Deal: 30% off "Euphoria" by Universal Sampling
Value: $279
Discount: 30%
Price: $195
 
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Get 30% off "Euphoria" - the massive hybrid scoring library for Kontakt (over 7.6GB in size!)
 
"Euphoria" is a huge sample library (7.6GB!) offering high quality, flexible and incredible sounding patches that are perfect for anyone writing sci-fi, action, epic, underscore or even dance music. It contains a massive amount of content - from percussive loops, to tonal arpeggiated loops, to heavy, bone-crushing impacts, reverses, deeply sampled organic and manipulated drum kits and more!
 
From percussive loops to destroyed drum kits, impacts and FX to megatoms, the library offers a wide range of sounds with a huge amount of control right at your fingertips, with many of Kontakt's fx available with just a mouse click or two. The library is ideal for anyone writing for film, TV, games, trailers etc. - add some sparkle to your orchestral, hybrid, rock, ambient music, or create entire original awesome works from scratch.
 
"Euphoria" received 4/5 from Sound on Sound and 4.6/5 from The Audio Spotlight in their reviews! Requires the full version of Kontakt 4.2.4 or above (not compatible with the free Kontakt player).
 
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I wonder if this is really a temporary price reduction, or if the vendor is still experimenting to find an effective price point.
 
It's a very nice-sounding library, but I'm guessing this relatively-new product hasn't exactly been flying off the shelf at $279 ($249 when originally released). In that bracket you're competing against go-to libraries of real instruments, not sampled synthesizers.

I don't know Bit - I think Euphoria hangs with bigger dogs... and of course they are all wildly different, so comparisons are a bit tricky...
 
HybridTwo Project Alpha and Project Beta are $200 each.
Impact Soundworks Juggernaut is $150
8Dio has half a dozen hybrid libraries ranging from $250 to $300
Heaviocity Evolve is $200 and Damage is $300
 
At $200 Euphoria looks like a bargain, but even at full price I think it is a viable candidate for those looking for a "hybrid" scoring tool.
 
Which brings us to the question "why buy a hybrid scoring tool?"
 
I can think of two compelling reasons:

First, if you are busy, and always facing down deadlines any of these libraries can speed up your process. I happen to enjoy building sounds, but I'd love to be busy enough that I couldn't always justify the time<G>!
 
Second, sometimes these developers have access to synthesizers, or even just sounds, that I don't. So any of these libraries will broaden my pallet.
 
Full disclosure - I have only purchased Evolve Mutations so far, but I find that I will use it, if only for spicing things up, much more often than I expected. So I will be adding to my collection, and the top three candidates (at least as of today<G>) are Project Alpha, Juggernaut, and yes, Euphoria.
 
Time will tell...