Ensenada Guide Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Do any of you have all the libraries you ever wanted? like all the vsl stuff,chris heins,samplemodeling,broadway etc etc .. plus having the computer that could run all that . www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aronnelson Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 If you had talent (not saying you don't), you would be Michael Boddicker in his prime. Korg Kronos, Roland RD-88, Korg Kross, JP8000, MS2000, Sequential Pro One, Micromoog, Yamaha VL1, author of unrealBook for iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockeys Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 You'd get no work done....there's so much choice and variation of samples out there now that buying as many as you can would only serve as a distraction from the actual music making process. Do yourself a favour, buy the bare necessities and start playing/recording. Yamaha MODX8, Legend Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 'Best' depends on what you use them for. For live use there are a lot of factors to take into account other than just sound. Like how well do they play with others? For studio use 'best' depends on sound, genre, user familiarity and how easy they are to get the required sound out of them. Auditioning synths and presets can consume a lot of time without a note being written or recorded. There are many deep and powerful synths out there but I doubt anyone uses them all. MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbAltered Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ha Ha!! I'll tell you a sort of funny story... I love music, and as a hobby, I build computers to make music. Over the years, I have built 4 increasingly powerful computers to run recording software, virtual instruments and effects. I couple of years ago, I decided to built a 64-bit machine to take advantage of having more RAM. This would also mean a new OS. And for grins, I got the newer version of my DAW of choice (Sonar). So I built the computer, loaded on the OS and the various software apps, and then noticed with dismay that the computer would repeatedly hard crash when running the DAW. I then went through 18 months of trouble-shooting, swapping hardware components, rebuilding the software environment from the OS upwards, testing, and more trouble-shooting. It was a nightmare, and I got no music written or recorded. In the end, it turned out to be a software problem, and with enough checking and testing, I was able to demonstrate this to the software company - who graciously gifted me a newer version of the software which resolved the problem. The moral of the story: be careful what you wish for. (And also: NEVER build a new computer, try a new OS, and use a new DAW all at the same time - an incremental approach will save you time and trouble.) Now I have a very powerful computer which easily accommodates and runs all the software libraries I can use (but not want: I still want Omnisphere 2, but I don't buy it because I still haven't made use of all the synthesizers already available in my computer.) J.S. Bach Well Tempered Klavier The collected works of Scott Joplin Ray Charles Genius plus Soul Charlie Parker Omnibook Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Weather Report Mr. Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Life would be the same - but you might enjoy the new sounds until something else catches your ear. You're playing would be the same, although you might be inspired to practice more. You're writing might be inspired and your recordings might be more authentic sounding when compared to real instrumentalists playing the parts. But I wouldn't go into debt to get these libraries unless you were going to see a return on investment. On the other hand, if you can afford them. Enjoy! Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's a poor craftsman that blames his tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Life would be completely magnificent. You would be universally worshipped. All men would want to be you. All women would want to bed you. You would loll on a reclining couch and be fed grapes by nubile young maids. Your music would be universally loved. Your fame would be everlasting. You would become a historic figure. You must therefore go out and buy all the best libraries now. Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Bugger, I must be one library short of Nirvana Or A sandwich short of a picnic. MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Guide Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 No dont get me wrong guys this is not a rant. Imagine having all the best sample libraries you ever wanted Its becuase some of them sound sooooo good !!!.. What i mean also , is that i dont know somebody that has all they want legally www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulf Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 The trick is NOT to have it all. I find it extremely hard to be creative without any sort of (real or imagined) boundaries. If I had all the stuff I have been dreaming about I'd no nothing but trying to find that PERFECT sample. Now I write songs at the (out of tune, acoustic) piano instead. Rock bottom bass Fakebook Pro Sheet Music Reader - at every gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 For $30 a month you can get a subscription to EW Composer Cloud. If you can't produce with everything that's in there, you're doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 The trick is NOT to have it all. Nooooo, I want to live the dream of nubile young maids feeding me grapes. What's the best sounding synth? I think that is last one one I need. MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 The trick is NOT to have it all. I find it extremely hard to be creative without any sort of (real or imagined) boundaries. It's a poor craftsman that blames his tools. From first hand experience, I can say I agree with these ^^^. If you find yourself continuously missing something specific, then go ahead and shoot to acquire it. But missing all the greatest libraries in a general sense won't help you. What would you do with all those tools? Do you even know? What would you do that you can't do now? It's like someone who wins the lottery and falls into depression. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Nathan Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Not saying anything about anyone here (particularly the OP), but to state the obvious using the same tired analogy I've used before: A sh*tty painter, given the best paints, brushes and canvas, will still be a sh*tty painter. (It was either that or the well worn Chet Atkins story) Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohm Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I have several great libraries, but unfortunately I don't seem to be able to make the time to learn, and utilize, them all. There are so many good ones to choose from these days. I love the Spitfire stuff. btw, I have several great craftsmen in my family and they throw away bad tools once they limit their skills or learning. They also buy tools that are both useful and that inspire them. I think the inspire part is often underestimated when deciding on a purchase. NS3C, Hammond XK5, Yamaha S7X, Sequential Prophet 6, Yamaha YC73, Roland Jupiter X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Life would be completely magnificent. You would be universally worshipped. All men would want to be you. All women would want to bed you. You would loll on a reclining couch and be fed grapes by nubile young maids. Your music would be universally loved. Your fame would be everlasting. You would become a historic figure. You must therefore go out and buy all the best libraries now. