KVR Audio

leeleema · Post by **leeleema** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:06 pm

Megawattt wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:16 am
ztrauq wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:30 am If you're looking for an Xpand!2 style rompler (multi-layer, lots of different instruments) that doesn't require iLok, and you can go up a little in price, you can get Purity for about 50 quid:

https://sonic-cat.com/purity/

Haven't used it myself but looks like a pretty comprehensive rompler workstation.
I second what ztrauq has said, if you can get Purity working in Linux it will be the best $49.99 investment that you will make for a workhorse synth, i bought Purity years ago and still using it to this very day, no iLok business , just good old school serial numbers and the cpu usage is very low, plenty of sounds, sound layering - no problem, also it is multitimbral, you will get your money's worth out of Purity for sure because it is what i would class as "A musical synth" (It is easy to make it sing) and the Sonic Cat developer is friendly, there is a demo version on the site to download and test.

What is the advantage over XPand2! ? XPand2! is 10x cheaper and is excellent. To the original OP, any of the Air Technology vsts would suit, probably XPand2! is best for your needs though.

Paree · Post by **Paree** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:04 pm

leeleema wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:06 pm
Megawattt wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:16 am
ztrauq wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:30 am If you're looking for an Xpand!2 style rompler (multi-layer, lots of different instruments) that doesn't require iLok, and you can go up a little in price, you can get Purity for about 50 quid:

https://sonic-cat.com/purity/

Haven't used it myself but looks like a pretty comprehensive rompler workstation.
I second what ztrauq has said, if you can get Purity working in Linux it will be the best $49.99 investment that you will make for a workhorse synth, i bought Purity years ago and still using it to this very day, no iLok business , just good old school serial numbers and the cpu usage is very low, plenty of sounds, sound layering - no problem, also it is multitimbral, you will get your money's worth out of Purity for sure because it is what i would class as "A musical synth" (It is easy to make it sing) and the Sonic Cat developer is friendly, there is a demo version on the site to download and test.
What is the advantage over XPand2! ? XPand2! is 10x cheaper and is excellent. To the original OP, any of the Air Technology vsts would suit, probably XPand2! is best for your needs though.

OP Uses Linux and Xpand2! uses ilok. ilok doesn't work well with Linux. If he wants to try a shot, he can. I also hate how I reinstalled my previous OS and i can't deactivate the computer anymore. Its very frustrating to contact dev for such small things.

Megawattt · Post by **Megawattt** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:17 am

Paree wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:04 pm
leeleema wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:06 pm
Megawattt wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:16 am
ztrauq wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:30 am If you're looking for an Xpand!2 style rompler (multi-layer, lots of different instruments) that doesn't require iLok, and you can go up a little in price, you can get Purity for about 50 quid:

https://sonic-cat.com/purity/

Haven't used it myself but looks like a pretty comprehensive rompler workstation.
I second what ztrauq has said, if you can get Purity working in Linux it will be the best $49.99 investment that you will make for a workhorse synth, i bought Purity years ago and still using it to this very day, no iLok business , just good old school serial numbers and the cpu usage is very low, plenty of sounds, sound layering - no problem, also it is multitimbral, you will get your money's worth out of Purity for sure because it is what i would class as "A musical synth" (It is easy to make it sing) and the Sonic Cat developer is friendly, there is a demo version on the site to download and test.
What is the advantage over XPand2! ? XPand2! is 10x cheaper and is excellent. To the original OP, any of the Air Technology vsts would suit, probably XPand2! is best for your needs though.
OP Uses Linux and Xpand2! uses ilok. ilok doesn't work well with Linux. If he wants to try a shot, he can. I also hate how I reinstalled my previous OS and i can't deactivate the computer anymore. Its very frustrating to contact dev for such small things.

Good morning.

Yes, Xpand2! does sound good and can be bought very cheap but for me iLok is a deal breaker imho.

Paree · Post by **Paree** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:19 pm

I don't know why such a cheap plugin has such a complex and bad copy protection, isn't it better to have a simple serial lock system, especially considering that they have to pay ilok as well?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:23 pm

It's only that cheap when it's on sale.

Regarding the costs for the CP, and the benefits, no idea. I wouldn't even dare a guess. Seems to work for them.

Paree · Post by **Paree** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:13 pm

chk071 wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:23 pm It's only that cheap when it's on sale.

Regarding the costs for the CP, and the benefits, no idea. I wouldn't even dare a guess. Seems to work for them.

Tbh their stuff will be on sale for most of the year.

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:44 pm

Jbravo wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:01 pm Synth1 is free and very versatile for synth sounds, plus about 10,000 banks to download also for free

Synthmaster and Xpand2 are also recommended

You make it sound like 10 000 banks is a good thing. I would say it's terrible, becsuse it takes too much time to go through them, and there are so, so, so, many bad presets you need to scan through to find the good ones.

Megawattt · Post by **Megawattt** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:14 am

starflakeprj wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:44 pm
Jbravo wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:01 pm Synth1 is free and very versatile for synth sounds, plus about 10,000 banks to download also for free

Synthmaster and Xpand2 are also recommended
You make it sound like 10 000 banks is a good thing. I would say it's terrible, becsuse it takes too much time to go through them, and there are so, so, so, many bad presets you need to scan through to find the good ones.

Yes sir you are right, here is how scanning could be speeded up a bit if the OP could use some trickery to get it working in Linux (I use this, it's very good and it's free\option to support)[url][/url ]

Paree · Post by **Paree** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:25 am

Synth1 works flawlessly on Linux, I can confirm. And this 'trickery' is just installing wine and clicking 1 button on linvst to convert 1 folder of plugins. It's very easy.

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:54 am

chk071 wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:37 am You get what you pay for.

The biggest myth in music by far. There are many outstanding free/cheap plugins (hardware too!) and pricier ones which people express anything from mild to severe disappointment in. I'm not saying it's never true but there are so many exceptions to "you get what you pay for" that it's pretty much a meaningless statement.

More to the point of the OP, there are many freebie/cheap soft synth plugins which may surprise you at how good they are...u-he's stuff, Full Bucket's stuff, on and on it goes (not all have Linux but the OP said they could work around it). I'd check those to start. Agree on Synthmaster too; I got it at Plugin Boutique for $1 back when they had those sales (I miss those) and upgraded for pennies on the dollar later to the next "tier" or version of it and glad I did.

I do not agree on anything by Air however; such a royal PITA to even get installed and running that I felt I got ripped off when I paid $1 for Hybrid and deleted it.

Cheap and versitale VSTi