orchestra patches

a bebop a rebop · Post by **a bebop a rebop** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:55 pm

What orchestral (strings/woodwind/brass) patches do you folks use? I'd prefer freeware but if there's nothing decent to be had, I'll look elsewhere.

a bebop a rebop · Post by **a bebop a rebop** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:20 pm

anyone?

Denyer · Post by **Denyer** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:22 pm

All the good ones are like a billion gb so I don't bother with them.

john m · Post by **john m** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:26 pm

Edirol Orchestral HQ. Right around 100mb and sounds way better than 3gb Garritan Personal Orchestra.

Steve Durand · Post by **Steve Durand** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:43 pm

I am a heavy user of soundfonts.

This has some pretty good solo instrument patches and decent ensemble patches.

I think that the solo strings are the best ones in here. The brass patches are only so-so.

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~floating ... nfonia.htm

Steve

a bebop a rebop · Post by **a bebop a rebop** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:45 pm

Awright, sweet thanks.

Freddielove · Post by **Freddielove** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:15 am

Eastwest comes highly recommended though its not free.

http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/det ... sku=EW-150

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:55 pm

Get a Triton, that's what all the hip-hop gangstas use.

catch · Post by **catch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:08 pm

The Sober Irishman wrote:Get a Triton, that's what all the hip-hop gangstas use.

No way! You mean, like, all those string "samples" in modern-day rap?

Sober, your keyboard knowledge consistently impresses.

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:23 am

Well, the true "baller" will use a Fantom X board, like Nelly et al.

The average gangsta on the street, however, will have a Triton LE61 set up next to their Numark turntables, going in through their SB16 soundcard into Acid. With that setup, you can call yourself a producer. Make sure you call yourself a producer often, though. You wouldn't want anyone to think you weren't a producer, considering how phat your factory beats can be at 16bit mono.

But seriously, the Triton is a good board for orchestral sounds and hiphop/electronica. You can probably find the LE61 on craigslist or ebay for close to $500.

There's also the Triton Extreme, which is expensive as hell, and the Triton TR, which is a sack of shit.

My next board is a Nord, one of the little red ones for small gigs where I don't want to haul my ridiculous Motif around. I will upholster it with leopard print as soon as I get it.