Cakewalk Rapture Pro Announced :)

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EvilDragon wrote:Probably used for samples in the patch.
But would have to be licensed then?
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BTW Interesting choice of endorsers...

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Numanoid wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:Probably used for samples in the patch.
But would have to be licensed then?
Probably, but I don't think that's a problem for a bigger vendor like Cakewalk/Gibson.
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Numanoid wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:Probably used for samples in the patch.
But would have to be licensed then?
Andromeda is analog, so what would they license? The picture?

Don't tell IK. They've clearly got a Prophet-like pic in ST3 for some of the sampled sounds.
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jsp1979 wrote:Andromeda is analog, so what would they license? The picture?

Don't tell IK. They've clearly got a Prophet-like pic in ST3 for some of the sampled sounds.
I got no big clue to that licensing bizness, just appears to me that if you use an image of a product in a commercial release, it is fair to pay some kind of fee for that.

For all I know they could subscribe to Colourbox, and have sourced it from there.
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Sampling analog is fine.

As for a the "picture", that's not a pic of the Andromeda. It's a pixelated rendering of a synth that looks like one. The idea is to make a pic that looks like it, but avoids copyright issues. IK does the same thing with the pics in the synth section of ST3.
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I don't know, I really want to like this, but I just can't get excited about it. I have Sonar Platinum and qualify for $79 pricing, but still. Rapture always felt like editing a spreadsheet to me. Z3TA+ 2 was way more interesting. And oh, wow, a bunch of gigabytes of sample content that I don't need. I already have Komplete Ultimate, which provides ample sample material. If I wanted a ton of more samples, I would probably rather pony up for Omnisphere and at least get something interesting and worthwhile. The only reason I keep coming back to this is because of the entry pricing, but I just don't see how there is any point to it, even at a good price.

Besides, I already own an Alesis Andromeda. :wink:
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Ameyah Audio wrote:
D-Fusion wrote:I don't find the upgrade price to big.
Omnisphere 2 price on the other hand is insane.
why? you have so many choice and really good sounds, not to mention the upgrade is free when you bought omni 1 after sept 2014.
I agree that Omnisphere is awesome and you can create almost anything in it but $250 is a high price to pay for a update.
I know i will do the update because i love it so much but it won't happen for a while because of the price so Rapture Pro might come first.

Rapture Pro and Omnisphere would be a great combo since Rapture pro focuses on many sounds that is not possible in Omnisphere (Like workstation type sounds).
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chk071 wrote:
rustman wrote:Except maybe Fabfilter, PSP, or Cableguys, off the top of my head...
Huh? Don't see where you get a discount at all for Cableguys plugin... do you mean the bundle?
You are right. Cableguys only discounts the bundle when you buy some single products. Sorry, I forgot. "Off the top of my head" ain't what it used to be. :party:
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Hehe no problem. :) Guess i also implied that just because i never saw such thing, it can't be existant, i'm sure it is. But i guess it's rather the exception, otherwise it would be more widespread.
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So you are complaining over $99 upgrades.

I payed €250 for Dimension Pro alone, almost 10 years ago now - and still just scratched the surface of whats in there. I know I'm a slow scratcher, but still....;)

I'm mostly curious about if they did anything to upgrade audio engine with oversampling stuff or other enhancements - to make what I bought many years ago sound even better from scratch. That would make it a buy from me again.

For newcomers, $149 is a steal for Rapture Pro compared to what NI ever offered you with their Core xx, Komplete yy and I don't know what for much more money.
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No, it isn't a steal, and you may as well say that a £1,000 PC today is a bargain because it would have cost £500,000 twenty years ago, even if you can buy the same PC for £500 today.
The first demo by that geezer (whoever he is) was dire - why would they use that to try to sell their product?
I have Dimension Pro and Rapture, I paid under £30 for each of them, and I would never buy this upgrade, as I don't really use either of them, and the upgrade price is too high.
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basslinemaster wrote:No, it isn't a steal, and you may as well say that a £1,000 PC today is a bargain because it would have cost £500,000 twenty years ago, even if you can buy the same PC for £500 today.

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rustman wrote:Except maybe Fabfilter, PSP, or Cableguys, off the top of my head...
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basslinemaster wrote:No, it isn't a steal, and you may as well say that a £1,000 PC today is a bargain because it would have cost £500,000 twenty years ago, even if you can buy the same PC for £500 today.
The first demo by that geezer (whoever he is) was dire - why would they use that to try to sell their product?
I have Dimension Pro and Rapture, I paid under £30 for each of them, and I would never buy this upgrade, as I don't really use either of them, and the upgrade price is too high.
For too many only free is a steal - and not even then to some.
Perception is skewed - I stand by my argument.

If you have neither DP or R - $149 for this package is a steal.
That's what I mean by "newcomer".
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