06-22-2016, 03:13 AM
Greetings folks! First post here...
This talk of the old Siedlaczek libraries is interesting. I have an old Pro-Samples (or something) disk I bought ten years ago that contained some of the Advanced Orchestra stuff that I got some good use out of, particularly in the percussion and harp departments. But once I started using Kontakt it fell by the wayside. I think I'll bust it out again!
For affordable individual section libraries I've heard good things about the old Westgate Studios stuff. I've been eyeballing the various woodwinds myself. Does anyone have any experience with those? I guess the downside is that it's $50 USD per instrument. Ultimately it ends up being almost the same cost as a newer library if you want them all. Then again, if you only want a few...
As for my two cents on the topic of cheaper libraries, I've been using Soundiron's Olympus Elements Player Edition and it's pretty great for the price. It retails at something like $150 USD but they regularly have sales and I managed to grab it for about $80. It's not a full orchestra but it provides a nice solution if you need bombastic choirs.
This talk of the old Siedlaczek libraries is interesting. I have an old Pro-Samples (or something) disk I bought ten years ago that contained some of the Advanced Orchestra stuff that I got some good use out of, particularly in the percussion and harp departments. But once I started using Kontakt it fell by the wayside. I think I'll bust it out again!
For affordable individual section libraries I've heard good things about the old Westgate Studios stuff. I've been eyeballing the various woodwinds myself. Does anyone have any experience with those? I guess the downside is that it's $50 USD per instrument. Ultimately it ends up being almost the same cost as a newer library if you want them all. Then again, if you only want a few...
As for my two cents on the topic of cheaper libraries, I've been using Soundiron's Olympus Elements Player Edition and it's pretty great for the price. It retails at something like $150 USD but they regularly have sales and I managed to grab it for about $80. It's not a full orchestra but it provides a nice solution if you need bombastic choirs.