Omnisphere 3

[fisherKing]

do i have to buy OM3 to demo it? i see there's a '4 day demo period'. do i buy it first, then if i don't want to keep it, ask for a refund? hmmm

EDIT: nope, no demo (google AI thinks there is, and there's a page on spectrasonics site that thinks there is)... but no.

have to think this thru, i always demo a plugin before buying. (but will probably just go for it)

[Gam456]

where are the instant LAyer sliders like Start, Timbre etc. then Reverse etc?

just clic on wave

[IvyBirds]

I think much the same about Omni as a sampler. Everyone says they want it.

No they don't, you once again are assuming that because you want something everyone else does

I bet if you polled the customer base of Omnisphere people who will shell of $400-$500 to buy it or already did over the past 15 years and are now shelling out $199 on the upgrade pretty much everyone of them already have multiple plugins that can import samples including multi-samples

So my guess is the overwhelming vast majority of users either don't care if Omnisphere is a full blown sampler, or like me don't want it to

I already own HALion7 it's a full blown sampler workstation that sadly unlike other flagship options in 2025 also records and makes samples which makes it an actual sampler

Omnisphere is a Rompler. It contains a large factory library of samples that you use to make sounds. Omnisphere probably has the largest stock factory library of any synth ever. It doesn't need to import more

[JasonSpatola]

Omnisphere is a Rompler. It contains a large factory library of samples that you use to make sounds. Omnisphere probably has the largest stock factory library of any synth ever. It doesn't need to import more

I think it would be cool as hell if it could import multisamples.

[noiseboyuk]

I think much the same about Omni as a sampler. Everyone says they want it.

No they don't, you once again are assuming that because you want something everyone else does

I bet if you polled the customer base of Omnisphere people who will shell of $400-$500 to buy it or already did over the past 15 years and are now shelling out $199 on the upgrade pretty much everyone of them already have multiple plugins that can import samples including multi-samples

So my guess is the overwhelming vast majority of users either don't care if Omnisphere is a full blown sampler, or like me don't want it to

I already own HALion7 it's a full blown sampler workstation that sadly unlike other flagship options in 2025 also records and makes samples which makes it an actual sampler

Omnisphere is a Rompler. It contains a large factory library of samples that you use to make sounds. Omnisphere probably has the largest stock factory library of any synth ever. It doesn't need to import more

Yes IvyBird, you hate me. Thanks, I get it.

Forgive me for using a non-literal figure of speech when making a comparison with something.

Its too tedious. I'm out.

[IvyBirds]

Omnisphere is a Rompler. It contains a large factory library of samples that you use to make sounds. Omnisphere probably has the largest stock factory library of any synth ever. It doesn't need to import more

I think it would be cool as hell if it could import multisamples.

Awesome so it would have even more things for people to complain about "bloat"

No doubt there are people who want it to import multi-samples, but how many people are out there making multi-samples? What are you sampling? And just importing Kontact Libraries you already own into it seems rather silly. I did a few into HALion7 and realized just how silly it was to do that

[enCiphered]

Yes IvyBird, you hate me. Thanks, I get it.

Forgive me for using a non-literal figure of speech when making a comparison with something.

Its too tedious. I'm out.

He doesn’t hate you, he only feels alive when he’s contradicting someone. That’s just his default setting.

It’s frustrating when another solid contributor bows out because someone’s more interested in scoring points than in actually discussing ideas.
Its always that same pattern. Twisting statements, nitpicking semantics, pretending to be the voice of reason while constantly pushing others into defensive mode.

Unfortunately, that kind of behavior drives away the thoughtful posters who actually add to the community. KVR’s had this problem forever. It rewards endurance, not insight. The trolls stay because they thrive on friction. The good voices leave because it’s exhausting.

Shame to see you go, noiseboyuk. You’ve always brought perspective to these threads. Some of us still appreciate it.

[revvy]

TBF if you let Ivy dictate which threads you post in, you’re already lost.

I only see him when he’s quoted, that’s enough for me.

[JasonSpatola]

Awesome so it would have even more things for people to complain about "bloat"

Oh well for them! That doesn't really change what I want. One person's bloat, etc.

