No Omni 2 yet? The Spectrasonics web site has April 30th as the release date. Just wondering what's going on with the update. Thanks

Next week? Ouch - that's not great....at all!
 
I guess I am lucky I got my update just before the website got into meltdown..
 
I am now playing around with sample import and granular synthesis. It got me busy for hours already. And that's only one of the two channels. Next step - an sample in the second (B) channel and see what combinations are possible. And I have not even tried the new interpolation possibilities (not sure if this is possible with imported sounds, simply because I have not gotten so far yet).
 
One thing is for sure - expect an LOT of 3th party expansions for Omnisphere 2, because it is really easy to make impressive (and usable) sounds...
 
That all said - I really feel for those guy's that have to wait. It must be horrible!

JClosed
Next week? Ouch - that's not great....at all!

Yeah, nobody could have predicted the levees would break either! 
 

Eric posted this on his FB page:

"WOW!

What a crazy couple of days it's been with the launch of Omnisphere 2.
Thanks so much for your support and encouragement!
Very happy to report that we can now help anyone who wants to upgrade.
Just contact us directly via email instead of going through the site:
techshop@spectrasonics.net

All the best,

EP"

I'm hearing that they've addressed a common criticism, which is that Omnisphere isn't geared toward EDM. Many teenage preset-punchers will rejoice, but this is not particularly great news to me. Please tell me the new sources aren't all pumping supersaws!

Awesome. I am downloading the upgrade now. Wow! 6 hours. Sure beats waiting till next week. 

Thanks JClosed. I can't wait to start exploring the new features. Especially importing audio to create new sounds. Kudos to tech support for their customer service!

synkrotron
Has anyone in the UK bought this? The Spectrasonics website points us to shops that will only sell boxed versions, so the wait is long and the price is high...

 

I don't get that at all, I get this.......

The Spectrasonics Techshop Is Temporarily Closed

Due to extremely high demand, we are significantly expanding our online store bandwidth before reopening this area.
 
However, if you are trying to upgrade to Omnisphere 2, please contact us and we'd be happy to help you directly:

techshop@spectrasonics.net
 
 
 

Oh yeah, I was pleasantly surprised last night to receive an email saying that I could get the upgrade.  Kind of a busy weekend, so I still won't be able to spend much time with it, but it's installed and I added it to a track I'm trying to finish up.  Love it so far.  Nice touches on the interface changes, but it will be awhile before I can really dig in and try out some of the new features.

I contacted support support late Friday night and got an email response within minutes.
Was surprised, thought I be waiting till Monday to get a response.
Got everything downloaded & installed.
 
Thanks Spectrasonics for the great service!
 
...Steven
 

bitflipper
I'm hearing that they've addressed a common criticism, which is that Omnisphere isn't geared toward EDM. Many teenage preset-punchers will rejoice, but this is not particularly great news to me. Please tell me the new sources aren't all pumping supersaws!

I got my hands on O2 for only a few hours and doubt I went through 50 of the new presets/soundsources, but I did accidentally hit some of the EDM which... I actually liked. 
 
The parameter lock thing really is so incredibly valuable especially when going through presets.  Someday I might actually get through 70% of what's in O1/Trilian, but having the context of a groove/envelopes/arps/fx just knocked me out.  A germ of ideas were really there when mindlessly scrolling.
 
The other thing that really knocked me out were the new fx.  When I heard there was going to be 25 of them I yawned because I've got so much other stuff, but after hearing them I think they're worth a good chunk of the upgrade price.
 
I must have it!
 
 
 
 

I wasn't sure what EDM sounded like (I'm pretty old) and expected some kind of disco type stuff (like I said I'm old).
Kind of surprised me that a lot of the EDM programs seem like they could be Z3TA sounds. I found a really nice  synth sweep patch that's perfect for an ambient song I'm working on. I'm liking what I'm hearing so far.

I can't remember the last time I backed up anything to a DVD, or Blu-ray for that matter... I've got a burner but I haven't used it for ages.

Hmm, whilst I wish Spec's every success with their new product, I think that they need to sweeten the deal a little for long-term users (of all of their instruments, i.e. I own Om 1, Trillian and Stylus).
 
I paid £299 for Om 1 (which was actually relatively cheap; on offer), which is about $460.  As I own all three products, I get the 'VIP' upgrade price of $199.  So I need to pay $660 altogether to get Om 2.  That's close to 33% on top of the cost of buying Om 2 new.  Add in the fact that recent purchasers of Om 1 get Om 2 for free and I'm not exactly feeling encouraged to upgrade.  Top the cake off with the 'no public forum support' policy of Spec's and I think I'm going to bide my time and see what happens.
 
tbph, there's not a whole lot in Om 2 that excites me; some new fx (I've got fx for days already), a bunch new sounds (I'll never explore all the sounds in Om 1 even if I lived for several lifetimes), etc.  If digging around in the guts of deep, complex virtual synths was my thing, then I'm sure I'd go for it but as things are I have more than enough depth and complexity for my squishy brain to handle.
 

the EDM patches in Omni 2 are just an extension of the current music field (new MCDonalds ad had EDM dubstep background music in it) and while the EDM tag gets bannered around a lot many of the EDM patches are just pads or useful in any type of music - it's just a label. 
 
as far as the new FX they can be used in all the older patches as well - all the new features bring Omni as a synth to the next level.
 
I have Aeon collection.  I love Heavyocity products.  you cannot add to Aeon, what you get is pretty much it, like so many kontakt libraries you can tweak a patch or manipulate it a lot in some cases your still stuck with the original sound source material, it's a sample library - not a synth.  to really take full advantage of Aeon you need both rhythmic and melotic.  kinda like the Evolve line of products they all stand alone but together they add so much more.  Aeon is the same.
 
ON the Spectrasonics TechShop page the option to buy a alternative delivery method is coming soon.  many users asked for it and they addressed that.  think it will be available in June from what I read somewhere, they are working diligently on it. USB drive for update purchase.
 
don't dismiss the Omni 2 upgrade, it's really a huge update to the product, if you cannot afford the upgrade I can understand but please don't dismiss it as only catering to EDM and not much of an update, it's rather substantial.