Spectrasonics rumors...

[ATS]

Sounds are indeed impressive. But who is it for? Probably people who have lots of money but no piano libraries yet, and there are plenty on the market. In fact these are omnipresent. I got two just from bundles.

It was made exclusively for Herbie Hancock.

[Cinebient]

UVI's Toy Museum cost the same, has less GB content and is even more in a niche f.e.
Una Corda alone costs 149€.
I payed 259€ for a single Cello etc.
I really don't think it's expensive for 349€ or 399$...even not close to expensive.
The Omnisphere integration makes it really interesting.

[ATS]

UVI's Toy Museum cost the same, has less GB content and is even more in a niche f.e.
Una Corda alone costs 149€.
I payed 259€ for a single Cello etc.
I really don't think it's expensive for 349€ or 399$...even not close to expensive.
The Omnisphere integration makes it really interesting.

not sure why it matters who does think it is and who doesn't. It's all relative.

[Zookes]

It's all relative.

^

[xcentric]

This is going to appeal big time to Church musicians.

[Cinebient]

UVI's Toy Museum cost the same, has less GB content and is even more in a niche f.e.
Una Corda alone costs 149€.
I payed 259€ for a single Cello etc.
I really don't think it's expensive for 349€ or 399$...even not close to expensive.
The Omnisphere integration makes it really interesting.

not sure why it matters who does think it is and who doesn't. It's all relative.

So just put "It's all relative" above most KVR threads and we can close them all
It also doesn't matter who is dissapointed or not....
But we are just humans

[murnau]

I'm a bit worried now, i can't find Jordan Rudess in the video.

[Brittlestem]

This is going to appeal big time to Church musicians.

This, big time - Omnisphere is huge with the christians, they'll lap this up.
RMX, not so much, hence it being the neglected bug-fest that it is.

[ATS]

UVI's Toy Museum cost the same, has less GB content and is even more in a niche f.e.
Una Corda alone costs 149€.
I payed 259€ for a single Cello etc.
I really don't think it's expensive for 349€ or 399$...even not close to expensive.
The Omnisphere integration makes it really interesting.

not sure why it matters who does think it is and who doesn't. It's all relative.

So just put "It's all relative" above most KVR threads and we can close them all
It also doesn't matter who is dissapointed or not....
But we are just humans

not everything is though...but yeah we are all apes

[Krakatau]

Overall I think all computer musicians/producers are a spoiled bunch, myself included. We have everything we could ever need/want/askfor for the most part and done quite easily. We expect innovation around every corner. We have been spoon-fed innovation since the mid 1990's and are addicted to it.

+1

[Vortifex]

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[lnikj]

This is going to appeal big time to Church musicians.

This, big time - Omnisphere is huge with the christians, they'll lap this up.

Wait, what? What kind of churches have people playing Omnisphere in them?

Maybe he thought it said 'omnipotent' or 'omniscient'

[Lotuzia]

Is the GUI the same for all instruments, a big picture of the instrument, and a couple of generic looking knobs to twist?

Kind of makes Rapture Session look professional



And are relations with Roland now so strained that Big Eric can't even mention their name in the product description

In 1987, shortly after they discontinued the Rhodes product line, Fender sold the Rhodes brand name to a well-known Japanese manufacturer where Spectrasonics President Eric Persing was Chief Sound Designer. Two years later, the Japanese company released the MK-80 – a digital “re-imagining” of the electro-mechanical Rhodes

Iirc, Roland, very gracefully, gave back to Harold Rhodes the opportunity to use it's own name again, some years after they acquired it from CBS (? iirc). Maybe a reason why Spectrasonics are also restrained to use the former name ?

Anyway, afaics, nothing will give you a Key action similar to playing the real instruments ( you would need special controlers for that, because the hammers mechanics/Keybed and resonators concepts are a lot for the differences between a Rhodes and a Wurli for example)

Also, strict sampling means no modelling of simple parameters like the springs on the tines for example ( MKII) , meaning that you'll never get instruments as expressive, and/or customisable, as the physical counterparts) Then, even if similar offers are already present on the market, some possibly better, or not, it will give the opportunity to *real keyboardists* ( Sorry for the term, but who else would want to play Ray Charles intro on the Wurli, or Superstition on the clavinet ? ) to have a 'good overall quality package' with everything in the same place, and no need to manage a lot of different libraries sampler -dependant. Sometimes, fast is just good for inspiration, or also time is money if you're working on a pro project. So I guess there's a market for this package ( To wich I possibly belong if I like the instruments and find them interesting and pleasurable to play)

[bmanic]

Wow, quite a bit of drama here.

Well, it wasn't what I was expecting but the pretty obvious quality in the sampled package is worth celebrating in my opinion. I'm not entirely sure it's a product for me but I do love me a good piano.. and boy does that C7 sound good.

However, for quite a bit less I can get the Ravenscroft 275.. but I have to say the Spectrasonics C7 may be more to my liking.

349 euros? A bit on the steep side for me considering I'd most likely not use everything but I suspect as an Omnisphere 2 owner it may give me quite a bit of more use than one would think.

[Brittlestem]

This is going to appeal big time to Church musicians.

This, big time - Omnisphere is huge with the christians, they'll lap this up.

Wait, what? What kind of churches have people playing Omnisphere in them?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Omnisph ... et&fref=nf