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orchestra patches
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:55 pm
by a bebop a rebop
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:20 pm
by a bebop a rebop
anyone?
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:22 pm
by Denyer
All the good ones are like a billion gb so I don't bother with them.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:26 pm
by john m
Edirol Orchestral HQ. Right around 100mb and sounds way better than 3gb Garritan Personal Orchestra.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:43 pm
by Steve Durand
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
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:45 pm
by a bebop a rebop
Awright, sweet thanks.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:15 am
by Freddielove
Eastwest comes highly recommended though its not free.
http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/det ... sku=EW-150
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:55 pm
by Sober
Get a Triton, that's what all the hip-hop gangstas use.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:08 pm
by catch
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:23 am
by Sober
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.