The thread is about over-priced Spitfire products. The OP posted about Kepler orchestra. I supported the idea that it, like Albion One are over-priced but I say it is because they lack the ability to play much in the way of orchestral repertoire when cheaper options are superior.noiseboyuk wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:46 pm Sorry, what is everyone arguing about here? I've read the last couple of pages and I can't figure it out.
Those mockups from noteperformer there easily outperform what most sample libraries can do with that music. So yeah...if you're going for that kind of music, those examples would, in most cases, be the best option you'll have if you're not going to record a real orchestra.
Honestly man, I think you fail to recognize that there is actually considerable nuance here. "Good" sounding vs "real" sounding are not one and the same.
There is no universally-accepted benchmark for how real sample mockups need to sound to be used in a finished project. Music directors on projects that don't record real orchestras have and do accept whatever they feel is good enough and smart ones understand that they're not using a real orchestra. Sometimes, this is all pretty fake sounding. There are still lots of TV shows, games, etc. that don't have hyper-realistic sampled scores. They also don't have very realistic actor performances, special effects or dragons either, though. People don't seem to mind as long as the end result is good.
