage Keys are new Rhodes patches in. Can anybody make a demo? Just play around on different patches....

Here's a quick demo (sorry for the playing):
www.zshare.net/audio/762517413df6c525/

(JavaJ - Thu May 20, 2010 4:38 pm)
Definitely need more demos. I did the Vocal Collection one on Youtube.


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