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preben · 23rd October 2007

Brilliant idea..!!!

Now, what I REALLY would like to hear at this stage from you guys was a couple of demos where EVERYTHING works, i.e. no dodgy guitars, no dodgy reverbs, nice vocals with a SONG where I can actually hear that this works in the context of a REAL mix of a REAL song.

For me this is where all the libraries have problems so far. There's just not enough togetherness in the sound. I am not sure what it is - whether something un-samplable is going on when you play a beat to a song with the sounds of the previous hits not getting cut off but rather 'hit again' in time with the song - the thing we used to refer to as 'the performance'.

I have yet to hear a sampled kit that - even if it sounds VERY impressive on its own - sits as nicely and effortlessly in a mix like even the most crappy, half-sample-replaced 'real kit'. It's a bit the same syndrome as with guitar amp sims: excellent and impressive when soloed - bloody hard work in context.

The reason I am saying all this is that I think Mixosaurus might potentially be the best of the bunch and might be the one to change the situation..?? But it's hard to tell right now without have heard it do so.

23rd October 2007	#46
preben Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: London Posts: 901	Brilliant idea..!!! Now, what I REALLY would like to hear at this stage from you guys was a couple of demos where EVERYTHING works, i.e. no dodgy guitars, no dodgy reverbs, nice vocals with a SONG where I can actually hear that this works in the context of a REAL mix of a REAL song. For me this is where all the libraries have problems so far. There's just not enough togetherness in the sound. I am not sure what it is - whether something un-samplable is going on when you play a beat to a song with the sounds of the previous hits not getting cut off but rather 'hit again' in time with the song - the thing we used to refer to as 'the performance'. I have yet to hear a sampled kit that - even if it sounds VERY impressive on its own - sits as nicely and effortlessly in a mix like even the most crappy, half-sample-replaced 'real kit'. It's a bit the same syndrome as with guitar amp sims: excellent and impressive when soloed - bloody hard work in context. The reason I am saying all this is that I think Mixosaurus might potentially be the best of the bunch and might be the one to change the situation..?? But it's hard to tell right now without have heard it do so.