KVR Audio

dandezebra · Post by **dandezebra** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:17 am

It would be sweet if someone was bored enough to write a skinning program for rapid... Hint hint.

ab_sourd · Post by **ab_sourd** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:30 am

I'm quite tempted by it but the full price is waaaay too much for me right now. Is 99 euro the cheapest price it's ever been? Also it can't be bought second hand, right?

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:20 am

ab_sourd wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:30 am I'm quite tempted by it but the full price is waaaay too much for me right now. Is 99 euro the cheapest price it's ever been? Also it can't be bought second hand, right?

It's not for resale and the cheapest price point is usually around Black Friday. If you were going to buy 3 sale synths before November that offer way less in terms of sound, functionality and workflow, then 99 euro is a bargain. It's in constant development too, plenty has been added since it was introduced a few years ago so I'd say it's a good investment in the long term but demo and see if it suits you (although obviously wait until the granular update so you can audition that too)

Tannaliini · Post by **Tannaliini** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:21 am

So the granular update should come in this month? Maybe there will be a new demo also then featuring the granular?

dermage · Post by **dermage** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:17 pm

Tannaliini wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:21 am So the granular update should come in this month? Maybe there will be a new demo also then featuring the granular?

Very likely. Also I guess they will do some kind of sale when it's out. So can't be too long until this lands.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:38 pm

He did say there would be a summer sale (albeit in a very small sized font

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the.new.me · Post by **the.new.me** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:58 pm

shonky wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:20 am
ab_sourd wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:30 am I'm quite tempted by it but the full price is waaaay too much for me right now. Is 99 euro the cheapest price it's ever been? Also it can't be bought second hand, right?
It's not for resale and the cheapest price point is usually around Black Friday. If you were going to buy 3 sale synths before November that offer way less in terms of sound, functionality and workflow, then 99 euro is a bargain. It's in constant development too, plenty has been added since it was introduced a few years ago so I'd say it's a good investment in the long term but demo and see if it suits you (although obviously wait until the granular update so you can audition that too)

Also there is no refund. Some companies do offer refund if you are not satisfied (buyers remorse). So you have to think very well before buying.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:05 pm

I appreciate that there is a demo, but how representative of the final set of patches are the demo patches?
Yes, gasp, I am a preset player.
Not too loving the preset demos, but I have heard stuff on youtube that makes it sound great and I actually have two soundbanks for it that I recently got in an unrelated group buy, but alas one can't play those properly in the demo version.

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cb8rwh · Post by **cb8rwh** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:08 pm

I am not sure which patches are available in the demo. Is there a list anywhere and I can compare against the full version and give you my opinion. Depends also on what you are looking for in presets.

arovane1 · Post by **arovane1** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:18 pm

should i create a special sound pack for rapid, with the focus on complex resynthesized and granular patches?

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:26 pm

cb8rwh wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:08 pm I am not sure which patches are available in the demo. Is there a list anywhere and I can compare against the full version and give you my opinion. Depends also on what you are looking for in presets.

Hi.
Thanks for the offer
I guess that is the hard part. since you have no idea what my tastes are

I do like your bank for instance based on the walk thru as mentioned in your thread (and I also really like your Thorn Patches, but I digress).

I do know it is about 1/4 of the final presets....157 vs I believe 650?
I doubt I could legally zip up the Demo patches in their folder for you to download..

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:26 pm

arovane1 wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:18 pm should i create a special sound pack for rapid, with the focus on complex resynthesized and granular patches?

In a Word....... Hell Yes!!!

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arovane1 · Post by **arovane1** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:31 pm

okay. i will contact the parawave audio crew. let‘s see what they think about.

andresnol · Post by **andresnol** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:40 pm

arovane1 wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:18 pm should i create a special sound pack for rapid, with the focus on complex resynthesized and granular patches?

yes! YES!

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:40 pm

arovane1 wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:31 pm okay. i will contact the parawave audio crew. let‘s see what they think about.

He was actually lamenting a few pages ago he had a hard time finding good sound designers who could deliver soon, for the platform (my words not his)
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