'Director's Cut' is a set of 128 sounds for U-he's Diva .
Mainly inspired by the 'Blade Runner' soundtrack .
This bank features haunting leads , dystopian soundscapes , ethereal pads , FM bells , stacked choral pads , overdriven synth sequences and arpeggiated pad sounds .
http://soundsdivine.com/product/diva-directors-cut/
Intro Price €23.95 + VAT
Normal Price €29 + VAT
Discount available to anyone who purchased the ‘Introspective’ or ‘Art Of Sound’ soundsets.
https://soundcloud.com/soundsdivine/sets/directors-cut
SoundsDivine releases 'Director's Cut' - U-he Diva
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- KVRian
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
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- KVRist
- 322 posts since 8 Dec, 2013
I am a bladerunner fanatic and have most libraries inspired by it
BUT: the main titles demo leaves much to be desired IMO
(the brass is not close, many elements missing) and the overall soundset does not
invoke much of blade runner's unique sonic signature.
Is it because of Diva's weaknesses or the sound design missed the target?
BUT: the main titles demo leaves much to be desired IMO
(the brass is not close, many elements missing) and the overall soundset does not
invoke much of blade runner's unique sonic signature.
Is it because of Diva's weaknesses or the sound design missed the target?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
Huh , I thought I got pretty close to the brass lead sound from the Main Titles track . I wasnt trying to slavishly recreate the entire Main Titles track .
The original lead sounds a little more 'raspy' perhaps , and a little duller , further back in the mix , the reverb is more sumptous , but I think I got fairly close to the original .
Can you point me in the direction of some other libraries inspired by it , I'd love to check them out . Im a Blade Runner junkie myself .
The original lead sounds a little more 'raspy' perhaps , and a little duller , further back in the mix , the reverb is more sumptous , but I think I got fairly close to the original .
Can you point me in the direction of some other libraries inspired by it , I'd love to check them out . Im a Blade Runner junkie myself .
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- KVRAF
- 2726 posts since 2 Jun, 2016
Unlike you two, I wouldn't call myself a fanatic but I do like Bladerunner and have also bought previous synth libraries (for Kontakt) such as http://www.unearthedsampling.com/esper-synth
For me (and I would argue 95% of other people), this Director's Cut library for Diva sounds close enough to other Bladerunner inspired sounds.
I'll let you 'true fans' argue it out with each other ad nauseum though.
More to the point, I bought Director's Cut for the quality and depth of its sounds. I'm not looking to recreate Bladerunner per se.
I'm just looking to use deep spacey sounds for my ambient productions, and this soundset fulfills that requirement perfectly.
So well done brick on yet another wonderful soundset.
For me (and I would argue 95% of other people), this Director's Cut library for Diva sounds close enough to other Bladerunner inspired sounds.
I'll let you 'true fans' argue it out with each other ad nauseum though.
More to the point, I bought Director's Cut for the quality and depth of its sounds. I'm not looking to recreate Bladerunner per se.
I'm just looking to use deep spacey sounds for my ambient productions, and this soundset fulfills that requirement perfectly.
So well done brick on yet another wonderful soundset.
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- KVRist
- 322 posts since 8 Dec, 2013
I appreciate your being so open minded to my comment and it's always a pleasure to interactbrick wrote:Huh , I thought I got pretty close to the brass lead sound from the Main Titles track . I wasnt trying to slavishly recreate the entire Main Titles track .
The original lead sounds a little more 'raspy' perhaps , and a little duller , further back in the mix , the reverb is more sumptous , but I think I got fairly close to the original .
Can you point me in the direction of some other libraries inspired by it , I'd love to check them out . Im a Blade Runner junkie myself .
with bladerunner aficionados.
Except for the esper kontakt library mentioned by another poster,
I would say that the user community of memory moon me80
has been producing excellent patches and whole pieces that capture the
vibe/texture of BR very well. For example:
https://soundcloud.com/rob-james-g/do-a ... ew-version
https://soundcloud.com/rylo-3/the-city- ... laderunner
https://soundcloud.com/rylo-3/la-skyline-2019-read
In the commercial soundsets realm Luftrum has both diva
and omnisphere libraries that do a superb job at emulating iconic
bladerunner and other vangelis patches. Ambient 2 for omni 2 in particular is
very impressive.
The sound designer that IMO did the best job ever (other than those working for
Vangelis directly of course) is Edgar Rothermich who published a full-out recreation of the soundtrack
(and also re-released a remastered version last year). I asked him and he told me that he used omnisphere
for the synth parts. Unfortunately he never released the patches commercially.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
Cheers Dark water ! 
