Soon enough...Til then you can get the sample libraries, which will be compatible with SampleTank 3.

Don't take it personally, Obi. We like you, we really do. We're just not the target market for music software that runs on a telephone.

bitflipper


Don't take it personally, Obi. We like you, we really do. We're just not the target market for music software that runs on a telephone.

Ah one.....ah two......ah three!  He's out!  (Ref raises Bitflipper's glove) 

Hey Obi,

Can you at least tell us if ST3 is currently being beta tested yet?

The reason I ask is, there is a rumor where invitations have been sent out to some major players and even some competitors', by an un-named source, to join in the beta testing of an up-coming VSTi.

Just curious...

Kind regards,
Rick

Yes, we are testing SampleTank 3 internally, but not publicly. @Bitflipper - People said the same things about creating music on a computer. An iPhone is more powerful than a laptop from the 2000's and many Androids have Quad core processors. These mobile devices will soon be powerful enough to run our full software catalog on them.

 Yea Obi but have y'all considered...is that really practical?

Yes, for gigging musicians, for musicians traveling on the road like Slash still wanting to work on music its a blessing. Not to mention the Touch Screen aspect, it brings a whole new dimension to live performance. from the iPad to the iPhone you have options for sizes, power and a ton of options to expand feature sets, sounds and FX with apps and accessories. You can use an iPad to read sheet music live with iKlip or use it as your guitar/bass amp modeler, record a sermon in church with iRig PRE, Have a vocal processor with VocaLive and still use it for Skyping your music teacher and sharing your musical ideas with friends by emailing them the song you're working on. Many may not like it now, but we have an entire generation that is embracing it and are already used to using it. Using them for Facebook, Twitter, Listening and now creating music on the go. Practical, yes very, incredibly so.

 And the beat goes on    .... OK Obi have it your way bro. I'm not one to say what the future will bring. I don't have an ithingy and I don't want an ithingy. Possibly one day we all will have them and be shiny happy people but for now I'm going to hold out hope that IK reflects back on how useful the PC platform is and redirects more serious efforts there. 

ohgrant


 And the beat goes on    .... OK Obi have it your way bro. I'm not one to say what the future will bring. I don't have an ithingy and I don't want an ithingy. Possibly one day we all will have them and be shiny happy people but for now I'm going to hold out hope that IK reflects back on how useful the PC platform is and redirects more serious efforts there. 

I certainly wouldn't hold my breath...


over 3 years to update their flagship sampler? 


That's just ludicrous....the last update was in 2010...THAT also is ludicrous..


very poor business...shame shame iK

I view IK's business model like I do unsolicited telemarketing...who actually answers and responds to these cretinous intrusions?  Who actually answers the phone and talks to the unfortunate souls (i.e. in our case IKObi) who are tasked with making these dreadful cold calls that seemingly only annoy most folks? Obi says, in essence, it's the new "youth" market that not only responds to these flashy, seemingly new products but actually buys them and attempts to make pro level music with them. 

I remember seeing a video of one of my favorite new artists...Jamie Liddell..doing a complete...but elementally primitive...project on his iPhone Maschine App.  It was impressive...but in a totally kitschy way.  Like an audio inside joke that nevertheless portended things to come.

Guess we...and IKMultimedia...are proceeding apace and steadily forthwith UP JackAss Hill.