KuruPrionz Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 3 hours ago, bill5 said: Check out Heavyocity's "Emotive Choir" https://heavyocity.com/products/ Downloading it now. I have one of Spitfire Audio's choirs but another is good by me!!!! I use Triple Play for my guitar and it's easy to load up to 4 plugins so I could have 2 choirs and blend or choose as I prefer. Thanks!!! 1 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 yw - probably not the very best choir out there but I thought it sounded good and a good choir for free is almost unheard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, bill5 said: yw - probably not the very best choir out there but I thought it sounded good and a good choir for free is almost unheard of. True. Where I am currently staying my wi-fi is compromised. I plan on dropping by the condo to check the status of repairs and I'll probably fire up the Mac Mine and try again using a fairly fast cable connection, it failed here. As long as something doesn't actually sound "bad" then there is a use for it somewhere. I'm looking forward to having 2 choirs to choose and blend. The Spitfire one was on sale for $17 so I grabbed it. $29 isn't too bad though... 1 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Oh yeah THAT Spitfire, I forgot about that! Definitely looking to grab, agreed, even at $29 that's dirt cheap for a quality choir. And I have long believed that the diff between plugins of a similar type is usually exaggerated, often quite a lot. They are getting that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Just now, bill5 said: Oh yeah THAT Spitfire, I forgot about that! Definitely looking to grab, agreed, even at $29 that's dirt cheap for a quality choir. And I have long believed that the diff between plugins of a similar type is usually exaggerated, often quite a lot. I doubt it will sound identical to the Heavyocity choir, which is the whole point for me. The two of them together may actually be pretty impressive. The same is true with orchestras and drum plugins. MODO Drums and NI Studio Drummer together sound really good together for some things. The trick is to not get carried away and put everything on full blast. A bit here and there, like seasoning... 2 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Agree 100%. Viva la difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 The Emotive Choir is actually pretty amazing - hold the note, and it goes through a variety of changes. I don't have anything else even remotely like it. Maybe they're giving it away is because most people think "oh, it's just a choir" so it doesn't sell well. It's anything but "just a choir." 2 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 I haven't checked it out yet but that sounds encouraging! Amazing what you can get for free today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 I realize demand for a pipe organ isn't exactly high, but in case anyone is looking for one, I thought this was well done: https://plugins4free.com/plugin/622/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 PS finally got around to The Emotive Choir and while it has some nice ambient sounds I can definitely make use of, it only has a vague choir sound at most, very "synthy." Which is fine if that's what you want, but I have similar such things and was hoping for more of a no-kidding choir sound. The Spitfire LABS choir is better. And the Spitfire Epic choir, although not free, is only $29 and on my short list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 JimboKeys mentioned "Hammersmith Free" on page 1 of this thread. Here is the link to that and several other freebies from a solid company. (I am in no way affiliated, just a happy customer) https://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 On 6/1/2023 at 8:20 PM, bill5 said: And the Spitfire Epic choir, although not free, is only $29 and on my short list! Was ready to purchase this product, then stumbled upon this https://www.spitfireaudio.com/library-manager Can't deal with that right now, maybe another day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 12:22 AM, Doerfler said: Was ready to purchase this product, then stumbled upon this https://www.spitfireaudio.com/library-manager Can't deal with that right now, maybe another day I hear you, I hate the downloader/installer things, but a good choir for $29 will cause me to make the exception On 6/3/2023 at 12:19 AM, Doerfler said: JimboKeys mentioned "Hammersmith Free" on page 1 of this thread. Here is the link to that and several other freebies from a solid company. (I am in no way affiliated, just a happy customer) https://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ Yeah all of their freebies are download-worthy IMO, although I prefer the Denver Grand or Ivy 162 pianos (also free). