Stinkberg has released a new instrument..

Neo Soul Keys...

http://www.steinberg.net/...ReportId=NTk0NTQ0MTQS1

$79.99

Oh Boy I just watched the introductory video - what a hoot - it's very technical especially when he talks of all the blips and blobs - well I think that's what he was gibbering on about. Listened to the audio samples - sounds quite nice but to say this is BETTER than any other virtual instrument out there is, well wrong (trying not to be rude here!!)
And of course it comes from Stinkberg so I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole as the saying goes!
Nigel

Bajan Blue


Oh Boy I just watched the introductory video - what a hoot - it's very technical especially when he talks of all the blips and blobs - well I think that's what he was gibbering on about. Listened to the audio samples - sounds quite nice but to say this is BETTER than any other virtual instrument out there is, well wrong (trying not to be rude here!!)
And of course it comes from Stinkberg so I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole as the saying goes!
Nigel

I hear ya BB....


I'm not a big fan of Steinberg Instruments....but got the email and thought I'd share...

I don't own any BTW...I stopped at Cubase 5.

Unfortunately I started with Cubase 3 (I think) and purchased some very nice virtual instruments that they then proceeded to drop without any notice and without any further back up - very nice of them!!
The only one I think they didn't drop (and I dutifully updated every time) was Groove Agent, which of course, whilst still on their roster they haven't updated in YEARS! And just to make sure I was a well looked after customer, they then deleted my account - that's sort of when I gave up forever with them.
You know companies like Stinkberg could learn a lot from some other major players (not NI of course!) - I just had a small technical query with Toontrack on Superior drummer - I emailed tech support and got an answer within about an hour - pretty good if you ask me.
Nigel

Cubase 3 SX was my first version of Cubase...

I used it for years and upgraded regularly...

I just couldn't even get to where I wanted with Cubase...it might have been me
but just couldn't seem to get there...

I made the move to Pro Tools for about 2 years....hated it...even worse then Cubase.
Again, that might be me...but I just didn't care for it.

Enter Sonar X1....I like to try new things...so I X1 Studio to play with...

Was hooked after about a week....upgrade to Producer, then Expanded, then
Production Suite, and now X2.  I am QUITE content with the product.
But I do believe Cake has some severe marketing and development problems.

I'm going to test drive Cubase 7...see how it is..
I will also test drive Digital Performer 8 when it comes available for Windows..

They'll have to be BUTT STOMPING to beat out Sonar...but that's just my opinion.

That's cheap compared to the original Kontakt version which is $199
http://neosoulkeys.com/

As a long time Stage, Suitcase and Wurlitzer actual hardware owner...who's current and long time fave is Lounge Lizard (and who is anxiously awaiting the new V4 of same) I found the audio demos of this library very good indeed.  Bark...Bite...combined with Phat and Silky smooth.  Yum.

Quit alerting me to so much good stuff, will ya?

yorolpal


As a long time Stage, Suitcase and Wurlitzer actual hardware owner...who's current and long time fave is Lounge Lizard (and who is anxiously awaiting the new V4 of same) I found the audio demos of this library very good indeed.  Bark...Bite...combined with Phat and Silky smooth.  Yum.

Quit alerting me to so much good stuff, will ya?

There seems to be a whole market surge in old EP sounds under the banner of Neo Soul lately.
 
'Ol pal given your track record with those kinds of sounds I'd say just carry on doing what you do, you have it down already, in fact you could be better off marketing some of your own stuff in this kinda ball-park instead of buying more.
 
Jus' sayin'

Thankee kindly ol pal.  I suppose you're right but I still find that special Rhodes suitcase sound I used to get elusive.  Heck, I can't even get it out of my actual old suitcase model:-). Go figure.

yorolpal


Thankee kindly ol pal.  I suppose you're right but I still find that special Rhodes suitcase sound I used to get elusive.  Heck, I can't even get it out of my actual old suitcase model:-). Go figure.

I know exactly what you mean.
 
I'm starting to wonder now if they really even sounded like I thought they did back in the day, I've heard so many sampled variants and emulations meantime.
 
I'm going through a Wurli phase at the moment, back to that old Small Faces sound.