ok Jukie Xl : 4/5 !! great bank defintly usable in music production 

So 

Electronic
Junkie Xl
Himalaya 
Electronic Bass
Viral
Bigtone
Dance & Trance

All suitable and usable without any issue for any type of music (modern) ...

Thanks Zo!

I've already gotten  Himalaya: Vintage and Ian Boddy Analogica, and I think I'm going with Junkie XL and Viral Outbreak for my second (and last?) round.  I had 31 camel credits for the first two so I got those two for only $28!

Great sale!

so give us a feedback on how you find vinatge versus ian boddy 

have fun !

...Thanks Jim for doing the leg work and pointing the way for the best deal to spend my tax refund... 


No problem at all - glad to help. 


Just didn't want anyone to pay more than necessary.


Myself, I've only got Taste Of Camel so far, and am still listening to more audio samples of the libraries. 


Kind of tough to choose, but it's good to have the input from others here as a guide line to go by. 

i spent a lot of time rating sounds as i tested them , problem :

i did that on my desktop , is their a way to have those rating kinda exported or some to my laptop set up version ?

So with time running out on this, has anyone else had any troubles installing these things?

I could not resist and got another two for one deal. This time Arp Dimensions and Guitar Mutations. I have had my eye on Arp Dimensions for a while and so far it is very good. The good thing about Arp Dimensions as well is that there are many programmers and designers not just one as in many of the other libraries. Has a much more diverse feel to it.

Will explore Guitar Mutations a bit further but so far looks very interesting. Large number of sound designers too in this library. Both of these libraries are very rhythmical in nature.

Mesh is very right about CamelSpace too. That is one very interesting plugin. I am sure CamelPhat is cool as well. 

jimusic install should be OK. Just make sure you are downloading the latest Preset file as well. It seems to be changing and getting bigger as you buy libraries etc. There will be at least two files. A library and a new preset file. Opening one should bring up a dialog saying there are several files to install and then just start the install process for all in the list. Should all go in. Then the next time you start up Alchemy (or Player) it needs to do a scan first to find new libraries and presets. Some of these processes take a while to complete. Once that is all done your new libraries should just be in the browser from then on. I found the new browser a bit strange at first but now I get it and love it.

Jeff Evans


I could not resist and got another two for one deal. This time Arp Dimensions and Guitar Mutations. I have had my eye on Arp Dimensions for a while and so far it is very good. The good thing about Arp Dimensions as well is that there are many programmers and designers not just one as in many of the other libraries. Has a much more diverse feel to it.

Will explore Guitar Mutations a bit further but so far looks very interesting. Both of these libraries are very rhythmical in nature.

Mesh is very right about CamelSpace too. That is one very interesting plugin. I am sure CamelPhat is cool as well. 

jimusic install should be OK. Just make sure you are downloading the latest Preset file as well. It seems to be changing and getting bigger as you buy libraries etc. There will be at least two files. A library and a new preset file. Opening one should bring up a dialog saying there are several files to install and then just start the install process for all in the list. Should all go in. Then the next time you start up Alchemy (or Player) it needs to do a scan first to find new libraries and presets. Some of these processes take a while to complete. Once that is all done your new libraries should just be in the browser from then on. I found the new browser a bit strange at first but now I get it and love it.

I'm also considering another 2fer.....I got the Vintage and Big Tone....very good stuff and plenty of sounds to keep anyone busy for quite some time!!
 
Jeff, those two that you just got were my alternate 2.......are the majority of sounds useful and is it easy to set it in a track?
 
The install was actually a breeze as it basically did everything automatically. However, is it necessary to make a back up of these sounds (it automatically installs on the C: Drive, but I do have another drive for my samples)? (My account with Camel has all the libraries I've purchased for download & I don't see them at all going under). 

How does the Mellotron sound in Himalaya: Vintage?

I have spent time with Arp Dimensions and Guitar Mutations. Arp Dimensions  is very good and as someone who likes electronic music driven by arps, these sounds are perfect for that so yes they are good and sound great too so production is often minimal. There are tons of patches and once you start combining mix pads there are limitless variations.

I have listened to the Guitar Mutations demo a few times and that one sounds interesting. I get the impression the guitars can be very straight and normal sounding but also very ethereal and wild and complex soundscape sounding as well as interesting rhythmically. Guitar Mutations is in the top sellers for them right now so that says something. I can see why for sure. I have auditioned it a bit and Mutations is certainly the buzz word there. You can turn delays and arps off with quite a few of the guitar patches and you will get back to more real or normal sounding single note guitars etc but it is the interesting sounds and rhythms they are creating using guitars as the raw materials that is more interesting for me. I find Alchemy patches inspiring across the board anyway.
I am working with a female singer/songwriter producing four songs with her right now. I am going to try and work some of the guitars into her music and in a much straight way. I will report later as to how well that goes. After more auditioning of Guitar Mutations I am finding there will be places within her music even for some of the more complex patches.  

It is good to alter the amount of effects processing that is being added within Alchemy and add your own more subtle effects later. Often I also like the effects very much that are programmed in and leave them well alone. 

I believe the instrument has a great sound and can be produced and mixed into any situation very well and comfortably. I am a bit of a fan as you can tell. I have got some great hardware as Tony S mentions I have a lot of Kurzweil power (3) and it sounds amazing. Often blows away an average VST instrument. Things have to sound pretty good to be in the hardware Kurzweil and Emulator, Roland JD800 class. But Alchemy is in the class with its fat sound, lovely bottom end and just great overall sound. I don't get Alchemy to do everything, there are a lot of other things assisting it in what it does. It blends and works so well with everything else for me here. 

There is also a good reason to build up complex pieces just using multiple instances of Alchemy. I get the impression it would kill doing that like the hardware does so well and easily.