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Post by bluesplayer on Jul 3, 2010 16:46:04 GMT
Klaus First I like this library a lot I especially like the reeds/woodwinds (when playing with osc and xfade I can really tweak what I am looking for) also like (most of ) the brass and strings.
I am STILL playing with all the programs and cross fades, and “osc” interactions and sounds so this will take some time for me to fully evaluate but it was worth it for me.
I had a few very minor items with a few things when played on my 8HD which I emailed you about and I didn’t want to mention here yet in case I SCREWED up or misunderstood .
For folks on the fence – if you have My Orchestra 1 then the My Orchestra 2 is free and a no brainer. If you don’t have the first one – you may want to consider it. – BUT LISTEN to the samples posted and judge for yourselves.
Larry
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Post by kpr on Jul 3, 2010 19:06:30 GMT
I agree that the MyOrchestra 2.0 is a step ahead to create really cool orchestral parts and arrangements where strings, brass, woodwinds and accessory instruments are playing a major role. It is not just the samples, it is also the Controllers. Thanks to the Alesis' genius people who decided to get us that cool tools I took the chance to create a suitable concept. Actually it needed years now to get this new results and for me I can say: It was worth the work. You can judge yourself and listen to audio demonstration tracks from Korg Oasys or other really expensive instruments. The dynamics, the expressions, the pure solo sound quality of the MyOrchestra 2.0 is similar if not even better now.
Also the combination with the new developed hybrid-system is a step into a still unknown future with a lot of opportunities. And the concept is always "easy-to-handle" and having joy while using it. Perhaps the musical instruments industry is always looking for the next new toy to get attention, and some of them are done quite nicely, but the real usability of all the stuff is reached when the handling is good for musicians: It's all about the handling. Some new instruments might be funny for the product managers of the manufacturer if the feature list is as long as the tunnel between France and UK, but this does not help creating music. This is why I am still expanding the Fusion sound product line. It is not thought for sound grabbers including those who never pay for that (just sharing with friends to get their true love in turn, ha ha) and simply filling their harddisk with more content. It is for those who want to make their musical life easier and their tracks sound better.
Thanks to Larry and other musicians who are always purchasing my latest Fusion products I can do this work, improve it and record more instruments. There is also a communication, not only here, but more via mails to get me a impression how you are using all this and to get me a chance to find a way how to improve even already good stuff. Be sure that the MyOrchestra 2.0 is not the last update.
As already mentioned: The show goes on :-)
Cheers
Klaus
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Post by om on Jul 11, 2010 11:15:37 GMT
Just ordered mine, Thanks Klaus. This is a huge contribution to my existing Fusion soundset. Regards cixelsyd
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Post by kpr on Jul 11, 2010 13:02:22 GMT
Just ordered mine, Thanks Klaus. This is a huge contribution to my existing Fusion soundset. Regards cixelsyd Thanks, great to hear that! But, if you are James W. from Brisbane, Australia, then you already purchased the previous version a year ago and now you get the new version 2.0 as update free of charge. Is a pretty good news, isn't it? Cheers Klaus
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Post by om on Jul 12, 2010 7:26:35 GMT
Hey Klaus,
That would indeed be me. Julia was also kind enough to point out my error. Please note I have been so impressed by the 1.0 that I was quite willing to pay for it again. It really is an excellent addition to the fusion.
Again, all my best.
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Post by kpr on Jul 12, 2010 13:05:36 GMT
This is a true compliment, thank you very much! All the best for your music work, James :-)
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Post by christianrock on Jul 26, 2010 17:34:18 GMT
I've finally got around to giving the new 2.0 a good run (been busy with recording vocals and mixing), and I have to say WOW! really good stuff! The controllers were nicely programmed in ways that I think are super-clever, and it's really easy to add lots of expression to the sounds. Well done Klaus!
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Post by rainbow on Jul 26, 2010 18:09:31 GMT
Hi Klaus, Just got round to auditioning the MyOrchestra 2.0 soundset and I too am enjoying the degree of control on offer and being able to get more expression into strings, especially solo instruments. I appreciate the work that has gone into this upgrade ... well done Klaus and thank you.
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Post by kpr on Jul 26, 2010 18:24:32 GMT
Thanks for this!
