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If I download these sample files and try importing them into SampleTank, is it better to try the .sf2 files rather than the .sfz?


I doubt it'll make any real difference.

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What I mean by these sound players being 'user friendly' is that some of these have words, or abbrev. that at present, I don't know what they mean (macros, envelopes,etc), and without a user manual, or video to teach you, I'm clueless as to what they are there for.


When you're dealing with samples of orchestral instruments, most of the sound comes from the samples, and little from the programming. With IK Philharmonic, I think you'll find that you can hear the loop points more easily - you'll generally want to work with the unlooped samples. (They're labeled as such).

I think IK Philharmonic has more knobs you can fiddle with, but they're pretty self-explanatory. Neither library requires you to tweak the sounds themselves in order to get good results.

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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?