Originally Posted By: russ66
Hi,
I have 2012 version of BB. Just the bare basics which came with it. Except for a Forte soft synth downloaded from PG music. Been thinking of getting a sound module like the ketron sd 2 or the roland sound canvass. People say they greatly enhance the sound of midi music. Would getting some real tracks be as good? Which would be better? One or the other or both? The only real tracks I would need would be a cello, viola, grand piano & maybe an alto sax. Can real tracks be purchased separately or do you need to buy a whole package of stuff not wanted?
Thanks



Ahhhh and so beings the search for the best sound.

I prefer to use a combination of real tracks and midi as well as live playing.

But to answer your questions...........

You can in fact buy the individual real track packs. Browse this page: http://www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.all.php?os=win

find the ones you like and get them. They will save you a bunch of time when you do not need a specific melody played.

If you want a cello part to play a specific melody, you will either need to hire a cello player and record them or use a decent synth with a reasonably realistic patch or better yet, a sampled cello. The better samples will cost you more than a patch player, but, the difference in quality is apparent from the beginning.

For about the price of the sound module, you could alternatively pick up a copy of Kontakt. It is one of the better synths on the market and comes in on the low end of the ones the professionals use for film and TV scoring among other things. It uses samples and comes with an entire orchestral compliment of samples and there are tons of 3rd party sample libraries made for it that are available at decent prices. It leaves TTS and most all the other "included in the package" synths in the dust when it comes to versatility and quality.

Using Kontakt and one of it's cello or piano samples, you can easily get the right sound to the melody you want played in the song.... use real tracks for the background parts and it will amaze you at how real it sounds.

Check it out. >>>> http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 02/07/16 04:48 AM.
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