Software Recommendations – Mark Petrie?!

[Luca]

Does Mark Petrie wrote here? Sorry for this fanboy thread 😀 but that man is awesome! I discovered him on youtube and I compare his work to Two Steps From Hell and other epic artists.

I’d like to ask him and you all, of course, what are your favourite sample libraries (strings, brass, drums etc.)

So far I’ve used the basic silver edition Orchestra by East West and I’m going to upgrade it with other libs.
I have already bought Cinebrass by Cinesamples. It sounds good but I still have to learn how to automate it to make it sound realistic.

[ChuckMott]

Don’t yet do orchestral but am betting you are going to see a lot of love for LA Scoring Strings and Hollywood Strings.

Drums for orchestral? Don’t know that either but for pop and rock, etc, I’m a big fan of Addictive Drums and all the libraries. Also Stylus RMX. But I own these so…… And yes Mark’s stuff is REALLY good.

[MichaelL]

I use the following:

LA Scoring Strings (FULL + Sordino)
Symphobia
Project Sam Orchestral Brass Classic
Project Sam True Strike Percussion
Cinesamples Cinebrass Core
Cinesamples CineOrch
Cinesamples Hollywoodwinds
CineSamples Drums of War
Cinesamples CineToms
Cinesamples CineHarp
East West Quantum Leap SO Platinum Pro
East West SD2
East West Symphonic Choir
East West VOP
8dio Epic Frame Drums
Orchestral Tools Orchestral String Runs
Nine Volt TAIKO 2
Omnisphere
Zebra
Evolve
Evolve Mutations
Evolve Mutations 2
Tarilonte Era Medieval Legends
Tarilonte Forest Kingdom

That’s just modern/hybrid orchestral. I use other libraries for more
period / classical sounds like:

Vienna Instruments and Soniccoutoure.

Pop, rock, jazz, world…completely different libraries.

Happy shopping.

Michael

[Luca]

MichaelL, it’s good to see that you’re using Eduardo Tarilonte stuff. I think I’ll purchase something from him in the future. Nice set of instruments, by the way!

[MichaelL]

Thanks Luca.

Yes, Eduardo has some very nice sample libraries! I use his accordion library for ethnic and quirky stuff. I have Whistler for pop and quirky stuff.

[Sean Clark]

Here is a recent thread that has some info related to your question.

https://musiclibraryreport.com/forums/topic/sample-library-suggestions/

[Mark_Petrie]

Thanks guys 🙂

Michael has some awesome sounds, I don’t have all those. Thanks for the shopping list!

I tried using Hollywood Strings and Brass, but even with a ton of RAM (40GB) and SSDs, I can’t incorporate them into a session with anything more than a few tracks. Real shame, the samples are awesome. I might go the VEPro route next year, so I’m hoping they’ll work ok on a dedicated slave computer.

I love 8Dio’s stuff, I have all the Adagio sounds. Kontakt for the most part is much more efficient in terms of processor use and RAM, than Play.

For hybrid sounds you can’t go wrong with Project Alpha.

[MichaelL]

Michael has some awesome sounds, I don’t have all those. Thanks for the shopping list!

Thanks Mark. I think I’ve put the cart before the horse. Like you, I’ve accumulated a lot of cues that I’m going to re-cut for RF libraries. I wanted to have everything in the “toolkit” at my fingertips, when I start.

I try to buy things on sale, often for a specific cue that I know is in my catalog. The current Orange Tree group buy is a great opportunity.

I use VEPro with a slave. Piece of cake. You’ll love it. Any questions, send me an email.

Cheers,

Michael

[Luca]

Thanks for your replies, guys 😉
Adagio Violas sound great and Project Alpha is now on my wishlist 😉

[SCP]

Loosely on this thread, can anyone suggest a good glockenspiel/vibraphone/mallets sounds. I know some orchestral collections include but I haven’t found anything I’m happy with it. Thanks.

[ChuckMott]

Is there a thread anywhere else here for ear recommendations. Specifically right now, looking for a good realistic mandolin VI.

Never mind saw Shaun recommending this thread further up.

Sample Library Suggestions

[AaronM]

Michael, do you use these programs simultaneously as plug-ns in Pro tools or another DAW or as separate standalone applications with audio export options? Thanks!

[Musicmatters]

Can anyone here comment on the Project SAM Orchestral essentials. Does it provide you with a good basic set of SAM sounds? I use EWQL Gold and LASS lite. I was hoping for a complimentary set of sounds that i could blend with my other libraries, thanks.

[Art Munson]

Okay, this thread has turned into software recommendations so I’m changing the title and moving to the Software forum.

BTW thinking of getting Broadway Lites (funk horns) http://www.fablesounds.com/. Demo sounds pretty good. Anyone using?

[Luca]

Hi SCP I’m using these, check them out
http://impactsoundworks.com/products/tuned-percussion/resonance-emotional-mallets/

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