@herb said:

Just want to say, that there is really no problem if you like to discuss Eric Persings Spectrasonics products here. I'm a big fan of Eric, I'll try to invite, maybe he gives some exclusive feedback regarding his products here. Sorry for the disruption, best Herb

No disruption at all Herb. I didn't think this was going to keep going like this but I'm glad it's ok with you.

BTW I just did an ambient/orchestral cue (demo) using VSL (stac/pfp/cresc) mostly in strings and brass with Absynth and Stylus and it really came out well. The combination of wonderful performances of pfp and cresc instruments along with such great sound quality really allow the composer to make musical statements that were once reserved for live orchestra only. The stac instruments are remarkably versatile for both aggressive scale passages and hits (the brass Stac are great!)

Eric Persing is a major talent so it would be great to get feedback from him here.

Dave Connor

P.S. What do you think about a members area where people could upload there latest mp3's that would be seperate from VSL demo area? I think it would generate much interest and sell your product even more - perhaps considerably.

@Audun Jemtland said:

Ok, good idea. If I have atmosphere, stylus AND Trilogy on one pc...will it explode? Is this too much to ask out of a AMD athlon xp 2800 2 GhZ 1GhZ RAM(can get more) and a maya 44 soundcard? What do I have to get to make a steady and good setup?

That should be fine for hosting plugins. NS is probably a better forum for that. My specialty is orchestral/VSL/Gigastudio.

Dave Connor

No problems running those three on the same PC at all. If it is usable for VSL its useable for those 3.

@Audun Jemtland said:

And another thing, since this is a bit about media ventures. I have made a little theme with a solid guitar as a main instrument on my synthesizer. it's called "solid guitar" on my synth. but I don't think that's the real name for it.
But if it is, what is a solid guitar? I'm not a guitar player.

Ps:I'ts exactly the same guitar as Hans Zimmer used in "Broken Arrow"

Which sample cd has that "broken arrow" guitar?

Does anyone know an answer to this question?

[quote=Peter Roos] NS is also a great place to discuss things like this.

No offence Peter, but I took your advice and looked at NS yesterday and today.

Yeah, that looks like a really friendly and mature place. [[:|]]

I need to contact Spectrasonics or Eric Persing...Where can I do this?
The best thing would be to call them, it's faster..

My question is: About distorted reality 1 & 2...Are all the sounds I hear in the demo's on those sample cd's? Drums and etc. or are they from another library?

The Guitar used in BROKEN ARROW is a BARITONE GUITAR. Made famous by Duane Eddy, and actually played by him for the score.

Evan Evans

Baritone Guitar is best when it is resonating it's extreme features, namely the tight attack of bass notes, straight metallic sustain, and a slight growl during the attack. In order to achieve this you need the best BARITONE GUITAR out there. It helps to have it made completely out of steel, metal, and polished. This gives it a sheen and rich set of overtones that ordinarily would be lost due to the extreme low range being played.

Also, the notes can sometimes sound like the word TWANG. And so it's occasionally called the TWANG GUITAR.

Evan Evans

Thank you evan! Where have you been? Short vacation? [:D] Nice to hear from you again!

Is there another way to get a baritone guitar without buying it?

It seems that it's rare to have that exact guitar on a sample cd, but does it excist?

You bet!

Um. I have enough of them that I am fine. Not sure where they are or where I got them, but there are plenty of samples out there. I think I have one from the Roland Library and perhaps from the hans Zimmer guitars actually. Funny, the first thing I played when I got my first Baritone Guitar sample was BROKEN ARROW.

Evan Evans

@Audun Jemtland said:

Ok, good idea. If I have atmosphere, stylus AND Trilogy on one pc...will it explode?

No, you will do fine with your setup. I still use a XP2400+ with 1GB on my sequencer and I routinely load around 10-15 softsynths when doing pop tracks including at least a couple of Stylus and Trilogy instances.

/Mattias

so far I know, Eric is a good friend of Hans Zimmer, he used to make some sounddesign for him a couple of years ago! Most of Hans Zimmer guitars heard in his movie soundtracks are done by real musicians, but if you have the Spectrasonics Hans Zimmer Guitars 1 and 2 you are pretty sold on guitars, ... (btw the bariton guitar is on Vol.2), ...

I know it's hard to get into this hole sampling think, but do yourself a favor just buy what you really need, ... (your libraries will grow anyway over the years) ... !

I just followed your threads and saw you are looking for some advices, ...

I hope this helps at least a little bit, make music , get good quality stuff and enjoy, ... in the end all musicians are much better than samples (I am talking about musicians not "wanna bees, [;)]!)

best, andy

Audun,

You should really join the Northern Sounds forum.
Eric is also actively participating there, using the nick name Spectrum.

http://www.northernsounds.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=&C=1

You will pick up a lot of interesting info on samples and making music with them. It's the most active forum on sampling.

Success,

Peter

[:)]

I'm amazed and filled with respect for you guys, who i know are busy pros,
answering with such patience and informative detail. I suppose you could almost call it web-mentoring!!

Nigel

You got that right! They sure are helpful....
Hey I just found a synth bass in cubase sx 2.....the a1 synth...wich could be tweaked a bit so it sounds like the media venture bass.

Have you guys tried this synth module?