05-21-2020, 08:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-21-2020, 09:40 PM by Mattias Westlund.)
(05-21-2020, 06:40 PM)Samulis Wrote: I'm not so sure. "Loss Aversion" is a powerful thing, as is brand loyalty; many people might go "Well, I'm already out $50 on this, I might as well stick with it." I think almost everyone has at some point paid excessive amounts for things that can be had for much less merely because they don't know there's something else. It's sort of like in your analogy, people who buy SUV's of a particular brand because their parents only drove SUV's of that brand and they don't realize that a 2-seater or a sedan would be a better fit for their needs... or perhaps someone who buys the chassis of a car, and then goes on to buy the rest of that model car, even though it is more expensive than a cheaper car, they already had the chassis.
Yes, you might very well be right. I'm just speaking from my own point of view, I guess.
Anyway, just got the library. After a first cursory glance, I can say as much:
As a freebie, it's okay. It's basically SSO with better samples.
As a commercial product released in 2020, it's a joke.
I mean sure, the instruments sound fine for what they are, but the lack of dynamic layers and RR's is so glaring I struggle to think what use I could possibly have for it. This makes the retro orchestral template I used for Waters of Redemption look all fancy and advanced by comparison!
If that weren't enough, it's also too wet for my taste -- and I like my orchestras wet! Many instruments have an annoying, ringy reverb tail (particularly noticeable in the staccatissimo trumpets) and when everything's layered together, I have a feeling it's going to be one big mush-fest.
Anyway. I'm not going to write Discover off immedieately. I'll probably try and compose something with it to get a clearer idea of what it lends itself to. But my first impression is not that great. One thing it has going for it though is the interface. For a beginner, having the sections laid out visually like that is fantastic and I wish I'd had something like that when I started out.