Yes, the $20 is legitimate, as Dan already demonstrated.

There's controversy because Kirk made a number of promises about his libraries going on sale for the last time, as well as about the guy who bought Kirk's libraries and owns VSTBuzz as well as the Pulse downloader.

But it's 100% legit.

This is an orchestral library, so how useful it is in a songwriter context is debatable. The instruments aren't close miked, so you won't get an intimate, detailed sound out of these instruments. That means they don't really fit into most pop mixes.

The sampling doesn't seem to be very deep. I found the woodwinds to be unimpressive. The brass, horns and strings are good if you're looking for a big sound. There are a couple nice solo violins (you can hear one in the video), which isn't surprising considering that Kirk is a violinist.

While it doesn't feel deep, it is broad. There are a lot of articulations. It really does sound like the demos.

So if you want that sound - it's got it in spades.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

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