Thanks for posting those Memorymoon demos cfanyc , interesting to hear those patches .
The mood of those Memorymoon demos is certainly more in keeping with the original than the demos I've made . Really like the LA 2019 track . I havent tried ME80 before , definitely sounds like it has a more lo-fi character than Diva , which suits the sounds really well .
But they do sound a little flat and lacking in nuance to me , the imaging and majesty of the originals arent even close (for me) . In terms of mood they certainly get there , but I think that is because the composition is much closer than mine .
Im definitely inspired to try and get closer to those sounds but the 'Director's Cut' patches are as good as I can make with Diva . Maybe Xils-Lab would have a go at the CS-80.....
Thanks for posting those Memorymoon demos cfanyc , interesting to hear those patches .
The mood of those Memorymoon demos is certainly more in keeping with the original than the demos I've made . Really like the LA 2019 track . I havent tried ME80 before , definitely sounds like it has a more lo-fi character than Diva , which suits the sounds really well .
But they do sound a little flat and lacking in nuance to me , the imaging and majesty of the originals arent even close (for me) . In terms of mood they certainly get there , but I think that is because the composition is much closer than mine .
Im definitely inspired to try and get closer to those sounds but the 'Director's Cut' patches are as good as I can make with Diva . Maybe Xils-Lab would have a go at the CS-80.....
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- KVRAF
- 3191 posts since 20 Sep, 2004 from Atlanta
more fantastic work here!
I hope that the BR comparisons don't miss the larger picture of the entirety of the set: there are MANY non-BR-esque sounds that beg to be played in this set. It really does draw you in.
again- brilliant work, brick
I hope that the BR comparisons don't miss the larger picture of the entirety of the set: there are MANY non-BR-esque sounds that beg to be played in this set. It really does draw you in.
again- brilliant work, brick
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
Thanks blortbort !
You're right , BR isnt the only inspiration for this one . It was the most influential , but there's a bunch of sounds that are inspired by a load of other 80s sci-fi movies and other films too .
You're right , BR isnt the only inspiration for this one . It was the most influential , but there's a bunch of sounds that are inspired by a load of other 80s sci-fi movies and other films too .
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
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- KVRian
- 1134 posts since 8 Oct, 2004 from Australia
"Discount available to anyone who purchased the ‘Introspective’ or ‘Art Of Sound’ sound sets."
I own both of these fine sound sets.
What do I need to do to get the discount on Directors Cut?
I own both of these fine sound sets.
What do I need to do to get the discount on Directors Cut?
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- KVRAF
- 37433 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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- KVRAF
- 11321 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
I bought this almost 2 weeks ago now and I have to say its an amazing set. This was a great pick up. 
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- KVRAF
- 2771 posts since 3 Dec, 2006
User community of ME 80.. where do I find them?cfanyc wrote:I appreciate your being so open minded to my comment and it's always a pleasure to interactbrick wrote:Huh , I thought I got pretty close to the brass lead sound from the Main Titles track . I wasnt trying to slavishly recreate the entire Main Titles track .
The original lead sounds a little more 'raspy' perhaps , and a little duller , further back in the mix , the reverb is more sumptous , but I think I got fairly close to the original .
Can you point me in the direction of some other libraries inspired by it , I'd love to check them out . Im a Blade Runner junkie myself .
with bladerunner aficionados.
Except for the esper kontakt library mentioned by another poster,
I would say that the user community of memory moon me80
has been producing excellent patches and whole pieces that capture the
vibe/texture of BR very well. For example:
https://soundcloud.com/rob-james-g/do-a ... ew-version
https://soundcloud.com/rylo-3/the-city- ... laderunner
https://soundcloud.com/rylo-3/la-skyline-2019-read
In the commercial soundsets realm Luftrum has both diva
and omnisphere libraries that do a superb job at emulating iconic
bladerunner and other vangelis patches. Ambient 2 for omni 2 in particular is
very impressive.
The sound designer that IMO did the best job ever (other than those working for
Vangelis directly of course) is Edgar Rothermich who published a full-out recreation of the soundtrack
(and also re-released a remastered version last year). I asked him and he told me that he used omnisphere
for the synth parts. Unfortunately he never released the patches commercially.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 997 posts since 11 Dec, 2003
Thanks cfanyc & elxsound !
If you've purchased either of the original Diva sets , just send me an email through the website .
http://soundsdivine.com/contact-us/
If you've purchased either of the original Diva sets , just send me an email through the website .
http://soundsdivine.com/contact-us/