It's also 200 MB according to specs, or 1/12th the size of VSCO 2 CE. With lossless compression it is about 400-500 MB worth, or 1/6th the size. That means each of the 47 articulations has 4-10 MB of sample content, which is about on par with the EMU ESI orchestral CD's from the early 90's in terms of sample density per instrument... in fact, the EMU factory library goes up to 16 MB per patch, with one piano a 'massive' 32 MB! O.o
With lossy compression it might be about equal in size to VSCO 2 CE, but would they really go there?
I just don't even see a point to this existing at that size. Yeah, the samples sound great on their own, obviously much better recording quality than I could have done for VSCO 2 CE, but the lacking sample density and RR is extremely audible in their demos. It barely even counts as a sketching library given the limits... even something like EWQL SO Gold or Silver seem so much more sane as commercial alternatives, despite being over 15 years old. :/
I'm not even going to get into their twisted sense of "free", requiring filling out a survey and waiting two weeks according to the website. Just another company looking for user data and mailing list subs it seems...
With lossy compression it might be about equal in size to VSCO 2 CE, but would they really go there?
I just don't even see a point to this existing at that size. Yeah, the samples sound great on their own, obviously much better recording quality than I could have done for VSCO 2 CE, but the lacking sample density and RR is extremely audible in their demos. It barely even counts as a sketching library given the limits... even something like EWQL SO Gold or Silver seem so much more sane as commercial alternatives, despite being over 15 years old. :/
I'm not even going to get into their twisted sense of "free", requiring filling out a survey and waiting two weeks according to the website. Just another company looking for user data and mailing list subs it seems...
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.