2014/07/16 13:52:40
bitflipper
Being a roll-yer-own kind of synth user, I'm not one to purchase patch libraries.In total, I've only bought three of them, ever. Two of those were Joseph Hollo's Padsheaven 1 and 2 for Zebra. Volume 3 follows in the same vein, with very musical sounds that will fit into any melodic genre. And a great educational resource if you're wanting to learn to program Zebra yourself. Price is $28.
 
Thirteen of the 150 patches may be downloaded for free.
2014/07/16 16:41:03
SmokeyJ628
The Padsheaven banks are indeed brilliant.  I'm picking up Vol. 3 soon.
 
I'm curious, bit.  What was the other patch library that you bought?
2014/07/17 12:34:54
bitflipper
I'd bought one for Omnisphere, I don't even remember which one it was . Afterward I felt foolish for doing so, because even after using Omnisphere for three years I still haven't explored all the presets that came with it. Adding another 30 patches seemed like a drop in the ocean. It was an impulse buy, like grabbing one of those tiny flashlights they hang at the checkout stand at the grocery store.
2014/07/17 17:48:55
dmbaer
bitflipper
And a great educational resource if you're wanting to learn to program Zebra yourself.



Yeah, I expect you're right on this point.  I downloaded the freebie patches from the three libraries and am extremely impressed with the innovative programming this guy seems capable of.  I think I stayed away from considering these sounds because of the "pad" in the name.  Pads I've got aplenty - don't really need more pads.  But there's much more here than pads, and I expect there's soon to be 65 dollar hole in my wallet, since I can't imagine not picking up all three of the Padshaven libraries.
 
Good call.
2014/07/17 20:09:13
bitflipper
Yeh, me too. Between Omnisphere, Kontakt and hardware synths I've got pads well-covered. I don't use pads all that much anyway, and would almost never think of using Zebra for them. But the Padsheaven collection - despite the name - has some great melodic leads, plucks, basses, bells and percussion.
 
Everybody should at least grab the freebies.
2014/07/18 12:20:29
Kroneborge
I remember picking up the moog tribute for Omnisphere, that had some very nice sounds in it.
2014/08/02 15:42:35
dmbaer
bitflipper
 
Everybody should at least grab the freebies.




Or not ... unless you want to insure that you'll subsequently drop 65 bucks on the full set bundle, which I just did.  This is some of the best sound programming I've ever encountered, IMO.  Mr. Hollo is a *very* talented fellow.
2015/02/01 17:49:21
dmbaer
And Mr. Hollo just released a preset library for Massive. Introductory price is $24 - send via Paypal to hollojosef@gmail.com - the VAT business has rendered his online store temporary out of service. Prices will go up at some point. Check out the demo tracks here:

https://soundcloud.com/hollosound

The first demo track hadn't even played halfway through and I was headed to Paypal to buy this. Absolutely gorgeous. I've never heard Massive sound to beautiful.
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