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I need help deciding what to buy! 2004-10-18T16:44:38+00:00 I write songs merely for a hobby, and I'm also a impoverished college student, so I don't have a huge budget to spend on musical gear. :help: I use my Yamaha PSR-550 portable keyboard for songwriting, but lately, I've been craving more power than this modest 'board can provide. I'm looking for a "virtual sound module", and Sampletank seems to be one of the few in existence. Strange, I'd've thought more companies would put out similar products. I've listened to the song demos on the Sampletank site, and they sound quite good. I downloaded Sampletank Free and was pleased with the quality of the samples, and the effects are excellent. I've read good and bad reviews about the sounds in ST2, but I suppose it's pretty subjective. For my purpose, the samples sound fine. Obviously, ST2 XL gives the most sounds, but like I said, I'm poor. :D If I bought the L version, would I regret it? Does it have the wide variety of sounds that a good hardware synth would have? Is there a list of the patches include in the L and XL versions, so I can see what I'm buying? Also, I've been looking at the SonicSynth module, which uses Sampletank LE software. Uh, what is the difference between the LE and L/XL versions? Also, how do the sounds differ? Are they the same as the ones in Sampletank or different? (I assume different...) The price of SonicSynth seems comparable to ST2 L. Thoughts? The OmniSynth module has a good price attached to it, but I feel the GM-specification is too limiting. I use certain sounds more than others, and naturally I want more of these. 1 sitar is enough, but only a couple synth leads? Eh, that's kind of disappointing. Dunno, it's something to consider, I suppose. Any thoughts on it? Other than these IK/Sonic Reality products, I can't find much else that fits my demands. Hyper Canvas by Edirol is pretty cheap, but only 26 mb of sounds?? Hmmm, doesn't sound too enticing, considering ST2 L isn't much more expensive and comes with ~2 gb of sounds. Plus, I can't find any reviews, and they haven't answered my emails as to why the link to the trial version no longer works. Then there's the Plugsound modules, which seem good, but too specialized. The Global module conforms to the General Midi standard, but my complaints are the same as those for OmniSynth. Whew. Sorry for writing so much, but I'm pretty new to softsynths and I'm TEARING MY HAIR OUT trying to find the right plugin. :x I realize the responses will be biased on the subject of IK/Sonic Reality software, but man, it's been impossible to find a forum to discuss this stuff. I don't want to purchase a softsynth I don't like, and then be unable to return it (I don't think any vendors allow you to return software). :D :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: Arglebargle https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=44912

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Post by Arglebargle » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:34 pm

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midinut wrote: Or in my case maybe I'm looking for excuses NOT to make music and just collect all the cool new gear.

I'm fairly new to software synth scene, and I ALREADY feel this way! Looking at all the cool gear is kind of addictive.

Since I decided to ditch my Yamaha keyboard and use softsynths, I haven't written anything!

Maybe less IS more.

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