We have asked this question before, Well, I have concluded that for me, the answer is yes. But a 90% off sale is something every one should be aware of and then make their own decision. So I am leaving it up to you to decide for yourself.
"The guy who dies with the most toys wins" "more is better" "transcendental consumption" We have no time to actually play piano, just buy new software!!...lol The only thing that makes the wate for new VST's worthwhile is large quantities of Häagen-Dazs ice cream...lol
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Seize the moo-ment If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have deja-moo
I've got a fair number of pianos, but I'm always on the lookout for another.
Right now, Simple Sam Signature Steinway is high on my Black Friday list. It's discounted to $50, and has a bunch of presets matched to famous piano recordings.
I personally say no such thing as too much, especially if the price is right as you said. I'm guilty of having tons that have collected over the years but I've never really figured my library was 'too large' or anything.
All I want for Christmas is a GOOD Rhodes VST. The ones I have simply don't work. The chorus doesn't work, or the reverb... when you look at the settings screen t here is nothing responsive.
A lot of people like Lounge Lizard but that's like $200 I think. That's $200 more than I would spend on a music tool since I don't play out to earn that $200 back.
I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.
1. How much did you make in 2023? 2. Send it to us.
But is it really a deal once you add in the cost of requiring the full version of Kontakt instead of making the VSTi compatible with the free Kontakt player?
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NOTE: This library requires the full (paid) version of Kontakt 4 or higher
Of course, that is the first thing you need to ask when you buy a NI sound library. Which is why years ago I spent the ~$119 sale price for Kontakt 5. Allowed me to pick up some nice sounds at a good price since then.
Current Kontakt 6 - Full version: $199.50. Update from KONTAKT 1-5: $99.00.
Thanks for finding this. After watching the video, it seems like a nice deal, and since I've got Kontakt, the price is definitely right. Just ordered it from Audio Plugin Deals (and found out I have $60 in rewards cash based on previous deals - can't use the $60 for a Deal, only for the Shop, but for the future, I might find something else I want and can save a little).
John
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The question of can you have too many pianos seems to crop up occasionally. I created a backing track. In the RealTrack the piano had a buzzing type sound I did not like. (It is a natural sound but I did not want it).
I then generated a MIDI SuperTrack. I have lots of pianos including several Kontakt versions, a number of older Cakewalk pianos, Addictive Keys and more. In the end I was not 100% happy with any of them. (Bit too fussy I guess).
Recently I purchased a number of VSL Orchestral instruments. In one of the packs was the Synchron Pianos Steinway. It was exactly what I wanted.
Can one have too many pianos? Maybe the next one is just what you need.
My thoughts Tony
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I've got a fair number of pianos, but I'm always on the lookout for another.
Right now, Simple Sam Signature Steinway is high on my Black Friday list. It's discounted to $50, and has a bunch of presets matched to famous piano recordings.
But is it really a deal once you add in the cost of requiring the full version of Kontakt instead of making the VSTi compatible with the free Kontakt player?
One of the reasons I purchased the full version was to take advanage of the freebees which come along. Like this one right now... https://sonuscore.com/shop/loki/
My new favorite Felt! I have a couple felt pianos. Two from Spitfire alone. But I just put this one into a mix and it fit like a hand in a glove. I was looking very closely at the Noire https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/noire/ But talked myself out of spending the money. Even at current half price, didn't think I needed another felt. But then LoKi came to me free with the similar "particles engine". This is a very beautiful sound. If you have the full version of Kontakt, don't miss this one.
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