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    amorphix
    

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    Have you tried EMU Protesu VX? This may be old news but EMU are now offering their Proteus VX sound module software as a free download and not locked to any audio card. Full 16 part multitimbral and with a boatload of presets from the Proteus 2000/EMU E4 Ultra. Got your string sounds, for sure.

    http://en.audiofanzine.com/partner/a.proteusvx.html

    I know not everybody was enamoured with the sounds of the Proteus 2000 so it's horses for courses, really. You either like it or not! Personall I think its great.... and it's free.... ;-)

    rgds
    Adam

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    wormsoftheearth
    

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    whoa cool, thanks for posting that.

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    Plastik Suicide
    

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    Hey what you think about Roland JV-1080? they go pretty damn cheap even in here finland.

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    YADE
    

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    I would honestly get rid of all JV-10XX Series...the samples sound really cheap nowadays

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    demog
    

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    i think the JV-10XX has some pretty damn good and rich pad/string-sounds. for me they doesn't sound cheap...

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    electromancer
    

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    If I were to ever get a rompler it would definitely be a Kurzweil. Can't go wrong with that.

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    soillodge
    

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    If you are referring to the K2 series, those were samplers, not romplers. The only ROM limited synths were sold as controllers. Like the SP series, which had great piano and organ sounds, but really not much else.

    But you are right, you cannot go wrong with Kurzweil. No one else really made better Sampler Workstations.

    `michael

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    K2000 is what I was specifically referring to. They go for around $400 to $500 US last time I checked. NIN used them heavily on TDS. Mentallo and the Fixer loved this board to death. I know it's technically a sampling workstation but I generally call anything that comes loaded with ROM samples a rompler because it's much more fun to say.

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    malfunct
    

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    AND you're a geek :D

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    soillodge
    

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    Yeah, if we are just going to substitute ROMplers for samplers, then I was just say get one of the AKAI rackmounts. Brilliant realistic library right there. Relatively cheap as well.

    Still the original poster was talking about VSTs, we all really have trouble following instructions :P

    `michael

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    Oops.

    If you want software that sounds good and is easy to use try ReFX Nexus2 with the pop extension. Nexus2 is a super rompler filled with modern sounds. That should cover your basics and on the plus side you can make push button hellektro if that is your thing. You can demo the soundbanks on their site.

    http://refx.com/?lang=en&page=products/nexus/expansions

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    ehm he asked for real instruments...and there I would say Nexus is not really the right choice....apart from being fucking expensive and not even be capable of automating more than 15 Parameters....

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    Like I said, none of us are able to follow directions :P

    lol

    `michael

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    YADE
    

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    hey I did as I recommended him the eastwest library :-)

    it is a vst and produces real sounds :-)...

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    electromancer
    

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    How am I not following directions? The pop expansion is real instruments and it it easy to use. He said he wanted something to play strings when he chooses strings, not pick between violas and violins.

    He wants something he can use with only a basic understanding of theory.

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    EastWest is great. They released some limited time free Orchestral-lite VST (only 6gb lol) for xmas which I was fortunate enough to pick up. From my 45 seconds of playing with it so far, it sounded excellent. really looking forward to using it and probably buying more of their sutff

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    @electromancer- my mistake then, I have only heard the synthy samples and the price tag had me go the other way. You could get a hardsynth sampler with more capabilities for the same price or less. So what is the point..

    @Yade- I did not realize that EastWest was doing a VST format now. From what I always knew of them they did sampler CDroms. I am obviously old and in the hardware zone still :P Anyhow this new stuff looks and sounds cool. I will have to check some of it out. I do not generally bother with ROM sounds, but some of this stuff is very thick and expressive and it would be cool to get a traditional spin on what I do.

    `michael

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    Hell, I don't use Nexus even. I program all my synth sounds from scratch with hardware. I personally use Garriton Steinway, Garriton Personal Orchestra, and East West Symphonic Choirs to do piano, strings, and choir.

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    @demog: imho compared to todays even freeware VSTs the JVXXXX Series sounds thin in the mids (I always had to use an Exciter) and is totally unprogrammable...you just can take the sounds or leave it....and yes it has some (imho around 20 of 1000) nice pads or so....but is not versatile at all....for the same price you could normally for instance get a Virus A which imho can produce at least the same quality the JVs can but with much more flexibility....

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    just one more suggestion to be dropped in if its about vst-plugins: the VSL VI90 (plus VI95) orchestral libraries. the East West stuff sounds cool, the only problem i have with those collection is, that it's hardly possible to change their basic sound. they always have an attitude of huge movie scores - but if you like to get a nearly real chamber orchestra without any tampering i absolutely prefer the VSLs.
    they sound awesome and you have all possibilities to change their timbre in any direction. those samples work with vst plugins, too and they have an 'automatic detection' to interact to your play.
    http://vsl.co.at/en/211/261/1608/615.vsl
    there's also a demo zone i absolutely recommend to listen to.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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