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2012/06/10 00:34:23 (permalink)

Morphestra

Anyone here using Sample Logic Morphestra? It sounds pretty impressive, but is it? I have Evolve and some other software in this genre of cinematic music making. Has anyone here been using it?

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 14:35:23 (permalink)
    I would love to have Morphestra. I wish I'd bought it instead of Omnisphere, as I'd have likely found it more useful. Another one to consider is Cinematic Guitars. I'd have 'em all if they weren't so damn expensive.

    BTW, they sell a $5 sampler with various patches from each of their libraries, including Morphestra and Cinematic Guitars. You should absolutely pick that up if you don't have it already. 


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 15:48:48 (permalink)
    Wow Bit!  Thanks for the heads up.  The stuff in the Air section alone is worth way more than the measly little $5 semolians.  Thanks!

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 17:18:08 (permalink)
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    Wow Bit!  Thanks for the heads up.  The stuff in the Air section alone is worth way more than the measly little $5 semolians.  Thanks!
    Me too.  Thanks Bit!  I am getting the $5 sampler.  Just looked at some of the video demos for their full version products.  I must say they have some of the coolest looking GUI's [e.g. Cinematic Guitars] for Kontakt, and they sound nice as well.

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 17:48:40 (permalink)
    Cheers for the heads up Bit
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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 21:43:08 (permalink)
    Yeah, Morphestra is tempting, and I already have Omnisphere. But this might be the frosting on my cake. It is very expensive, but 50 less so at Sweetwater. I'm very ready to pull the trigger and get it. Maybe. Bit is right about how good it is. And I would like to have them all, too. The Morphestra also includes some Kirk Hunter Orchestral content, too. [I'll be waiting for a while downloading this monster]

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 21:46:55 (permalink)
    Sample Logic’s award-winning team presents a powerful collection of creatively new and inventive organic instruments. Morphestra is derived entirely from orchestral recordings and psycho-acoustic sound design. In association with Kirk Hunter Studios and powered by Native Instruments Kontakt Player. Morphestra is an epic collection of over 1200+ instruments and multis available as a convenient direct download.


    Morphestra is ideal for film, TV, video games, electronic music, ambient music, multimedia genres, family picnics and much more… Its powerful instruments and multis stand on their own making it a “must have” for people like Bitflipper, Yoropal and Bapu. This makes creating an entire production possible without the assistance of any additional third-party instruments and effects. This “cine-organic” achievement surpasses any library of its kind known to Bapu.  Rather than reinventing the traditional orchestra, Sample Logic has created a modern-day virtual instrument using effectual techniques. Morphestra includes: cinematic atmospheres, innovative arpeggiated/gated melodic and rhythmic instruments, thunderous percussive impacts, transition trailer effects, dynamic rhythmic loops, and lush evocative pads, just to name a few.

    post edited by Kreative - 2012/06/10 21:59:00

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 21:53:36 (permalink)
    Ok. I'm going to bite the 500 dollar silver bullet and buy it, knowing how much Bitflipper would want me to do it, for my own good, of course.

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/10 21:56:46 (permalink)
    Done. Let the marathon download begin.

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/11 10:07:07 (permalink)
    Thanks for thinking of me, Kreative. I'm sure you'll enjoy it enough for the both of us!

    I thought you were going to buy it from Sweetwater for 50 bucks less - I assumed that would be a box rather than a download. Personally, I'll pay extra for a boxed product and save myself the headache of a huge download followed by a backup to DVD-R that may or may not be restoreable later.


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/11 14:11:03 (permalink)
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    Thanks for thinking of me, Kreative. I'm sure you'll enjoy it enough for the both of us!

    I thought you were going to buy it from Sweetwater for 50 bucks less - I assumed that would be a box rather than a download. Personally, I'll pay extra for a boxed product and save myself the headache of a huge download followed by a backup to DVD-R that may or may not be restoreable later.
    The huge download is about 15 GB [compressed], nothing that can't occur while I'm either sleeping or working. As for my data, that can be backed up in numerous ways without any worries. The hardest part is to pay for it. I have yet to begin to download it. Once I have it, be assured that I will indeed put it to use for the good of our collective interests.


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/11 22:03:37 (permalink)
    Its great to get 50 dollars off on Morphestra, but so far, Sweetwater has not been able to explain how I can download my software. One agent has told me that I have to download Morphestra from the NI service center.[??] " I believe you use the license code in the Native Instruments Service Center, and you can download it from there."

