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Pretty sure he means exactly what I'm saying he means - which is to come up with your own mic mix, then the sampler can mix that down to a single stereo microphone(like the dennis mixes in cinesamples/the jake Jackson mixes in SF) So I expect the memory usage would be the same as using the mic perspectives individually.Ĭontextually, and literally - he explained the problem with using all the mics(resources) and what he does (only uses 2 mics) and then offers the new solution, which is activate them, pan them, ect - then specifically says mix down, the screw shows a processs of this "mixing down" and he even says in real life it would take longer. KyleJudkins wrote: ↑ 7:52 pmthat said, it has a lot of the features I wanted, ESPECIALLY the mic merge, considering I currently use all the mics and just freeze tracks.Do you freeze because of the RAM usage with all the mic positions? I didn't get the impression the mic merge feature was any more than a realtime summing of different mic perspectives just presenting it in the UI as a single fader. Not every company has insane amounts of resources to re-invent a wheel New startups will inevitably have to find the appropriate sampler to get their foot in the door.
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If nothing else, if this fragmentation ends up injecting just a bit more of a competitive and innovative drive into NI, that's a net plus in my books. There wasn't really anything in the OT marketing video to get worked up about and there's plenty of reasons to be skeptical, but I'm cautiously optimistic they're going to produce something more interesting than what Spitfire ended up with. I was excited to see what Spitfire would come up with, and subsequently quite underwhelmed. I suppose you're privy to a lot more internal discussion about Kontakt, ED, so you have a better sense of what's cooking, but from my perspective I see a boring, stale product that's moving at a snail's pace. I don't like fragmentation either - especially when significant features are missing from some of those fragments and even if you were willing to implement different solutions for each you may not even have the option - but I also don't like de facto monopolies with stifled innovation, which is a situation it feels to me we are in with Kontakt. Any other sampler is just more resource intensive for the same task. Vienna seems to do great with their engine, though - they're probably the only ones with performance comparable to Kontakt. This is not an easy thing to do, as EastWest had to learn through years.
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Also - I've said this on VI-C too - any new sampler that shows up will live or die based on its performance and hardware/DAW compatibility vs Kontakt. In short, nothing significant is happening to Kontakt's ecosystem. NI's customer base is much more varied than that, and Kontakt ecosystem has a bunch of 3rd party libraries (and devs of such libraries) to cover all of those ranges. There are hundreds of other 3rd party developers, and developers mostly developing orchestral libraries, while more prominent on the landscape (at least this particular landscape covered by this and the other forum), still only cater to a very particular range of customers. Mickeyl wrote: ↑ 2:38 pmFirst Spitfire Audio, now Orchestral Tools – are we witnessing the decline of the Kontakt ecosystem? The instruments include Studio Strings, Electric Guitar, Gospel Choir, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Set, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and Electric Bass. The company also announced LA Sessions: Songwriter Instruments, a collection of pop instruments recorded at United Recording, in Studio B. In addition, Orchestral Tools announced Junkie XL Brass to be developed with composer Tom Holkenborg, who promises a larger than life sound.
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The new sample player will debut with the release of a free instrument called "Layers: Studio Ensembles," using small ensembles structured in layers of different kinds, such as mixed timbres and chords.Ĭustomers will also have a wider choice in pricing structure with the availability of bundle pricing and à la carte pricing for individual mic positions, instruments, and articulations. Libraries will continue to be available in Kontakt format as well. Features include Auto Volume Scaling to enable legato transition and release samples to blend better, High Res Resampler, Mic Position Merging, Core Implemented Legato, and Advanced Articulation Management.
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Orchestral Tools has created a free Orchestral Tools Sample Player, in conjunction with Axel Hartmann. Here's a summary I put together for those who may have missed the presentation: