SmokeyJ628,

You're a man of few words (16 posts in just under 4 years).

However, your RAH RAH on this ones makes me wish I could buy it again.

Got AmpliTube Metal last night. Some of the presets are pretty darn nice, I tell you.

Truth be told I only touched a few loops and did not find them all that enjoyable. Loops aren't my thing anyway (too old skool). I did the GB to get a $229 package for $99. BTW, I already owned SampleTank 2.5 XL from another esoundz GB (Rare and Vintage).

ORIGINAL: bapu

SmokeyJ628,

You're a man of few words (16 posts in just under 4 years).

However, your RAH RAH on this ones makes me wish I could buy it again.

Ha...(marginally funny story)..I used to own Music Creator, and I apparently registered it and joined this forum back in 2004.

Fast forward to May 2008, I got a new computer along with Sonar 7 Studio. I end up with a question and try to join the forum, and it says my user name is already in use. Figuring that it's unlikely anyone picked SmokeyJ628 at random, I try an old "standby" password...and it worked!

So, in my defense, at least 14 of those posts have been since May.

btw, so far as I know, there's nothing that says you can't join the GB twice...I'd just register them under different IK accounts so you get TWO free plugins.

--SmokeyJ

ORIGINAL: bapu

SmokeyJ628,

You're a man of few words (16 posts in just under 4 years).

However, your RAH RAH on this ones makes me wish I could buy it again.

Got AmpliTube Metal last night. Some of the presets are pretty darn nice, I tell you.

Truth be told I only touched a few loops and did not find them all that enjoyable. Loops aren't my thing anyway (too old skool). I did the GB to get a $229 package for $99. BTW, I already owned SampleTank 2.5 XL from another esoundz GB (Rare and Vintage).

There are definately some cool grooves there, though. Since everyone is going to get a free ReTank Style Pack, there are some other really cool loops on the way.

I especially like the Vintage Rock and Motown Loops, but all of them are excellent. If you don't have a drummer handy, jamming and practicing to these loops can be a great way to keep your chops up.

The Style Packs are listed here. http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=1482

Something else is that these loops were performed by some heavy weight drummers. They loop together flawlessly and sound really good, too.

As for joining the GB twice,,, sure, why not, but you might find less duplication and perhaps save even more overall by buying another IK product. For instance, if you buy a Stealth, you can get AT Metal for free,,, and eSoundz has that on sale for $99. It depends on your needs, wants, and of course budget.

It should be noted that if anyone IS thinking of joining twice, make sure you register them to two different accounts, as Smokey said. You can register more than one Sampletank L in the same account, but you can only qualify once for the extra plug with it. There is no restriction on the number of different products that will qualify for the extra plug, though.

Last call on this deal. Sign up here http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=2460

ORIGINAL: bapu

btw, so far as I know, there's nothing that says you can't join the GB twice...I'd just register them under different IK accounts so you get TWO free plugins.

FWIW, you don't have to have multiple accounts to get multiple 2-for-1's with IK. I've already got 3 this year, so far.

And, since I did not own SonikSynth2 or SampleMoog, for the same $99 (as the group buy) I bought SonikSynth2 at Musicians Friend for $99 and I will get SampleMoog (better than owning another copy of the SampleTank plug) for free.

So with all the 2-for 1's this year I will own all the Romplers from IK, and I now have all the Guitar amp sims (Jimi Hendrix, AmpliTube 2, SVX and Metal).

Today was the last dollars I will spend on my studio for this year.

Happy Holidays everyone.

Great way to go!!

just finisehd a marathon d/l session - sampletank 2/retank/sonik synth2 - in total around 15gb of stuff, it's taken all day...just played a few sounds, all seems ok, so...phew! now gonna get t-racks/csr for £97 here in uk, not bad value! you guyz got any good info on using sampletank/ss2 to their potential?

cheers for the headz-up!
mark

ORIGINAL: mgh

just finisehd a marathon d/l session - sampletank 2/retank/sonik synth2 - in total around 15gb of stuff, it's taken all day...just played a few sounds, all seems ok, so...phew! now gonna get t-racks/csr for £97 here in uk, not bad value! you guyz got any good info on using sampletank/ss2 to their potential?

cheers for the headz-up!
mark

Hey Mark,,, actually, there are quite a few good threads about Sampletank if you do a forum search. You can always post questions, too.


We just recently had some discussions here about organizing your library in Sampletank.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=1557862

My main tip would be to think of SS2, SampleTron, SampleMoog and Miroslov as expansions to your Sampletank library, and to use Sampletank as your main engine.

Think in terms of Keyboard workstation. Sampletank is deep. The more you play around with it, the more powerful you'll see it really is. Squids is excellent at making Combi's, and as you load them, take note of how they are put together. I've had a lot of light bulbs go on in my head from those.

I would also recommend using the knobs on the right side of the screen to change the background color. The default colors are too hard for older eyes to read. Lighten up the background to give it more contrast.

I saw a place that has Sonic Synth 2 for $99, and you get one of the others like SampleMoog or SampleTankXL for free. Same sorta deal but minus all those loops, and in this deal you mention, you have to pick one of those certain 3 plugins, but I am not in the market for any of those 3 now.

I never use loops, but then again this is a pretty great deal, so maybe I should start getting into the "loop" hehe
Now I'm in a quandry!! Agg! I hate all these good deals.

ORIGINAL: bapu

btw, so far as I know, there's nothing that says you can't join the GB twice...I'd just register them under different IK accounts so you get TWO free plugins.

FWIW, you don't have to have multiple accounts to get multiple 2-for-1's with IK. I've already got 3 this year, so far.

And, since I did not own SonikSynth2 or SampleMoog, for the same $99 (as the group buy) I bought SonikSynth2 at Musicians Friend for $99 and I will get SampleMoog (better than owning another copy of the SampleTank plug) for free.

So with all the 2-for 1's this year I will own all the Romplers from IK, and I now have all the Guitar amp sims (Jimi Hendrix, AmpliTube 2, SVX and Metal).

Today was the last dollars I will spend on my studio for this year.

Happy Holidays everyone.

That's just what I was thinking of doing, getting SSynth2 and Sample Moog (or maybe Miroslav), what a great deal!