ambient Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) I'm after better orchestral sounds than Logic Pro X can provide. This looks a good deal, strings and brass, plus several other interesting looking goodies. I'm a music student too, so I qualify for extra discount. Anyone use this, and how does it sound ? Would something else be better, maybe 8Dio or ProjectSam Sythobia ? The 8Dio strings sound amazing, and are about the same price, I should get a discount from them too. That's only strings though, no brass or woodwinds. My set-up is just a MacBook Pro, don't know if that makes any difference. Edited April 10, 2014 by ambient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) No experience with the Hollywood library, but from what I have heard, it does sound convincing. I went for Symphobia 1 and Symphobia 2 (there was a big discount a couple of years back). This particular library is great for the big Symphonic/Cinematic sound. Legato is also very well catered for. There is also Plenty of very useful keystroke articulations, and some very nice section layerings. Plus a selection of bonus material, like clusters, risers, rips, big hits and extended slurs etc. However I have just started investing in The Spitfire Audio libraries, mixing and matching sections. Well worth checking out and seems to be popping up on a lot of TV drama/games and small film. The sounds are more intimate than the other major libraries (although they have now released Mural, which is Aimed at more Symphonic textures). Check out their website for demo scores (impressive). I am not sure what the score is with educational discount. https://www.spitfireaudio.com https://www.spitfireaudio.com/browse-all-2d Edited April 10, 2014 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1397145457' post='2421162'] No experience with the Hollywood library, but from what I have heard, it does sound convincing. I went for Symphobia 1 and Symphobia 2 (there was a big discount a couple of years back). This particular library is great for the big Symphonic/Cinematic sound. Legato is also very well catered for. There is also Plenty of very useful keystroke articulations, and some very nice section layerings. Plus a selection of bonus material, like clusters, risers, rips, big hits and extended slurs etc. However I have just started investing in The Spitfire Audio libraries, mixing and matching sections. Well worth checking out and seems to be popping up on a lot of TV drama/Games and small film. The sounds are more intimate than the other major libraries (although they have now released Mural, which is Aimed at more Symphonic textures). Check out their website for demo scores (impressive). I am not sure what the score is with educational discount. [url="https://www.spitfireaudio.com"]https://www.spitfireaudio.com[/url] [url="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/browse-all-2d"]https://www.spitfire...m/browse-all-2d[/url] [/quote] Hi, That's a brilliant thanks . They do a 30% educational discount too which is cool, so all 3 are pretty much in the same price range. I can't listen to the demos at the moment though, just on the train using the free wifi, and youtube is blocked . I'll have a listen when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1397145457' post='2421162'] No experience with the Hollywood library, but from what I have heard, it does sound convincing. I went for Symphobia 1 and Symphobia 2 (there was a big discount a couple of years back). This particular library is great for the big Symphonic/Cinematic sound. Legato is also very well catered for. There is also Plenty of very useful keystroke articulations, and some very nice section layerings. Plus a selection of bonus material, like clusters, risers, rips, big hits and extended slurs etc. However I have just started investing in The Spitfire Audio libraries, mixing and matching sections. Well worth checking out and seems to be popping up on a lot of TV drama/games and small film. The sounds are more intimate than the other major libraries (although they have now released Mural, which is Aimed at more Symphonic textures). Check out their website for demo scores (impressive). I am not sure what the score is with educational discount. [url="https://www.spitfireaudio.com"]https://www.spitfireaudio.com[/url] [url="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/browse-all-2d"]https://www.spitfire...m/browse-all-2d[/url] [/quote] 30% discount, just about to buy Albion II . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1397231504' post='2422077'] 30% discount, just about to buy Albion II . [/quote] Great stuff - Make sure to check out the tutorial vids on setting up Articulations, some neat stuff. The Spitfire library sounds and plays great..... If I was you I would grab as much stuff from them as you can afford, While you get that student discount...LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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