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memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:26 pm

How CPU efficient is Omnisphere? Can you use multiple instances on multiple tracks? Or is there a way to use multiple sounds in one instance across multiple tracks?

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:30 pm

Every time I've ever considered possibly buying Omnisphere, the interest starts because of the sample-rom.
It's the synth engines which end up making me feel it's not keeping up to its asking price.

Good Rompler, Decent VA. Not worth 500.00 though.
But I'm just as critical to price for Kontakt sample libraries and have only jumped on those during sales where they were 50-90% off.

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:32 pm

zerocrossing wrote:Oh yeah, and the orb modulation pad is pure brilliance.

Not to mention the Live- and Stack-Mode. Or the gorgeous groove lock = drag a midi-file to the arpeggiator or an envelope to imprint its groove. Still unique. Still awesome.

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:34 pm

memyselfandus wrote:How CPU efficient is Omnisphere? Can you use multiple instances on multiple tracks? Or is there a way to use multiple sounds in one instance across multiple tracks?

On my 8 core xeon system...it does really well. BUT. YMMV.

I would say it is a bit of a bear on average systems.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:35 pm

memyselfandus wrote:How CPU efficient is Omnisphere? Can you use multiple instances on multiple tracks? Or is there a way to use multiple sounds in one instance across multiple tracks?

Dependent on the CPU of course. But I've choked every computer I've got to demo it on.
However, I believe that's not a fair comparison as it's obvious to me that GC & SA are clueless to do any more than the bare minimum in displaying it. I have no doubt that most people wouldn't have a problem running it on their own system.

But that's perhaps the best reason from the consumer side of why Spectrasonics needs to figure out someway to let people download an evaluation on their own system.

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:35 pm

The average and outdated filter section:

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:37 pm

Well, average, but not necessarily outdated.

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:37 pm

BBFG# wrote:Every time I've ever considered possibly buying Omnisphere, the interest starts because of the sample-rom.
It's the synth engines which end up making me feel it's not keeping up to its asking price.

Good Rompler, Decent VA. Not worth 500.00 though.
But I'm just as critical to price for Kontakt sample libraries and have only jumped on those during sales where they were 50-90% off.

Those Kontakt libraries are pretty good as well.

As for the price of Omnisphere...when I did get the thing it did set me back a ways...

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:38 pm

BBFG# wrote:Well, average, but not necessarily outdated.

No...definitely not outdated. I'm thinking like some of slower quadcores here...

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:39 pm

memyselfandus wrote:Or is there a way to use multiple sounds in one instance across multiple tracks?

8-part multitimbral. Read: 8 different sounds in one instance. Free midi-channel assign.

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:41 pm

BBFG# wrote:Well, average, but not necessarily outdated.

Pls stop kidding, mate.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:50 pm

firepile wrote:
pdxindy wrote:
MachineClaw wrote:I am curious about the sort of pricing that people accept. Sample libraries are generally accepted to cost more than synths. If Omnisphere were somehow identical in capability due to synthesis, but had no sample library, would $500 be an acceptable price to as many people?
Nope. But with 40GB of high quality samples and 5000+ (mostly amazing) presets the price is acceptable. At least to me.

Compare that to Alchemy Complete - $849 for 14GB of samples and 4000 presets.

there are a dozen or so patches/sound sources @500mb-2gb range. They are keys/strings etc. Compared these large patches to say kontakt libraries, remove them from 40gb and i'd bet it'd be around 14gb.

firepile · Post by **firepile** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:00 pm

BBFG# wrote:Well, average, but not necessarily outdated.

Neither average nor outdated.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:07 pm

firepile wrote:
BBFG# wrote:Well, average, but not necessarily outdated.
Neither average nor outdated.

Subjective really. I don't consider them outdated, but understand and accept if others do.
They do seem rather common place in other VI synths now though. So IMO that makes them average in today's market.

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:10 pm

BBFG# wrote:They do seem rather common place in other VI synths now though. So IMO that makes them average in today's market.

The screenshot of the filter section has been added for a reason...

Omnisphere - worth $500?