One Week Sale at Esoundz!!

For those of you that don't have Sonik Synth2, SampleMoog, or Sample Tron, you can get all 3 synths for $99 at ESOUNDZ but, it's only for 1 week.
 
If you want or need only 1 of those, they're going for $49.99 each and when purchasing, please use a referral name as we both get Epointz.
 
I'm thinking of getting SampleMoog and possibly Sample Tron as I don't have those....
 
My Esoundz name is also Mesh  
 
 

Beagle


does that also count toward the group buy?  so would we get one free one of equal or lesser value if we bought it?

unfortunately no....here's a few rules from the thead at KVR: [link=http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=325227]http://www.kvraudio.com/f../viewtopic.php?t=325227[/link]
 
"Some rules on this. These are the full versions of the product but the serials do not qualify for the IK group buy, you can't use your epointz on them, you can't upgrade from them or transfer them. They are specially made just for this super low cost promotion. But if you want any of these popular virtual instruments for a really HIGHLY affordable price then this is it! Again, we're going to have to be strict this time about the one week time frame with no extensions. Spread the word to anyone who would benefit from this (you CAN still EARN epointz for referrals as always)."

The downside of these rules is you can't upgrade from these full versions, but you do get a $200+ (full price) synth for $50 with a boatload of sounds (SonikSynth2 alone has about 8GB's of very useable and good sounds). 

bitflipper

I'm thinking of getting SampleMoog and possibly Sample Tron as I don't have those....

I have had both of those for more than a year, and have yet to find a single application for either of them.

SampleTron, being a faithful reproduction of the Chamberlin/Mellotron originals, sounds just as awful as the real thing. I would only use it if I were specifically trying to cover an old King Crimson tune or something.

And SampleMoog, well, it's a sampled synthesizer, which is just wrong. It's like buying a slideshow of your favorite action movie.

Want something fun to spend your fifty bucks on, check this out.

LOL Wait a tick? Sampled synths = wrong, but sampled guitars = right?
Half kidding - I've played guitars forever yet I admit a few sampled guitars made it into the final mix of one or two songs of mine (well, that was more sound re-inforcement than anything, but, anyway...)

bitflipper

It's like buying a slideshow of your favorite action movie. 

I've gotta side with bit on this one. Oh, how I miss my old Roland SH-09. it wasn't a Moog, but it was a somewhat old school analog synth.
Tweaking the oscillators and filters on the fly could produce remarkably varied sounds. At best, a sampled synth is just snapshots of particular settings.
You don't really have the incredibly fluid dynamics of the synth.

That said, in a given song, the settings will probably be fairly consistent, so the samples may be ok.

But if you want to pull off Emerson, Wakeman, or Jarre, you'll want to twist some knobs.

I suppose that's the benefit of having the hardware version over the software, but when comparing the price difference of each and the option of having a synth at the fraction of the "real deal"......then there's no comparison. I'm just happy that there's all this software that's easily available for me to experience that I never would have been able to do(harware-wise).
Bit you may be right on this as I'm also re-thinking if getting SampleMoog/Tron is worth it (I already have about 40GB in the SampleTank library).....and I have some Moog/Tron sounds included in ST which I've not yet really got into.....I just may not have a taste for that sound or not given it enough experimenting, although others may think it's the next best thing to sliced bread (some of the hardware (Moog/Tron) fans over at KVR praised these software versions).    
 

You're most welcome Rain!! I'm glad you were able to make use of the special. I thought about getting the Tron or Moog, but instead spent my money on the Black 76 at IK (totally love it...it just gives so much punch to the drums/mix!!). I also recently got Kontakt4 (finally) and have already spent most of my GAS quota. 

6 months on a guitar-less trip should increase your keyboard chops drastically. If you have link to your music, I'd love to hear what you do.   

Thanks for all the support guys! We have more surprises on the way!

+1 on the upgrade/loyalty pricing.

What enhancements would ST3 have?

 I have arrived at one inescapable conclusion with regard to sales. They still take my money........

bitflipper

And SampleMoog, well, it's a sampled synthesizer, which is just wrong.

Have to disagree, bit, although until just recently I pretty much was in your camp on this issue.  What changed my mind was getting my hands on a sound library called Analog Universe - Memories, which is a collection of sfz files based on sounds created with the Alesis A6 analog synth.  The library (which I'll be reviewing in the next issue of Wusik Sound Magazine) comes with presets for Alchemy, Rapture and Dim. Pro.  Those presets are OK, but what has me totally excited are the possiblities in creating the presets myself in Alchemy.  The creator of Memories, Elemental Arts, has done all the heavy lifting here.  Many of the pitched sample sets sound fabulous on their own, but all kinds of additional sound animation and manipulation can be added with a powerhouse synth like Alchemy.  My assertion is that this can be the best of both worlds ... you couldn't get this kind of a rich sound out of single cycle waveform oscillators.  But starting with first rate multisamples in a really good synth presents all kinds of opportunities.  And you don't even have to be a sound design wizard to get highly satisfying results.
 
Even with SampleMoog, though, I think you can make a case why this could be a good thing.  I just got SampleMoog as my freebie with the IK anniversery sale and haven't played around with it too much.  But there seem to be some wonderful sounds in there (and certainly there are *lots* of sounds in there).  Even if SampleMoog doesn't compete with Alchemy for on-board effects, my growing collection of external effects, like the six effects many of us picked up in the D6 group buy, open up all kinds of possibilities.  Anyway, my 2 cents on this topic.

 

Admittedly, I don't have a tenth of a quarter of the knowledge some of you guys have when it comes to synths. I'm a guitarist first, and synths weren't really the "in" thing when and where I grew up (unless you were a wuss... Kinda funny now that I think about it now). 

I never really owned a hardware synth (except uber cheap ones) or messed with one in real life, so my only references are on record. This lack of first-hand experience probably explains why, out of two similar patches, one synth, one sampler, I often prefer the sampler.

However, I can understand how someone used to the real deal doesn't expect the same thing as I do when we both hear the word "Moog".

to some odd degree... I'm just glad I've yet to hear a gtr software package that actually isn't obviously fake.  Sure.. make it sound like a pedal steel, but the VanHalen wannabees have nothing to worry about.