NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives?

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2011/07/24 15:40:26 (permalink)

NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives?

Hi, all.

Native Instruments has announced the EOL for Kore 2.  For those not familiar with it, a critical feature is its KoreSound Browser that organizes patches from myriad soft synths into searchable categories and keywords (e.g., Strings > Bowed > Synthetic > Distorted).  It has streamlined my workflow incredibly and I have come to rely upon it.  And now, it's dead.

What are the alternatives in Sonar X1?  Frankly, patch organization across synth plugins should really be a function of the host DAW, after all.  Sonar X1's new Browser goes a long way towards organizing synths, effects and other components - I love it - but, to my knowledge, does not yet extend to the patch level; let alone provide a mechanism for keywording, ranking (1-5 stars) and searching through your piles of factory and customized patches.

Any patch-organization plug-ins out there?  How 'bout an open XML standard for patch descriptors, allowing DAW vendors to implement the standard as they see fit while users tag and swap vintage factory patches online?

What are my options?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Dave


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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 16:29:04 (permalink)
    What do you mean, Kore's dead- ?  Doesn't it work anymore?

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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 19:25:28 (permalink)
    Earlier this month, Native Instruments announced the discontinuation of Kore.  If you own the product, you should have received an e-mail with three vouchers for Kore-powered sound packs, good through the end of the month, and an invitation to crossgrade to Maschine, their loop-based production environment, FWIW.  The available soundpacks can be obtained here:  http://newsletter.native-...mpaign=Kore+2+voucher.

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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 19:40:50 (permalink)
    They will be releasing a 64bit version of Kore at the end of the year and then that's it for developement.

    There is another patch browser called Zen. It's still a work in progress though. Search Google.

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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 19:45:43 (permalink)
    Agree 100%!  The Kore concept is a huge advantage.  I was really bummed when the discontinued the software version.  I'm hoping they'll integrate it into Komplete 8.
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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 19:45:48 (permalink)
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    Earlier this month, Native Instruments announced the discontinuation of Kore.  If you own the product, you should have received an e-mail with three vouchers for Kore-powered sound packs, good through the end of the month, and an invitation to crossgrade to Maschine, their loop-based production environment, FWIW.  The available soundpacks can be obtained here:  http://newsletter.native-...mpaign=Kore+2+voucher.

    Dave


    Thanks for the info, Dave.  I didn't get an email because I don't have the full-fledged Kore, just the free player version, which was pretty cool.  Too bad it'll be no more.

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    Re:NI KoreSound Browser Alternatives? 2011/07/24 23:59:08 (permalink)
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    There is another patch browser called Zen. It's still a work in progress though. Search Google.


    Zen looks promising.  And it's free?  FWIW, they may see a trademark dispute - a search for "Zen Patch Management" turned up Novell ZenWorks (computer) Patch Management.  If that's not a legal "likelihood of confusion," I don't know what is.  That made things harder to track down.  For those interested, the manufacturer is Big Tick and the Zen web page is available here:  http://www.bigtickaudio.com/zen/about-zen.

    It's definitely worth checking out.

    Thanks, A1MixMan!

    Dave

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