Great to hear that the "useful factor" is again improved. Indeed I work on Controller assignment concepts more and more and this is a magic key for sounds with animation and emotion. Compared to orchestral sample libraries with GB size it is a amazing result considering the the MyOrchestra content is just MB dimension.
I can only encourage you to work more and more with this new MyOrchestra soundbank to discover all options and to get more familiar with this Controller settings. I do too, and get daily improvements in expression and dynamics.
Cheers
Klaus
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Post by christianrock on Jul 26, 2010 18:37:31 GMT
Oh one thing: when I copy program presets from MyOrch 2.0 to my User bank, they can't load. It seems the multi-sample is linked to the bank name or something. They load fine when they are in their original location, but I need them in my User to call them quickly I think I've had that problem with other packages - not many sounds, just a few of them... but this seems to be a problem for all 2.0 sounds.
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Post by kpr on Jul 27, 2010 5:44:06 GMT
Perhaps you must save each Program manually in the User Bank instead of copying it entirely.
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Post by christianrock on Jul 29, 2010 16:06:45 GMT
I have moved individual programs and not the entire bank... but I've used the computer. I think I'll try again in the Fusion (it takes so much longer to do it like that though...)
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Post by kpr on Jul 30, 2010 6:31:04 GMT
Yes, but it is the save way. Indeed I exclusively use this method when moving Programs within the Fusion to avoid any data reference trouble. Unfortunately it is a bit time consuming though. But when organizing the job with a sheet of paper and the original Program listing PDF to keep the overview it is done pretty quick though.
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Post by Jesse on Dec 28, 2010 5:33:04 GMT
What's the latest with the Fusion hybrid system?Thanks, Riff. Of course I can unveil the mentioned concept "advanced hybrid system" now, and the posting of the remaining audio tracks will follow later then. When doing arrangements which are going over the Fusion's RAM memory limits there are two solutions: 1. Expanding the RAM 2. Adding a computer software In case of MyOrchestra 2.0 I decided to go the second way as there are two good reasons for it: - The computer is already there. - It just needs the samples and a sampleplayer for the computer. So I formatted the entire MyOrchestra 2.0 sample content into the ws-engine format. The ws-engine is this here: This sampleplayer is quite interesting and comes with several very useful features. When looking at the screenshot you can see four sliders on the far left as well as buttons with virtual LEDs above them. You can simply assign a sample instrument like the Solo Strings to one of the slider and make it active by pressing the button, the LED will show this then and lits. The slider is the Volume control and each slider allows not only a instrument assignment but also a different MIDI channel. This is not all, you can edit the timbre with a nice Filter too if you want, and there are also Envelopes for each instruments and effects like Reverb, Delay, Chorus, etc. It comes with a polyphony up to 128 voices and even disk streaming is possible. And finally there is a Wavesequencer where you can assign and automate a row of several sounds to create arpeggio-like riffs or smooth fade-in/fade-out pad sounds. Everything can be controlled by your DAW, the Fusion as well as the ws-engine sampleplayer. The ws-engine provides a MIDI learn function, so you can assign the Fusion's Control Knobs to any parameter. Of course you never pay twice for the same samples from me, the optional hybrid-system additional fee is only for the sampleplayer and the Presets that I did for it. The bad news is, that this software sampleplayer is running on PC only, no Mac. But don't worry, I already work on a Native Instruments Kontakt version, so if you are a Mac user with Kontakt installed you can simply wait for this version to get access to this hybrid-system of MyOrchestra 2.0. The hybrid-system is an option, not a must-have. You can clearly work very good with the Fusion version though. It is also a view into the future as I plan to offer other existing Fusion sound products as hybrid-system too (MyMoog, MyAndromeda, World Instruments, etc.). Best regards Klaus
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Post by Jesse on Dec 28, 2010 5:54:27 GMT
Yes, but it is the save way. Indeed I exclusively use this method when moving Programs within the Fusion to avoid any data reference trouble. Unfortunately it is a bit time consuming though. But when organizing the job with a sheet of paper and the original Program listing PDF to keep the overview it is done pretty quick though. When copying programs from various banks to a custom user bank on the Fusion I use a spread sheet to keep track of where the programs came from for future reference if needed. Attachments:
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