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mrbowes · 29th April 2005

Looking for the soft synth sampler package that offers the most well-rounded set of high quality samples.

This is an economic decision as I cannot afford to buy more than two quality ($200-400 each, although money saved is money earned, so help me save here) software packages at the moment, and one of those is Cubase SX 3.

Most importantly, I want good synths/keys, strings/orchestra, drums/loops, percussion, ambient tones(although not a big factor - got a k2000), strings, and most likely anything i'm not thinking of right now - I want the whole schebang!

I've looked into the following:

Sonik Synth 2 - nice demo. had some good synths, but did not offer much else besides synth and bass pads.

Kontakt 2 - looks extensive. new product, so not much on it yet. 15GBs! anyone here with experience? i have not found a demo.

Kompakt - heard good things about it, but have yet to try it out. opinions?

Sampletank 2XL - have yet to get the demo working, but looks like SS2 w/ more emphasis on strings/non-synths. thoughts?

Others???

GAS'ing hardcore for a killer software synth that does it all good, if not great.

29th April 2005	#1
mrbowes Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,452 Thread Starter	Most "Well-Rounded" Soft Synth Sampler - SS2? ST2? Kontakt 2? Kompakt? Looking for the soft synth sampler package that offers the most well-rounded set of high quality samples. This is an economic decision as I cannot afford to buy more than two quality ($200-400 each, although money saved is money earned, so help me save here) software packages at the moment, and one of those is Cubase SX 3. Most importantly, I want good synths/keys, strings/orchestra, drums/loops, percussion, ambient tones(although not a big factor - got a k2000), strings, and most likely anything i'm not thinking of right now - I want the whole schebang! I've looked into the following: Sonik Synth 2 - nice demo. had some good synths, but did not offer much else besides synth and bass pads. Kontakt 2 - looks extensive. new product, so not much on it yet. 15GBs! anyone here with experience? i have not found a demo. Kompakt - heard good things about it, but have yet to try it out. opinions? Sampletank 2XL - have yet to get the demo working, but looks like SS2 w/ more emphasis on strings/non-synths. thoughts? Others??? GAS'ing hardcore for a killer software synth that does it all good, if not great.