sharke
By the way, has anyone tried the "Writer's Block" AD MIDI pak? It seems like an interesting concept and I'm wondering how well it works in practice. 
 

That is one of the new ones I picked up. It is pretty cool and it has helped in creating bridges to other parts of compositions. It has more intros and and bridges. I also picked up the other funk midi pack. I had to get the retro songs for the Motown beats. I used writer's block and it has come in handy.
 
10 bucks a pack makes a great way to expand the midi library. Today is the last day of this sale

Is it possible to load them onto an offline daw ? Looks like your pc has to be online to install them from what I can see.

paulo
Is it possible to load them onto an offline daw ? Looks like your pc has to be online to install them from what I can see.

You got to use the installer and the installer needs internet access. you access your account through the installer. Any software updates are done through the installer too.

sharke

CakeAlexS
I don't think I'll ever use the Sonar step sequencer for drums again (sorry Cake!). It's like everything I wanted Battery to be but wasn't (although I still love Battery as well - the two of them are a good compliment).
 
Noted. I used Sonar step sequencer to today for laughs and after a while had enough. The functionality is crying for a total overhaul.
I've recently bough Maschine and Komplete so I guess I'm going towards the NI route even though I haven't even loaded battery yet or figured out Maschine properly... one big ball of confusion right now, I just haven't had the time to get my head round it (other software to learn first).

Eli Krantzberg has a Battery 4 tutorial on Groove3 which I'm about to watch, no doubt up to his usual excellent standard. I haven't installed my Komplete 9 update yet but I'd like to get up to speed with the new Battery features, it looks pretty good. And I'm pretty sure it would be very easy to drive Battery with Geist if you so desired. 

Darn, more money I don't have! Bought... ! :) Cheers Sharke

ok... geist looks awesome...http://www.musicradar.com/us/reviews/tech/fxpansion-geist-363429
gonna have to work some long hours this month....

I have been playing with Geist off and on in standalone mode for the past several hours... first test run of it, and it is "rather nice" to say the least... and I have only scratched the surface so far. I am definitely not keen on the browser, but once I pop it off in X3, that will resolve that problem.

CakeAlexS

sharke

CakeAlexS
I don't think I'll ever use the Sonar step sequencer for drums again (sorry Cake!). It's like everything I wanted Battery to be but wasn't (although I still love Battery as well - the two of them are a good compliment).
 
Noted. I used Sonar step sequencer to today for laughs and after a while had enough. The functionality is crying for a total overhaul.
I've recently bough Maschine and Komplete so I guess I'm going towards the NI route even though I haven't even loaded battery yet or figured out Maschine properly... one big ball of confusion right now, I just haven't had the time to get my head round it (other software to learn first).

Eli Krantzberg has a Battery 4 tutorial on Groove3 which I'm about to watch, no doubt up to his usual excellent standard. I haven't installed my Komplete 9 update yet but I'd like to get up to speed with the new Battery features, it looks pretty good. And I'm pretty sure it would be very easy to drive Battery with Geist if you so desired. 

Darn, more money I don't have! Bought... ! :) Cheers Sharke

Just doing my bit for the economy. 

mettelus
I have been playing with Geist off and on in standalone mode for the past several hours... first test run of it, and it is "rather nice" to say the least... and I have only scratched the surface so far. I am definitely not keen on the browser, but once I pop it off in X3, that will resolve that problem.

I would recommend sticking with the browser - I didn't like it at first but I don't mind it at all now, plus it really easy to set up favorites, save searches and compare files in shortlists. I'm finding it really convenient. 

Browser takes some getting used to, but once you get used to things like shortlists, you will wonder how you did without them

Getting back on original topic,  the reggae demos are pretty good.  I also noticed a few packs are regularly priced at $9.95 (balladsd and sloppy grooves are the ones i have seen so far) for those looking for even more savings.  Not sure about the sloippy grooves since ai can drum badly all by myself, but the ballad ones are not bad