I have a coupon and want to spend it - there are 3 soundsets for Diva on the u-he site I don't have (I already have Deform) - they all seem good so I can't decide. Can't afford them all right now.
Oxide: 128 gritty and cinematic presets (Matt Bowdler)
Performer: 130 expressive presets covering 40 years of synth history (Howard Scarr)
Atmos: 128 presets full of space, mood and atmosphere (Bjulin)
They all sound like they have at least some of my sort of sounds (ie less mainstream, more atmos, darker sounds, atonal, pads, stuff I can use for modern classical/experimental music - if you've heard my own music and soundsets you know what I like) - Howard and Matt are both SD's I greatly admire and I have loads by them both already so I know they won't let me down (not heard of the other guy but the description sounds good so it's still a contender).
Extra features that may help me narrow it down:
NKS versions
Tagging
Useful preset notes
Performance features (eg AT, not just MW)
Help me decide on a Diva soundset
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- KVRAF
- 37488 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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- KVRist
- 122 posts since 14 Sep, 2017
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 37488 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Yes but a) I have it already (well the bank it replaces) and b) can't use my u-he coupon with it
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- KVRAF
- 3729 posts since 3 Nov, 2015
All three are excellent, each with its own characteristics. I have the three of them, so I speak from experience, not from only listening to the demos and reading the descriptions. It depends on what the piece calls for. Answering such a question is perhaps impossible ?
'Deform' is quite amazing for the regular sounds isn't it ? I do not care much about the FXs although I sometimes think I should try to integrate some, exploding the boundaries of musical expression. In the meanwhile, the regular sounds are quite something. But again, it depends on what the piece calls for.
IMHO, saying that a soundset is not as interesting as another can be misleading. Unless of course the soundset is sub par, which is not the case with these three.
Cheers.
'Deform' is quite amazing for the regular sounds isn't it ? I do not care much about the FXs although I sometimes think I should try to integrate some, exploding the boundaries of musical expression. In the meanwhile, the regular sounds are quite something. But again, it depends on what the piece calls for.
IMHO, saying that a soundset is not as interesting as another can be misleading. Unless of course the soundset is sub par, which is not the case with these three.
Cheers.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 37488 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Sure but there are some criteria that would help me narrow it down, like if they have NKS support, tags or good performance notes and features.