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Mathewsjr02 · Post by **Mathewsjr02** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:56 pm

any sample libraries with real sampled sounds and with a huge bank? I have giga sampler but there's just too many patches to buy. I need something with lots of presets, mostly real sampled layered insturments.

torhan · Post by **torhan** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:01 pm

Mathewsjr02 wrote:any sample libraries with real sampled sounds and with a huge bank? I have giga sampler but there's just too many patches to buy. I need something with lots of presets, mostly real sampled layered insturments.

Colossus?

jones-y · Post by **jones-y** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:07 pm

Nothing in software is close to the MOTIF, IMO.

That's the holy grail, if you will... Not that the sample libraries are better or worse, they just sound different. And if its the MOTIF sound you're after, then there's one way to get it...

take it from someone who learned the hard way...

I will say that Ravity reminds me of a Roland synth (JV/XV range)

ahrensjt · Post by **ahrensjt** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:57 pm

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Colossus will have more realistic orchestral instruments, a wider palette, and you can use your computer monitor.

Motif has an integrated sequencer, great effects, and hardware still has some sound qualities that VSTs can't match (especially analog emulations).

Check out the Colossus demos...

http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/det ... sku=EW-164 (http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/details.phtml?sku=EW-164)

You should try everything and see what suits your musical direction and work style.

Regards,
Jeff

Pete C · Post by **Pete C** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:01 pm

Colossus may fit the bill, however you can also go the route of collecting several VSTs to cover the same ground and end up with better results, but at a higher cost. I recently posted what I thought would be the ultimate collection of VSTs...here it is:

Bass - Trilogy
Piano - Ivory
Synth - Ultra Focus
Orchestra - Garritan Personal Orchestra
Brass - Garritan Jazz & Big Band (when it is released)
Organ - B4
Rhodes - MrRay 73 (freeware)
Wurli - MrTramp (freeware)
Beats - Stylus

This gives you just about every sound you need minus any ethnic sounds or guitars.

Pete

Chrisma · Post by **Chrisma** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:24 pm

What? No one mentioned Sampletank 2 or SonikSynth 2? Checkout em out. I think they come they very close in some ways and exceed in others.

www.sampletank.com
www.soniksynth.com

Plenty of demos online so you know what your getting into and IKMultimedia has a forum here at KVRAudio.

Pete C · Post by **Pete C** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:00 pm

I have both ST2 and SS2...I don't think they are as good as a Motif personally. Those solutions are best for someone who wants bang for the buck and cover a lot of ground. And they are great for that, and for $319 for Sonik Synth 2 it IS a great deal. However, I don't think either stacks up to a Motif.

Another thing I forgot to mention was that the effects on the Motif are excellent...software really can't compare to those dedicated DSPs. So even if the samples are only decent, the effects and programming can make them sound that much better.

Pete

VSTi sample library close to a motifES?