KVR Audio

Tombolino · Post by **Tombolino** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:57 pm

Hi

I have a Korg Karma. Has a bunch of good sounds. I need more realistic orchestral sounds, more ethnic sounds, a good variety of real and electronic bases

I write rock and jazz with tinges of electronica and ethnic and use Ableton Live

I have been looking at Sampletank vs Native and the MOTU Ethno for Ethinc stuff. Sampletank seems pretty easy and simple - I dont want 5 million features

Whatever I buy I want to make sure basses and orchestral wont disappoint. Keep in mind my perspective is that the Korg in those categories isok but I want better

thanks for your suggestions

emumk6 · Post by **emumk6** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:34 am

I recommend Reason because it has a lot of great sounds and is low on the CPU compared to ST, Native, and Motu. Also there are many excellent refills for ethnic stuff and some are free. Combining this with the synths and effects into combinator patches is very cool as well. The combinators are similar to the Karma stuff and are very flexible.

Tombolino · Post by **Tombolino** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:38 am

...thanks. But I heard Reason is more complex to use and requires moe back and forth with sequencer. Is that true?
Also keep in mind Im not an electronica musician so Im not looking for infinite sound sculpting functions. Im more of a look for a preset and sometimes tweak it

emumk6 · Post by **emumk6** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:46 am

Reason is only complex if you want it to be. If you like presets, it also has a great browser to find sounds fast. But there is a learning curve using rewire with your sequencer compared to vst format but I think it is worth it. I use the presets in Reason for live performances and it has always been stable.

Left Headphone · Post by **Left Headphone** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:32 am

I suggest a Triton Extreme. Sell the Karma and get the TEX. I'm only a few dollars away from owning mine.

If you get Sampletank or some other soft rompler, you may end up spending more time tweaking sounds than creating music. Been there, done that, and not going back.

Your looking for good sounds- go to a good source. If go to any live show, you will see one of the "big three" Korg, Roland, or Yammaha. The soft-rompler guys, to my ears, are not on the same level as the "Big Three."

Good luck...

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