Camel Audio have released an update to the Alchemy player and it is an excellent update for those of you running the player only. An amazing browser has been installed.

Also they have released a new set of sounds called 'Taste of Camel' and it is either $15 EUR or so or free to many existing customers. I got it free so I cannot complain. It is about an 800 Meg download. It represents 5 presets from every library they make (all 24 so far) so you can get a sense of the library. The sounds are free and amazing and even the 5 patches they give you are incredibly useful. Of course the mix pads give you endless variations and combinations.

I am once again marvelling at the sound of this machine. It has to be one of the best sounding instruments on the planet.

Alchemy is still my favorite synth, with Zebra and z3ta 2 close behind.

Thanks for the heads up, I like the browser.
Picked up a few titles along with the free sampler.

After installing is there any way to tell which presets are from the Taste of Camel?  I can't figure it out.  (probably a chair-to-keyboard interface problem)

Hi there Dean. Well after installing the new browser I was a little confused at first but now I see it and it is very well thought out.

Firstly any sound libraries you have installed will show all their presets so they will have quite a large number present. All other libraries will have 5 presets in there and they are the Taste of Camel sounds. 

In the Sound Library column you can just select a particular library and your preset status will show up. Make sure you have 'All' selected over on the far left column so you can see all the types of sounds that are in any library. If you only have Rhythmic selected and you select a library you don't have for example, no presets may show up. But that is only because there are no rhythmical presets in that library. Select Pads instead and you might see one or two sounds. Select All and you will see all 5 presets from the library you have not purchased yet.

Great way to get a sense of how those libraries you don't have yet might sound.

But the browser is great because if you have say three of four libraries installed you can now just audition all the pads from all of them now easily. What I don't like is the name of the sound designer is in a larger field and is a bigger font that the name of the library and the preset. That is a bit silly. It should be the other way around.

I've got the original free player and it is excellent  - is it worth upgrading to the new one? - I understand from Camel there are no new presets in it.  Is there a full list of the presets in the Taste of Camel pack anywhere - there is some general info on the type of presets included on the Camel site but not a full list. 

Cheers

my next purchase ....everytime i wanted to purchase i had to buy another (Diva, Trillian, Omnisphere ...) and planed to get komlete 9 ultimate ...but this synth is Serious !!

Do the sounds integrate easy on mix or a headache to pace and mix ?

(basically all  i'm asking is : is it a producer oriented sound design ala Waves Element ....or a pure sound designer thingy .....fun but hard to integrate ?)

Yes Zo it sounds killer by itself and in a mix too. Very easy to mix in. Download the free player to test for yourself. It comes with a gig of factory sounds to get you started. Even if you buy the full thing the player will still function although you can uninstall it and just use Alchemy instead. But at least you can hear it in action now and for free.

If you are not an existing purchaser as well buy the 'Taste of Camel' library for about 15 Euros. It has 5 sounds from every library they make (All 24 of them) and trust me they sound fantastic. You can keep and use these sounds for ever and it will let you hear the other libraries too. You WILL want to start buying the other libraries when you hear these sounds I can guarantee it! 

like Zo I have other things like the fxpansion d-cam / sylenth1 and diva..I was tempted to get it or u-he zebra, but both can wait.. I have the player version and their fx things already.. I would have bought their bundle of alchemy (with all synth packs) *BUT* if it was cheaper for existing customers

Also this today-

Camel Audio has launched a time-limited special offer: Buy any Alchemy Sound Library and get another absolutely free. This offer is valid until March 31, 2013. What's more, their Taste of Camel library is included with all new orders.