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hell I still use the Sledgehammer sample for Shakuhachi. Sometimes less is more. Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 A sh*tty painter, given the best paints, brushes and canvas, will still be a sh*tty painter. sums up my life story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillplaying Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I've been VST free for a few years but only because the hardware to run the updates for my collection (without rice crispie crackles) became prohibitively expensive for me. I think they sounded fantastic and were a joy to play - and I like the idea of the monthly rental thing that EW do though I was mostly a Native Instruments user. A pointless plug for a discontinued bit of hardware that brought together: midi in/out foot pedal controllers, audio in/out on four 1/4 inch, assignable switches and 8 infinity pots (was that what you called them?) - I still miss you Kore. I'm the piano player "off of" Borrowed Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnderpant Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Do any of you have all the libraries you ever wanted? Yes I do...... And it is wonderful. But I find that I only use a handful, which is still leaves me with plenty of options. My go to VST's are: Pianoteq, VB3, OPX-II, Chris Hein Horns, Omnisphere 2 and Keyscape. The above seems to be most of what I need even though my VST library is bigger than this. Yamaha S90XS, Studiologic VMk-161 Organ Small/powerful (i7, 32GB, M.2 SSD) PC controlled by 10" Touch Screen Cantabile, Ravenscroft 275, Keyscape, OPX-II, Omnisphere 2, VB3, Chris Hein Horns, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Guide Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Life would be completely magnificent. You would be universally worshipped. All men would want to be you. All women would want to bed you. You would loll on a reclining couch and be fed grapes by nubile young maids. Your music would be universally loved. Your fame would be everlasting. You would become a historic figure. You must therefore go out and buy all the best libraries now. I would not care about anything just playing all does patches (drooling) www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Guide Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Is that there are so many really really Good ones comming out. To my ears they kick the new Top hardware keyboards rear end. Must be super cool having them all, with so many really cool ones but even that i cant get myself to buy them most of the time www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Guide Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Life would be completely magnificent. You would be universally worshipped. All men would want to be you. All women would want to bed you. You would loll on a reclining couch and be fed grapes by nubile young maids. Your music would be universally loved. Your fame would be everlasting. You would become a historic figure. You must therefore go out and buy all the best libraries now. Lol ..... classic .... www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Guide Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 For $30 a month you can get a subscription to EW Composer Cloud. If you can't produce with everything that's in there, you're doing it wrong. I tried it, but needed a more powerfull computer, Did not had all that i wanted but it comes close ... www.ensenadatourguide.com https://www.facebook.com/ldstourguide Will give tours for Keyboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 In my experience, the answer is "overloaded." I once owned and insufficiently played a fair fistful of different instruments, but over time, I realized that I was creating Patch Fatigue for myself through excess. I wasn't on intimate enough terms with each one to really bring out their fuller respective voices. My fix was to carefully discard things that too closely duplicated more useful and favored instruments. I trimmed it all down to my best go-to choices, dispensed with a lot of cabling, freed up disk space for library expansions and became a lot more productive. If you are doing film work or video game sound design, there is a definite call for major horsepower, but the curve of need bends sharply downwards after that. My needs are somewhere south of Hans Zimmer's, ahem. I've said it before, but the best way to get the most out of your softsynths is to expand vertically with new soundsets, rather than adding more instruments to the housekeeping pile. Its a good collaborative wedding between my programming fluidity and the new springboards a fresh new patch can provide. Between that practice and selling off a bit of hardware, I've struck the right balance for ME. In considering any new instrument, the litmus test is: Do I have ideas that call for what it can *uniquely* do and if so, does it fulfill that need well? If I can synthesize an item from my existing resources, I will. If I can't, gimme some GAS. "If everything's ready here on the dark side of the moon... play the 5 tones." ~ "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Every KB I know goes through life wanting better and more. Better piano sound, more options. Better B3 emulation, more "schlep factor". Some of that is legit. When we encounter stunning sound it makes us pause with wonder (the first time I heard Atmosphere, the forerunner to Omnisphere). That's all good. And I find real creativity thrives on constraint. Here's your deadline, all you can use is this small finite set of tools, now create something great. Writer's block? No pity, your deadline is fixed. Don't like that sound? Tough - turn it into something great. My gig schedule keeps me honest. You got 3 days to learn 10 songs. Here are the YouTube links, go use your ears. And get the patches right. And play your ass off. Call time is 9pm Wednesday. And make sure you're ready for Friday's hit. and Saturday's too. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 another excellent post, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd8dky Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I thought the Library of Congress was pretty awesome, but I'm able to continue with my musical endeavors without owning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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