    I may be wrong, but I can't see that the service center does this. To my knowledge, it only downloads updates, rather than applications.

    Buyer beware. In the meanwhile, I'm still waiting. 

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 10:22:10 (permalink)
    Anyone else having problems downloading the $5 TryPack? The automatic install fails with a "DL error" and when I open the rar file manually it says some of the files are corrupt. I've tried downloading it twice now with the same result.
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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 10:33:03 (permalink)
    Sweetwater has not been able to explain how I can download my software. One agent has told me that I have to download Morphestra from the NI service center.[??] " I believe you use the license code in the Native Instruments Service Center, and you can download it from there."

    That doesn't sound right. I'd call the Sweetwater guy back and ask him to find out the procedure. He sounds like he might be new there, but there are plenty of knowledgeable folks at SW he can ask.


    I've never bought a download through Sweetwater, but normally when you buy downloadable software from a third party, all you get from them is a license. You then go through the actual product vendor to obtain the software, meaning Sample Logic in this case - not Native Instruments. That's been my experience buying third-party products through audiomidi.com, anyway.


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 10:37:55 (permalink)
    Anyone else having problems downloading the $5 TryPack? The automatic install fails with a "DL error" and when I open the rar file manually it says some of the files are corrupt. I've tried downloading it twice now with the same result.

    It's been a long time since I got TryPack so I don't remember - is there more than one file in the download? Large downloads are often split into multiple RAR files, and you have to have the complete set before you can start extracting them.


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 11:05:30 (permalink)
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    Anyone else having problems downloading the $5 TryPack? The automatic install fails with a "DL error" and when I open the rar file manually it says some of the files are corrupt. I've tried downloading it twice now with the same result.

    Sorry to say, it came over like a champ and installed perfectly.
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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 12:20:17 (permalink)
    Finally got it on the 3rd try. Strange. It was one large rar file that seemed to download ok, but some of the files inside it were corrupt. Chalk another one up to the interweb gremlins.
    post edited by jma - 2012/06/12 12:23:16
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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 12:53:08 (permalink)
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    Sweetwater has not been able to explain how I can download my software. One agent has told me that I have to download Morphestra from the NI service center.[??] " I believe you use the license code in the Native Instruments Service Center, and you can download it from there."

    That doesn't sound right. I'd call the Sweetwater guy back and ask him to find out the procedure. He sounds like he might be new there, but there are plenty of knowledgeable folks at SW he can ask.


    I've never bought a download through Sweetwater, but normally when you buy downloadable software from a third party, all you get from them is a license. You then go through the actual product vendor to obtain the software, meaning Sample Logic in this case - not Native Instruments. That's been my experience buying third-party products through audiomidi.com, anyway.

    I would agree with you, as this has been my experience also when recieving a second party license code.


    My Sweetwater agent has been out for the last few days, but has now informed me that I should have been given download instructions along with my license code. " We usually do include detailed, step-by-step instructions with all software license emails. This is really unusual. I just sent the activation instructions to my own email from your invoice, and you're right, there's nothing. I apologize for this. I've sent a message to our tech guys to see what they say "

    I also wrote to Sample Logic and have not heard back from them, yet. 


    I paid for this on Sunday, but am confident that there will be a resolution, somehow, soon. I guess this is the price I'm paying to save 50 dollars. But, I'm a patient man. I trust Sweetwater to make things good.

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 14:42:06 (permalink)
    It's been my experience that Sweetwater comes through. I've had nothing but good experiences with them. 

    IIRC, Sample Logic at one time used to actually send you their libraries on external USB hard drives. Earlier this year they held a 50% off box set sale, so I'm guessing that was to clear out inventory and transition to a download-only model for all products. That kinda sucks, if you can't even order them on hard media anymore.


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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 14:51:39 (permalink)
    A lot of things are going that way in the world of software, lately. Many developers only offer their software by download. Orange Tree Samples has no other means. And 8Dio. We could both name many others.

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    Re:Morphestra 2012/06/12 22:06:20 (permalink)
    The great download has begun. It turns out that the Sweetwater code that was provided was a coupon code that needed to be placed in the SL coupon code box. It was not conveyed to me what it was and how it needed to be implemented. I was otherwise on a billing page asking for CC info and all that. I'm good to go.

    It has its own installer so I don't need to wait for anything and can just go to sleep. zzzzzzzzz.

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