No doubt there are people who want it to import multi-samples, but how many people are out there making multi-samples?

Me!

What are you sampling?

You're asking the wrong person... I took Squid's "sample everything" mantra to heart.

And just importing Kontact Libraries you already own into it seems rather silly. I did a few into HALion7 and realized just how silly it was to do that

Cool for you!

[bermudagold]

He doesn’t hate you, he only feels alive when he’s contradicting someone. That’s just his default setting.

cause its kvr default setting...

as for omnisphere, I think different points are being unnecessarily conflated...I don't disagree that the largest percent of users probably don't care because they are preset players...as that is what atmosphere was...but as they have grown it into a workstation, specs decisions make it less of a recommendation for value investors...most people I've heard complain of "bloat" is in reference to the sample content size as many state after owning it, how low a percentage of the library they find they actually use...I've never heard anyone complain about feature/functionality bloat

If you really like persing and teams roland motif sound design, then it's all fine and dandy...if you want to do sound design and go find your own sound, there are a lot of higher value options that aren't artificially handicapped

Also, I don't think adding a full pcm implementation will drastically change the user experience to piss off legacy users...cause they are already doing that piecemeal instead of holistically...which means it's probably an economic business decision...modern CHI/UI can be applied to sampling...it's not inherently too "busy" or "scary" for omni users...I don't buy that...look at tracktion multisampler

[havran]

What people so often miss about Spectraonics is how they are pretty much solely focused on musicians.

Even with no industry connections myself, I kind of inuited that -- for instance when it came to the larger size of Omnisphere's controls compared to other plugins, I imagined the intent was to make them easier to see and manipulate during live performance.*
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* Whereas with Kontakt (for instance) a lot of us have to squint even when sitting at home at our computer desks, or so I have gathered.

[brentm]

I haven't spent a whole lot of time with Omni 3 yet. But... as an experiment I tried to "find" the LA7 piano. You know, the Keyscape flagship? Like if I didn't know where a piano might be if I was a new user? I went to the All directory. I saw a listing for keyboards. Under which was piano. Which is where you would expect to find a ... piano? Is it there? Nope. The big piano is not under piano. Just first impressions, but I think the new browser is gonna have some issues.

[IvyBirds]

I haven't spent a whole lot of time with Omni 3 yet. But... as an experiment I tried to "find" the LA7 piano. You know, the Keyscape flagship? Like if I didn't know where a piano might be if I was a new user? I went to the All directory. I saw a listing for keyboards. Under which was piano. Which is where you would expect to find a ... piano? Is it there? Nope. The big piano is not under piano. Just first impressions, but I think the new browser is gonna have some issues.

LA Custom C7 Grand Piano is part of Keystep it's not going to be in the Omnisphere 3 library. If you own Keystep and have it installed you will find it under the Keystep library

Not sure why you think the new browser is the issue

[IvyBirds]

Yes IvyBird, you hate me. Thanks, I get it.

Forgive me for using a non-literal figure of speech when making a comparison with something.

Its too tedious. I'm out.

He doesn’t hate you, he only feels alive when he’s contradicting someone. That’s just his default setting.

It’s frustrating when another solid contributor bows out because someone’s more interested in scoring points than in actually discussing ideas.
Its always that same pattern. Twisting statements, nitpicking semantics, pretending to be the voice of reason while constantly pushing others into defensive mode.

Unfortunately, that kind of behavior drives away the thoughtful posters who actually add to the community. KVR’s had this problem forever. It rewards endurance, not insight. The trolls stay because they thrive on friction. The good voices leave because it’s exhausting.

Shame to see you go, noiseboyuk. You’ve always brought perspective to these threads. Some of us still appreciate it.

I don't hate anyone and am happy to talk and engage people. But it's ironic you went off topic to attack me when PMs exists, that's the exact behavior you accuse me of doing

[Echoes in the Attic]

People talk about how omnisphere should or should not have full sampler capabilities but it’s not all or none thing. It doesn’t need full zone mapping and all that. Why not just sfz loading, like equator? Wouldn’t add any new functions. But it already has multi-sample playback so why not import of sfz.