I HATE EastWest's PLAY!

[shponglefan]

Originally Posted by Manos

Damn, the most messages are quite disappointing. I'm about on purchasing the Hollywood Strings which will be the first PLAY product for me. I really love the sound and features of this library but after all those bad experiences with the PLAY engine, I think VSL Apassionata is gaining ground. Oh and one more, if anyone likes those kind of libraries check out Spitfire Audio. I'm thinking on choosing this as well...

I was in your shoes close to a year ago. I was extremely close to pulling the trigger on the CCC, but threads on this forum made me hesitate.

Finally, I just took the plunge and ordered it. And you know what? I'm extremely glad I did. I did have one issue after ordering with one of the instruments in Symphonic Orchestra not loading. But they issued a patch within a couple weeks of reporting it to fix the bug (and sent me DVDs to re-install that instrument to boot).

The various EW stuff has become my favorite libraries right up there with Omnisphere.

Honestly, I'd say go for it. There's a lot more people that use their stuff and don't have issues (like myself) than people who do.

[terrible.dee]

Honestly,

Anyone out there thinking about buying an EWQL leap product, I HIGHLY recommend you think twice.

My experience with the company is TERRIBLE, they truly give the impression that they don't care whether what they sell you works or not.

I'm currently in an orchestration class where NUMEROUS students bought EWQL Gold via student discount and haven't been able to get the product working. EWQL is not helping them.

It has been going on for weeks, some have already given up and bought other libraries.

Don't want to see other people go through this, so if you are in the market for samples I suggest avoiding this company.

[piano]

Is PLAY now stabile?

I want to upgrade my Gold XP orchestral to PLAY from my rock solid Kontakt 3.5.