Omnisphere - worth $500?

[pdxindy]

that Omni has it all and more.

no it doesn't... there are various synthesis methods Omnisphere cannot do...

If you buy Omnisphere the waters will part and the light of god will shine down from the heavens!!

[dsan@mail.com]

<snip>.... the waters will part and the light of god will shine down from the heavens!!

Now we know Omni does Gospel too

Happy Musiking!
dsan

[noiseboyuk]

that Omni has it all and more.

no it doesn't... there are various synthesis methods Omnisphere cannot do...

If you buy Omnisphere the waters will part and the light of god will shine down from the heavens!!

Page 17 of pointless posts and ignoring everything that everyone else says! Nearly at 20 by end of Wednesday, my stated aim...

For fun, I'll point out that the context of my post was that Omni has quality AND depth AND speed, not that it literally can do everything on the planet. I appreciate it neither does aglekampulartonic synthesis. Or tea-making. Or bomb difusal.

Keep 'em coming! Just 3 more pages!

[Synchanter]

Omnisphere is the ultimate synth because it can make KVR forum members make noise?

[BBFG#]

Best deal I've seen on Omni has been $419.00 @ AudioDeluxe.
But I believe they're currently out of stock.
When they are, most online dealers of your choice will match that price.

Remember the big detractor from buying secondhand is that the owner selling it is trying to recoup as much as they paid (which is quite logical on their part) and that is often closer to the $450-$500.00+ mark. And it becomes NFR. So anyone interested still gets in this question of whether it's worth the price or not.
Especially if they end up having no recourse in selling it to others caught in the same question.

note: I worked music sales for about fifteen years. Price is always a consideration to the rational buyer.

[hibidy]

Don't you just love the smell of kvr in the morning?

Come on guys, like it or not, there is plenty of room in the world for people who don't want omnisphere, people that do, and everything in between. If you want to get upset about something, you should pick something more evil.....like dongles...... (ducks from all the food flying)

[BBFG#]

Don't you just love the smell of kvr in the morning?

Come on guys, like it or not, there is plenty of room in the world for people who don't want omnisphere, people that do, and everything in between. If you want to get upset about something, you should pick something more evil.....like dongles...... (ducks from all the food flying)

Thanks for starting my day with a little humor!

[BBFG#]

Best deal I've seen on Omni has been $419.00 @ AudioDeluxe.
But I believe they're currently out of stock.
When they are, most online dealers of your choice will match that price.

Anyway, I see a trend where Omni no longer holds its price as well as it used to.
And Spectrasonics could reverse that trend by improving the rest of the engines already in it to what can compete with other VIs that do those things better at this point.
And also get rid of the NFR status that many countries already have deemed illegal anyway.
Or they could take the low road of just being pr--kz about it and shut down all the dealers giving those deals (kind of like Roland issuing cease and desist orders on anyone getting too close to a D550 emulation).

Trends are changing, both in market and legalities.
As it is now, I think it's probably well worth a MSRP of $399.00 (or $549.00 for all three Spectra products tied in a bundle). Depending on what the 'in-cart' price would be during a BF deal, I just might have to have it then.
But that would be more about the economics in GAS than any actual need for it.

[chk071]

Where does that $500 come from anyway? It's 359 € in stores here, and that even includes VAT already. Btw, it has a massive 190 ratings on Thomann online store, which is the biggest online store for music gear in europe. So much for the unpopularity, and negative trend, wherever you read that out from.

[lnikj]

Quite. £273 here incl VAT: http://www.studiocare.com/spectrasonics ... synth.html

I bought it from these guys two years ago for £258.

[gremlinmoon]

Now we know Omni does Gospel too

Happy Musiking!
dsan

Actually Omni does great gospel since there is a whole selection of Gospel singer soundsources. Add one of the percussive organ presets, throw in a studio bass from Trilian and funk drums, tambourine and claps from Stylus RMX's included Retro Funk expansion and you've got the Holy Spirit at your finger tips.

Or, take one of the choral fx soundsources, add a bowed string soundsource and then a dark big boomer soundsource for a dirge-like beat and you've got instant Prince of Darkness at your fingertips.

The choice is yours...

[BBFG#]

Where does that $500 come from anyway?

I think MSRP is $499.00; MAP is $479.00; Standard discounts usually results in around $432.00?

Not sure what the conversion in pounds and euros is to that and we have to scurry about to get shipping and taxes waived here also (seemingly not as bad as VAT in most cases though).
I see it in our market place for $350.00-$400.00 every so often, have no idea of they actually sell for, but I have seen a few of them pulled once they realized they couldn't get the price they were hoping for. It is, because of its NFR status after sale, something that doesn't personally interest me for such a high secondhand pricing. And knowing it would be hard to get rid of in that regard if I decided to after a first hand purchase does factor into it not being worth the initial cost at this point.

Tone 2 products are much the same in this business model. However, when they went on sale in the holidays, the price was too good to pass up. And knowing they are NFR after a secondhand sale isn't as bad because first, they're cheaper to begin with and I would base their selling price accordingly with what I paid rather than the MSRP. And second, being individual synths means I could sell what I want and still keep what I do. (And BTW, being that they use the buzz of psycho-acoustics puts them as the only competition for Omni in that regard. However, if you listen and read closely to the pitches and blurbs, you find that Tone 2 is more accurate in that claim than Omni).

[trimph1]

Having both here it can be heard quite well. BBFG.

Then again, value,or not, is really in the eyes or ears, in this case, of the potential end user.

[ghettosynth]

Where does that $500 come from anyway? It's 359 € in stores here, and that even includes VAT already. Btw, it has a massive 190 ratings on Thomann online store, which is the biggest online store for music gear in europe. So much for the unpopularity, and negative trend, wherever you read that out from.

Is someone arguing that it's unpopular? I don't that's ever the question that anyone is asking, BTW.

[BBFG#]

Is someone arguing that it's unpopular?

No, only if it's price makes it not as popular as it might be.
Apparently that is the case made the most here concerning the OP's question.
With only the people that paid that price agreeing with it being worth that.