KVR Audio

zulunation · Post by **zulunation** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:24 am

Hi all,

I"m looking for a sample pack that will allow me to instantly find an instrument and play it without worrying about loading time / sound quality / convoluted menus.

Something like the old General Midi library, but with updated sounds.

A few years back Native Instruments had such a product called Bandstand, which was basically an updated GM library, but it's been long discontinued.

I don't care about it being GM-compatible, I just need a quick way to write, with the sounds sitting well in the mix together out of the box.

I noticed that many portable games (for tablets / phones) use GM-esque sounds for their music, does anyone knows if there's a standard sample pack normally used for such games?

Thanks

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:27 am

Vir2 for Kontakt

Sonic Cat for Kontakt

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:32 am

I have Bandstand and will sell it to you if you're interested. Just drop me a PM.

tedannemann · Post by **tedannemann** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:38 am

https://www.roland.com/global/products/sound_canvas_va/

http://sonic-cat.com/calliope/

http://www.ntonyx.com/sf_f.htm

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:41 am

How about the free Sforzando player ( https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/ ) using the Fluid GM/GS soundset ( http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/ma ... rig.tar.gz - Use something like 7zip or winrar to uncompress into the .sf2 files)

zulunation · Post by **zulunation** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:09 am

Thanks guys for replying, but I may need to refine my question here,

I'm not looking for an actual GM sound bank, but for an all-purpose, "swiss army knife" solution for quick sketching.

Think about the bundled sound banks that come with NI Komplete, compressed down to a single library.

I mean, that's what us old folks used to do in the past: load up a library which has everything and quickly switch between instruments when inspiration strikes and times is of the essence.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:23 am

This is the kind of thing romplers like SampleTank are for...

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:41 am

zulunation wrote:Thanks guys for replying, but I may need to refine my question here,

I'm not looking for an actual GM sound bank, but for an all-purpose, "swiss army knife" solution for quick sketching.

Think about the bundled sound banks that come with NI Komplete, compressed down to a single library.

I mean, that's what us old folks used to do in the past: load up a library which has everything and quickly switch between instruments when inspiration strikes and times is of the essence.

Ah gotcha, in which case how about the free Sforzando player ( https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/ ) using the Fluid GM/GS soundset ( http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/ma ... rig.tar.gz - Use something like 7zip or winrar to uncompress into the .sf2 files)

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:18 pm

Any Rompler or Soundfont player will do the job. If you want to use samples you'll need a sample player like Kontakt, or similar.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:38 pm

@mcbpete:

I still have Cakewalks Dimension Pro installed for times like this though whether you'd want to pay serious money for it now... Maybe someone ditching their account in the market place. I always found it a straightforward sound source, especially if it comes with the Garrison Pocket Orchestra expansion.

zulunation · Post by **zulunation** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:02 am

Thanks a lot, guys

Scrubbing Monkeys · Post by **Scrubbing Monkeys** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:17 am

Air xpand 2 can take you a long way with this.

looking for GM style sample solution