The way I feel about Alchemy is that absolutely any of those libraries are going to be great. Really they all excel in certain areas. I could tell from Taste of Camel that Steamworx was going to be one to get and and I am very happy I did. I love the Arp stuff too in that  library. Biolabs Dark Space is fabulous too believe me.

As well as things looped to form interesting rhythm patterns I also appreciate having all the one shot sounds so you can sequence your own loops and make them any way you want. That is very cool. It is important to have all those sounds both ways. 

The thing is to not rely on just those loops to be the music but rather to use them as a basis to build other things on. Or it's good to drop them in between your musical ideas. It is cool to take the loop away once you have built the rest of the music. There are so many ways to use those loops too. Like using the mix pads in a very controlled and rhythmical pattern manner yourself. Move those pads in a hip way and record the movements as well of course. Editing the movement of the pads is interesting to do too.

I love the new updated browser. They make it easy installing libraries too.

Alchemy has such a nice sound coming into your final mix. I don't mind it's reverb either. What I recently discovered though is playing something the Roland JD800 along side it makes for a very cool combination. A sound like 'Ting Dynasty' (JD800 Factory preset) which is very clear sharp high tuned bell like patch and it sounds very real. Alchemy thrives having other great sounding synths around it. Once other things make their presence Alchemy can just either mould itself back into the music and your mix so well or smack you around the head. 

Yes I do like it, a lot. I have got some serious hardware instruments that sound amazing but Alchemy is right in there with the best of them and then some. It kicks serious butt. You could almost do everything with this one synth especially if you had the entire library collection. All that Cinematic library stuff and the Cinematic Impacts is amazing too. I am into a lot of ambient stuff and the pads in there are breath taking. 

I am really starting to get into using one or two synths at the most but maximise the use of them. Like I had to when I first started out with just a drum machine, one monophonic synth and one polyphonic synth. Had to make it all work with just those three things.

Ok count me in the family ..

Alchemy + Himalaya Pads + Electronic +Bigtone +Dream voices +arp dimensions+Luftrum : Ambient +Dance & trance ......long week end ..;)

I'm getting Dream Voices and Dubstep. I not really an EDM kind of guy but those Dubstep bass sounds are fun to play around with.

Jeff Evans




I am really starting to get into using one or two synths at the most but maximise the use of them. Like I had to when I first started out with just a drum machine, one monophonic synth and one polyphonic synth. Had to make it all work with just those three things.

Same here.  I'd really like to focus on less things and learn them deeper.  I could see Alchemy being my only source fro synth sounds.  If you get all the libraries you're into $1500 but that would be 1-2 at a time over time.  

personnaly i focused on pads  as i own diva and trillianadn omnisphere , i tried to not be redundant ...

Analog synths : diva 
Bass analog and all : trillian
Pads : Alchemy ..

...If you get all the libraries you're into $1500 but that would be 1-2 at a time over time...


I was on there a few days ago, and I thought I saw the whole Alchemy bundle with all the libraries for $785.00 or something like that, so just over half that amount.


Oh, but I just noticed that that's 50% off for now. Not sure how long either.


http://www.camelaudio.com/Alchemy.php

Now I'm all drenched in all things Alchemy, after reading this post again. 
So,...like every sane individual, I'm gonna sign outta here and head over to Alchemy and pick my 2 'buy one get one free' packs.


Later Buds, 


Jim

Brando, have you (or anybody else) tried working with the ADSR's, specifically the attack, in Dream Voices to make them more choir-like?? To me, some of the patches in the demo have a bit of a "Munchkin" sound.

Methinks I'm gonna go with the full Alchemy and Steamworx, Luftrum, Himalaya, Planet Earth and 1 other. 

Thanks to all for the input.

Tony 

I have Dream Voices but haven't tried to get regular choir type sounds.  
Don't forget one can demo the full version of Alchemy & try all the available features.

I have occasionally thought about getting the full Alchemy player, but thought that $249 was a bit steep.

I seem to recall that it was on for $149 a number of months ago, but I passed on it then as well.

But now, there are some options to consider here. 

[The following calculations are all based on selecting libraries that are priced @$59.00.]        

Option #1:

If I buy one get one free, that'll give me 2 [$59.00 value] libraries + Taste of Camel - for $59.00.

Right away, that drops the price of Full Alchemy to $199.00 in the cart for a combined total of $258.00.

Or...

Option #2:

If I add Full Alchemy to the cart first, [$249.00], it includes one free library [$59.00 value] + Taste of Camel, technically making 'Full AL' only $190.00.

Then if I do the buy one get one free, I get 2 more as stated above. $249.00 + 59.00  - for a total of $308.00.
 
Shameless Edit: But for just $9.00 more, we can even add a 4th library.

I was just on the Alchemy site and now realize that I can get 4 libraries for just $68.00 on top of the purchase price for Full AL, so long as I add the Full Alchemy Player into the cart @$249.00 after choosing 1 [+ 1 free] libraries. 

Then if I add another one [+ a free one], the total reaches $317.00. 
 
So that would be 4 libraries + Full Al + Taste of Camel for just $317.00. [317.00 - 249.00 = $68.00]

That's gonna be hard to say no to!  Full Al + $68 for 4 [actually 5] libraries. Forgive my excitement & enthusiasm, but I love it when a deal works out to be really cool!

Also, I've received $5.00 in Camel Credits already just by filling out my profile entries, making it just 
$312.00. 
 
Hmmm...What to do? What to do?

I know! 

I'll ask Visa. 

Yeah that's it!!! 

The answer to all my problems - [or the cause of them all!]

Jim