Kreative
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8dio Products
Any recommendations for some of this software companies' offerings?
I've been listening to the violins and some other things and I was wondering if anyone is using these third party Kontakt libraries. Adagio sounds nice, and I also liked Barbary solo vocals, offering some interesting elements of celtic, Gaelic, Irish, Scots, Welsh and Manx styles and such perhaps. I also like the epic drums.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 12:47:22
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Man on man. Those are some nice vocals and choirs.
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 13:57:23
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I totally agree, Bapu. And I know you have a lot of software, and have tried different ones. Have you got any 8dio stuff? I like so many different styles of music, and these guys seem to offer some very good products that might take me in new directions.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 14:02:50
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I think your Freudian slip is showing there Bapsi, ol pal.
man"on" man??????
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bapu
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 14:12:20
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yorolpal
I think your Freudian slip is showing there Bapsi, ol pal.
man"on" man??????
I prefer to call it a finger slip. Oh that did not some out right either. Man OH man.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 14:13:53
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Kreative
I totally agree, Bapu. And I know you have a lot of software, and have tried different ones. Have you got any 8dio stuff? I like so many different styles of music, and these guys seem to offer some very good products that might take me in new directions.
No Kreative, This is the first I've heard of them. I too could see using this stuff to go in other directions. Just not sure I have the desire but at least I know its out there.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 18:51:50
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I have yet to purchase a library from Tonehammer (the predecessor), 8Dio or SoundIron that I did love and immediately find use for. They are my goto libraries for all the extra touches!
post edited by wst3 - 2012/04/07 09:47:15
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 21:42:02
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wst3
I have yet to purchase a library from Tonehammer (the predecessor), 8Dio or SoundIron that I did love immediately find use for. They are my goto libraries for all the extra touches!
I can see and hear why. They do appear to strive for excellence in whatever they produce. I feel overwhelmed with all of the new possibilities now that I've bought into Kontakt and the third party possibilities. That reminds me that I soon need to begin the long process of loading up lots of software from Komplete before I can do anything more.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 21:46:18
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bapu
Kreative
I totally agree, Bapu. And I know you have a lot of software, and have tried different ones. Have you got any 8dio stuff? I like so many different styles of music, and these guys seem to offer some very good products that might take me in new directions.
No Kreative,
This is the first I've heard of them. I too could see using this stuff to go in other directions. Just not sure I have the desire but at least I know its out there.
The creative potential gets much wider and deeper as software development continues to advance and provide exceptional and innovative tools such as these.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/06 23:14:44
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/09 02:14:59
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I have a bunch of libraries from their old company (Tonehammer) and they're not only extremely high quality but I also find them very intuitive to use. It shows that they're composers themselves who actually use their own stuff as well...
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/09 02:17:07
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A quick note. If you like the 8dio stuff, do check out the other side of the old company as well: SoundIron http://www.soundiron.com/
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/11 00:18:26
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Kuusniemi
I have a bunch of libraries from their old company (Tonehammer) and they're not only extremely high quality but I also find them very intuitive to use. It shows that they're composers themselves who actually use their own stuff as well...
I can tell that they are indeed composers that use their own software because they compose the very demo music that shows off their software. Both 8dio and Soundiron are notable developers with exceptional quality software and sound. I look forward to the possibility of someday owning several of their products, perhaps.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/11 12:01:25
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I feel like the guy who cleans tables at the country club, listening to patrons discuss the relative merits of Mercedes versus Lexus. So many excellent sample libraries out there that I can't afford, or can't justify. Requiem and several others would be on my immediate shopping list if I won the lottery, but even then I'd have to question fifty bucks for bongos.
 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/11 12:50:04
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I feel like the guy who cleans tables at the country club, listening to patrons discuss the relative merits of Mercedes versus Lexus. So many excellent sample libraries out there that I can't afford, or can't justify. Requiem and several others would be on my immediate shopping list if I won the lottery, but even then I'd have to question fifty bucks for bongos.
I can empathize with you completely. Unfortunately the roof over my head, the food in my families bellies, and all the other necessities of life alter my desires and priorities. There are some outstanding libraries I regularly drool over, but alas, I'll have to make due until some other day.
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/11 13:09:35
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bitflipper
I feel like the guy who cleans tables at the country club, listening to patrons discuss the relative merits of Mercedes versus Lexus. So many excellent sample libraries out there that I can't afford, or can't justify. Requiem and several others would be on my immediate shopping list if I won the lottery, but even then I'd have to question fifty bucks for bongos.
I recently felt guilty getting Komplete 8. But, trust me, I make enormous sacrifices to have anything that I own. And if I do get several of any of these third party software products, it will be over a period of years. There are so many things that I don't have in order to have what I do have. I completely understand how you feel. I'll never likely have all the things that I really want. I started out 24 years ago with a little Casio keyboard, the CZ 1000 and an Amiga 500 computer and struggled and sacrificed, even later losing all of my thousands of dollars of hardware gear to sell it off- just to continue to survive, having absolutely nothing to play for a year or two, except a midi controller. I never got another keyboard again for some years 'til I bought my Korg. I never go on vacations or things like that because I've put everything I have into my music and video production. And while it is a good and very modest beginning, I have little compared to many people here. I, like you, just try to appreciate what I have and work with it.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/21 05:51:52
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Depending on what your looking for, check out Soundrion as well. When Tonehammer split into two seperate companies some of the product lines were split like Requim. So 8dio has their version and Soundrion has their own version (cheeper with 80 percent of the function etc). As for the quality, the Tonehammer libraries I have are impressive. Check out their newsletter/facebook page, they have good sales on from time to time.
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/21 14:47:25
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The newsletters are great about sales and new software. There seems to be special pricing whenever new releases are available. I'm very interested in these companies.
I'm looking at the Steinway Grand, having heard a lot of favorable comments and demos of it. This is one of a few on my wish [dream] list.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/21 15:42:09
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That Steinway sounded fantastic
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Kreative
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/24 23:37:15
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I'm looking forward to getting my first product from 8dio but am surprised that a 1.1 GB file will takes over 5 hours to download the RAR file. What is going on at this place?
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/26 01:15:47
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The download tooks some time, but its all good. Everything looks and sounds amazing here. 8dio rocks! Great programming and interface. I want more! The Steinway is looking like a must-have piano, since I really don't have any stellar pianos at the time. [Komplete 8 pianos are shameful.]
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/26 02:14:27
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The Alicia's Keys piano in Komplete 8 does some things really nicely.
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Re:8dio Products
2012/04/26 05:52:37
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craigfowler
The Alicia's Keys piano in Komplete 8 does some things really nicely.
That's only in Komplete Ultimate though, right?
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