dimension vs dimension pro

so i just upgraded my project 5 to project 5 v2 just for dimension so i can see how i like it before going to dimension pro...

to be honest, i don't really like it all that much. i'm not really looking for the whole editing the synths and making my own sounds thing... i want more great quality pianos, basses, trumpets, guitars, drums, strings, harps, plus synth sounds, etc etc... am i gonna get what i'm looking for with dimension pro? i honestly like the sounds in Roland GrooveSynth (which comes with Sonar5) better, and in Dimension I was looking for an even BETTER version with more and higher quality sounds...

if not, any suggestions?

We'll see what some other forum members have to say...but for me, I have to say that I think Dimension Pro is the best of both worlds. Excellent sounds and lots of them for those times when you just want to play, plus infinite tweakability for those who want to program a very deep synthesizer.

-Techead

Those are great Roland synths for sure. They do wonders with a very small ROM set (I think the biggest of the three is 15MB).

For the kind of sounds you describe, mostly based in short-looped samples, I suggest to use the version of the sfz that comes with SONAR 5, and hunt for free SoundFonts. You'll find plenty of those kind of sounds for free, without spending any money on those. Here's a thread which will get you started on where to look:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28724&sid=083efa6b3cda3dd9ce4e897e19f1a365


Hope this helps.
-René

I got an email from MAZ. Christmas offer on christmas day? VS-3.5 for 29 euros plus sample sets to boot. I've had version 3 for a while now. As samplers go 3 seems stable and worthy. And I do like some of the content it came with. Of course I like the SFZ way of doing things And I do have Dimension pro. I'm kinda set as far as samplers go. But the sample disks I might jump on. Before Dimension, Vsampler worked well for me. I was kinda ticked with the regestration code thing but in this day and age anything short of Iloc/PACE seems OK. And well I got everything up and running fine. Vsampler has a front end that would allow you to tweak a raw sample set without a 2 track editor. it is not the best but it is functional. I've mapped using it and found it to be aceptable. This feature comes in handy if you wish to roll your own. Not everyone is so inclined but why cut yourself short? Ya never know till ya try right?

But then again; Dimension Pro is a different animal. It's a sampler true, But I have not inserted a VSampler into Sonar since I got it. There is something about it that shines for me at least. I guess I love to tweak things in process to much. And dimension fits that bill to a tee. It's intergration into Sonar is perfect. And the sound-is so good. Best $99 I ever spent ;)+).

Perhaps Plugsound is what you're looking for: http://www.ultimatesoundbank.com/usb/exec/plugsound

Vol. 1 and 6 give you the instruments you want. The price for each volume is $ 99.-

ORIGINAL: polarbear

hey DivarU

those look really cool. do you just load those up in sonar like a dxi and then pick a sound and play with it with the keyboard (all like my lovely tts-1 and groovesynth)? if so these look like they rule!

Dave

Yes, they come as a DXi or VSTi. There's also a free version: http://www.ultimatesoundbank.com/usb/exec/demo

I won't differ metaprog. I have the SonicImplant strings mini, Nice set too. But Dimension brings to the table so many possibilities. The Pro version has such a nice varitity of usable sounds it's just a must have on this end. I wouldn't mind at all if GPO ported the whole set up to dimension. But what stopped me in my tracks was how much controll you can take just in the gui. This synth is a tweakers delight.

My understanding is that, theoretically, DXi version should be a little faster and more efficient since that's directly supported in SONAR (I presume P5 is the same?). VST version runs the wrapper code first. I wonder if we could even tell the diff. Why not install both for mucho flexibility in applications?

Have fun.

Regards,
John

These types of romplers like Plugsound, Sampletank, Sonicsynth, Atmosphere, Trilogy have a direct appeal as their soundsets are good and useable out of the box. They have their limitations but they serve a purpose. I prefer Dimension as it's open ended for my own tweakin. But for fast tracks and soundsets that are useable as is they are hard to beat. I have resisted the urge to buy into these as I like sample sets I can choose from the list of available offerings. But that is my preference and not everyones.