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 I realize the need for such a thing is probably rare, but this is a nice Freelodica FWIW: https://www.wavesfactory.com/free-kontakt-libraries/freelodica/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 IMO this is surprisingly good for a freebie: https://www.strezov-sampling.com/products/view/Diamond-jazz-trio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Similar to Spitifire's LABS, these guys have a wide variety of interesting freebies (oddly though, some of my favs are no longer listed...but I can provide a Google drive download if interested): https://klang.cologne/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 5:16 PM, bill5 said: Check out Heavyocity's "Emotive Choir" https://heavyocity.com/products/ I have that too, it's a good one! 1 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Heins Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Pulsar has the w495 for free right now! It's "An accurate emulation of the Neumann w495 3-band EQ". Pulsar have some quality plugins, I have everything but the 1178 right now...for now Pulsar Audio w495 Enjoy, Bill Quote http://www.billheins.com/ Hail Vibrania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Nice, will download and give it a spin! Chair Audio has free plugins for Cymbal: https://www.chair.audio/product/excte-cymbal/ and Snare Drum: https://www.chair.audio/product/excite_snare_drum/ I've downloaded and installed them, the interfaces look useful but I haven't fired them up yet. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 If you can tolerate their totally annoying and screwed up registration/install/etc etc process (I can't), IK's Philharmonik 2 CE orchestral library is currently free if you subscribe to their newsletter and jump through God only knows what kind of hoops: https://www.wavefoundry.net/post/ikmultimedia-miroslav-philharmonik-2-ce-is-free tbh for a free orchestral library I would opt elsewhere, like VSCO or Red Room's Palette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 hours ago, bill5 said: If you can tolerate their totally annoying and screwed up registration/install/etc etc process (I can't), IK's Philharmonik 2 CE orchestral library is currently free if you subscribe to their newsletter and jump through God only knows what kind of hoops: https://www.wavefoundry.net/post/ikmultimedia-miroslav-philharmonik-2-ce-is-free tbh for a free orchestral library I would opt elsewhere, like VSCO or Red Room's Palette. I have all sorts of free IK stuff but maybe I got it before they made things difficult. It's good stuff but I find I tend to avoid getting plugins from vendors I find difficult. I'd never gotten anything from Waves before and today I did download their dynamic EQ plugin. It took way too long, cumbersome. I doubt I'll be back. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 Yep Waves is in the same category for me, also zero interest in them. Why companies do this I can't imagine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 12 hours ago, bill5 said: Yep Waves is in the same category for me, also zero interest in them. Why companies do this I can't imagine. Me either! Yesterday evening I went to the Pulsar website and downloaded their free W495 plugin just to see if I like it. Took a few quick minutes to snag it, install it and check it out in my DAW. That's how it's supposed to work, even if you add the simple step of payment it shouldn't take long. Waves tries at every step to get you to purchase more of their stuff. They could just send me an email here and there with things I might like. But no, they started the email barrage right off the bat. I blocked them, if I want or need something I'll hunt it down. Lucky us to have so many options!!!! 1 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 On the off chance you're looking for a flamenco guitar, this is very nice IMO: https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/soundprops/sp-alhambra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Heins Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Get the UAD LA-2A Tube Compressor for free here- https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/compressors-limiters/teletronix-la-2a-tube-compressor.html Caveat, it's ilok and you need to use the UAD Connect app but definitely worth the price! Bill Quote http://www.billheins.com/ Hail Vibrania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Bill Heins said: it's ilok Lost me at hello But still surprising for them to offer something free..aren't they notoriously expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Bill Heins said: Get the UAD LA-2A Tube Compressor for free here- https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/compressors-limiters/teletronix-la-2a-tube-compressor.html Caveat, it's ilok and you need to use the UAD Connect app but definitely worth the price! Bill Took a bit of jumping through hoops but I got it, thanks for the tip!!!! For UAD Connect to work, I had to create an account and install Universal Control. The whole process took a few minutes. Haven't tried the plugin yet but UAD is quality stuff in general. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Heins Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Just a heads up, if you have the free LA-2A you can purchase the Essential Bundle for 49.00...normally 300.00 so it's quite a deal! I just grabbed it https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/39-FX-Bundle/11376-Universal-Audio-Essentials-Bundle-Crossgrade-from-FREE-LA-2A-Tube-Compressor?nosto=manufacturerpage-nosto-1 Bill Quote http://www.billheins.com/ Hail Vibrania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 This is a good trumpet - I think Norrland sounds better, but it's still pretty good IMO and the good thing about it is it has features like a mute option, aftertouch, and breath controls built in: https://vgtrumpet.com/product/northern-trumpets/ And this IMO is a nice children's choir: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/childrens-choir/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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