Soft Synth upgrades...IK Multimedia or Others???

[AlexHall74]

Hey all,

I just bought Tracktion 2; that includes SampleTank SE (stripped down version) as a plugin.

I am eligible for an upgrade to SampleTank XL for $349 or for a cross grade to SonikSynth 2 for $349.

SAMPLETANK 2 XL: http://www.sampletank.com/Main.html?prod_ST_XL

SONIK SYNTH 2: http://www.soniksynth.com/Main.html?prod_SS

Both seem like great tools, but my question is:

Considering that both these product's sample libraries are proprietary (e.g. not able to be read by Kontakt or other 3rd party product), should I invest in them OR spend the money on more open ended solutions like Kontakt 2, etc?

NI's products are alot pricier than Sonkik Synth 2 and SampleTank 2 XL with no upgrade option.

Also, I don't know of a comparable product to SonikSynth 2 right now.

For the money, I could buy Spectrasonics Atmosphere.

Anyway, I am just musing and wondering what others might do in the same shoes.

All the best,

-Alex

[techno_7]

Lets-see...I would have a serious look at "what you get" when you buy the upgrade, cause if have what it takes to do a good sampler already it would be a shame wasting the money on that.

[AlexHall74]

Good point.

I would get an 8 GB library of Samples from SampleTank + a few more features.

SonikSynth2 would give about 4 GB of samples (I think) of many classic synths, + pads, etc.

Hmmmmmmm.....time to hang out on the manufacturer website for awhile.

Thanks for the info.

-Alex

[Merlot]

Save your money and go for kontakt 2 if you have the cpu juice to run it.

JMO!!

[Gopal]

Originally Posted by Merlot

Save your money and go for kontakt 2 if you have the cpu juice to run it.

JMO!!

I'll second that!!!

[AlexHall74]

Originally Posted by Gopal

I'll second that!!!

Hey Merlot and Gopal, how large is the Kontakt 2 sound library?

Is it over 8 GB?

Thanks!

-Alex

[Gopal]

Sorry, I couldn't tell you Alex. I've got a "demo" version at the moment and just use my own sound library

[AlexHall74]

Gopal wrote:
Sorry, I couldn't tell you Alex. I've got a "demo" version at the moment and just use my own sound library

I love "demos."

They are a cornerstone of consumer choice.

[Merlot]

it is about 8G, some of the included samples are from the Vienna Symhonic library!! Good shit.

[AlexHall74]

Originally Posted by Merlot

it is about 8G, some of the included samples are from the Vienna Symhonic library!! Good shit.

Whoa, Bro!
That is heavy shit!
Maybe worth looking into.....


Cheers!

-Aex