orangesporanges
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Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
IK is having a buy Sampletank, get 6 free instrument packs deal. I need a good sounding ,lightweight (sample size) piano or two. That makes it worth it, unless it is unwieldy, cumbersome, or glitchy. I downloaded Sampletank2 for use primarily with Band in a Box. It was OK, but I didn't really care for the interface, or the fact that I had to load a GM Map every time I opened BIAB.
My questions are, 1) do you like it? 2) Is the interface significantly better ,in your opinions 3) does it try to replace version 2 or does it stand on it's own?
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cclarry
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/29 13:58:41
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Guitar Center will be having a sale on SampleTank 3 SE tomorrow... It usually sells for $99.99...so I'm guessing the Sale Price will be $49.99..but can't say for sure. I just paid $49.99 at Musicians Friend for it a few weeks ago, and they are the same company, so I'm guessing that that will be the price... I posted the sale here: http://forum.cakewalk.com/SampleTank-SE-m3307869.aspx If you buy that, you will get 5 free instruments right away, and if it goes to 2000 then you will get the 6th. The ST 3 Pianos are nice and "Light weight", meaning they have a very small footprint. About 1 Gig each. Obviously not the best, but not the worst either...especially when you're getting them for free. The interface is VASTLY improved...and 64 bit...which is a major bonus...
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cclarry
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/29 13:59:26
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Also, it stands on it's own, but you CAN import all of your ST 2 instruments
into it...
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orangesporanges
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/29 15:59:31
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Looks like $99 now. I don't care though, if you get all the freebies. I've dealt with these guys before. When they run a special you really get your money's worth. I have one question for you though. You mentioned loading ST2 samples in. How's that work in a 64bit environment?I'm almost positive everything I have in ST2 is 32bit
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cclarry
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/29 16:50:49
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Looks like $99 now. I don't care though, if you get all the freebies. I've dealt with these guys before. When they run a special you really get your money's worth. I have one question for you though. You mentioned loading ST2 samples in. How's that work in a 64bit environment?I'm almost positive everything I have in ST2 is 32bit
ST 3 SE and ST 3 Full will import all the old samples. And they work perfectly fine... I advise just waiting to see what the price is tomorrow at GC...you have until Saturday to enter the Group Buy...
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Soundwise
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/30 14:44:44
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Get the MP+ ST3 SE bundle from Thomann.de. It's the best deal for Sampletank, trust me.
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/30 14:48:37
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Soundwise
Get the MP+ ST3 SE bundle from Thomann.de. It's the best deal for Sampletank, trust me.
Problem is the "bundled" versions don't count towards the Group Buy
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/30 15:37:52
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cclarryProblem is the "bundled" versions don't count towards the Group Buy Hardware doesn't, software does. But anyway, that's a good price, no reason to regret buying it.
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 08:11:35
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2015/10/31 08:52:54
orangesporanges
My questions are, 1) do you like it? 2) Is the interface significantly better ,in your opinions 3) does it try to replace version 2 or does it stand on it's own?
1. No. I don't use it, and regret buying it. 2. Yes. ST3's UI is light years beyond ST2's. Huge improvement. 3. No. That had been my hope, as I used ST2 a lot. But ST3's breadth of sounds is narrower than ST2's. The question you didn't ask... 4. Yes, most of the samples are better than ST2, but a few are much worse, and even the best ones are not in the same league with quality Kontakt libraries.
 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 10:30:02
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You can actually download and try the free Sample Tank Custom Shop to see if you like the interface. It comes with a small library of sounds. You will NOT be able to load your old Sample Tank 2 sounds in this free version. You need to purchase SE or Full sample Tank 3 in order to load you old Sample Tank 2 sounds. http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/sampletankcs/ As the others said, This is great software if you are on a budget. The SampleTank 3 interface is better than Sample Tank 2. Get the SE version for about 100 US dollars and get 5 free libraries, 3 of these are pianos. Purchase and register before OCT 31 2015 to get the 5 freebies.
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charlyg
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 11:27:55
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How can I register, when the pkg is on the way? I should get it Monday...
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cclarry
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 11:49:36
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charlyg
How can I register, when the pkg is on the way? I should get it Monday...
I would let Pete know that you purchased before the deadline and should be entitled to the the FREE bees...and I'm sure he'll take care of it...
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 11:52:56
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" (Wish You Were Here)
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 12:57:53
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Who the heck is Pete? Oh wait, he's the IK guy.......I'll pm him after my errands.
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/10/31 14:29:20
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orangesporanges
My questions are, 1) do you like it? 2) Is the interface significantly better ,in your opinions 3) does it try to replace version 2 or does it stand on it's own?
1) Yes, particularly when used as the Default synth in BIAB. 2) Yes, definitely and in virtually all important aspects that immediately come to mind. 3) Both of these; replace and stand on its own are not necessarily mutually exclusive, depending on interpretation. That is, ST3 can be used with or without all of the ST2-technology sample libraries (i.e. not only ST2 itself but Mirosloav Philharmonik, etc.). I myself find that integrating everything under one roof to be an advantage, particulary because I can't run Miroslav or ST2 in 64-bit Samplitude without running as admin directly or indirectly ("XP" mode). Bitflipper mentioned that the best samples of ST3 are not up to Kontakt's sample library. I agree that as isolated sounds, this is true. However I have found in several cases that the Kontakt samples are too complex to mix well with other sounds so that this shared opinion can be quite misleading when taken as advice to avoid ST3 due to having sounds that are judged to be inferior. ST3 is not CPU-light in my experience, even when using a quite capable machine, although this could be also due to the host DAWs (BIAB and Samplitude Pro X2 Suite), O/S (Windows 8.0), competition between plugins for CPU resources (especially my own acoustic modelling and Acustica Audio Nebula), etc. Regards, Dave Clark
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Re: Sampletank 3.x having special, anyone like this one?
2015/11/03 12:54:42
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Well, I couldn't make up my mind, so let it slide. I DID get the freebie though. (I can only find one sound, the grand piano). Getting this revealed another weak link in my rig that I suspected was a problem for a long time. I have an OLD dx11 synth that I use as a controller. It has served me well forever, I think because it is so old ,they threw the whole midi spec "kitchen sink" in there, not knowing what were going to be key features of the midi language. Problem is that it doesn't respond very well in the upper 1/3 velocities, so EVERY Piano sounded weak. Replaced temporarily with one of my portables and voila! Every piano sounds at least twice as good as it did using the DX. So my budget has been diverted to getting a good controller.
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