How are the Pro Tools 8 Instruments?

[JHYbeats]

I already have logic's sounds and they are pretty good.
i was wondering if Pro Tool's sounds were even better.
I love playing with Orchestra sounds and synth leads and pads.
Thanks!

[Lrmusic]

Don't know but I wouldn't advise switching DAWs just for the stock sounds. (Unless you realLE digi them). Do you have any external vsts? Some of the best modules make the stock sounds of some daws seem punny in comparison, but a few are worth their weight in goldbaby.

[phillysoulman]

They are ok in a pinch,but not my first choice at all.
However,I do like the original A.I.R. instruments such as Velvet and Strike which I use extensively.

[flex]

Xpand is bananas! Lot of black eyed peas sounds in there.

[psycho_monkey]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

They are ok in a pinch,but not my first choice at all.
However,I do like the original A.I.R. instruments such as Velvet and Strike which I use extensively.

mmm, I'd partially disagree.

Not my choice for orchestral things (Kontakt is much better IME) but vacuum is great, minigrand very useable and Xpand is good for bread and butter - a virtual 1080 if you like.

[Rumpel]

Originally Posted by psycho_monkey

mmm, I'd partially disagree.

Not my choice for orchestral things (Kontakt is much better IME) but vacuum is great, minigrand very useable and Xpand is good for bread and butter - a virtual 1080 if you like.

Good analysis! Vacuum surprised me at how good it sounds. Mini grand is decent for writing, although so far I've substituted it with Ivory in finished work.

Haven't fully explored Xpand yet.

[Cgbravo]

they could get a little old after a while,but at least you have something organized that u can rely on for basic needs(xpand for example)

[sardi]

Structure FREE - Worthless unless you just want to load a patch created by someone else. Virtually zero tweakability. All versions are worthless unless you get Structure FULL.

Boom - Again worthless unless you just want to use the stock sounds it comes with. The inability to load your own drum samples renders it virtually useless IMO.

Vacum - Cool monophonic synth. Interface is a bit ghastly, but if you know how to program a synth lots of cool stuff can be had with it.

Mini Grand - Decent Piano for free. Not the best by far, but a useable Piano.

Xpand 2 - Good bread & butter rompler/synth.. Lots of useable stock sounds in there.

DB-33 - For me, the best of the bunch. Cool gritty sounding Organ with the ability to use the Leslie effect as a standalone plugin. Great to route other sounds through.

All the AIR instruments available to purchase are quite good. The only one I haven't used is Strike.

Hope that helps.

[PELicanWord]

Originally Posted by sardi

Structure FREE - Worthless unless you just want to load a patch created by someone else. Virtually zero tweakability. All versions are worthless unless you get Structure FULL.

Boom - Again worthless unless you just want to use the stock sounds it comes with. The inability to load your own drum samples renders it virtually useless IMO.

Vacum - Cool monophonic synth. Interface is a bit ghastly, but if you know how to program a synth lots of cool stuff can be had with it.

Mini Grand - Decent Piano for free. Not the best by far, but a useable Piano.

Xpand 2 - Good bread & butter rompler/synth.. Lots of useable stock sounds in there.

DB-33 - For me, the best of the bunch. Cool gritty sounding Organ with the ability to use the Leslie effect as a standalone plugin. Great to route other sounds through.

All the AIR instruments available to purchase are quite good. The only one I haven't used is Strike.

Hope that helps.

I find that xpand is highly usable, great stocker!

[Synthy08]

I made SOOOO many sounds in Xpand 2 but now i've switched to logic i cant use 'em :-(. I wish there was a way to get those sounds to work in Logic.

[psycho_monkey]

Originally Posted by sardi

DB-33 - For me, the best of the bunch. Cool gritty sounding Organ with the ability to use the Leslie effect as a standalone plugin. Great to route other sounds through.

All the AIR instruments available to purchase are quite good. The only one I haven't used is Strike.

Hope that helps.

Forgot that one - also useful as a leslie effect!

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by psycho_monkey

mmm, I'd partially disagree.

Not my choice for orchestral things (Kontakt is much better IME) but vacuum is great, minigrand very useable and Xpand is good for bread and butter - a virtual 1080 if you like.

I do like Xpand 2 quite alot as a go -to for certain things and Mini Grand as a quick writing tool.

[KEYBEEETSSS]

On Vacuum, some may know but if u double-click the little gray button deal in the VTO ONE section, u will be in for s sweet surprise...

[relaxo]

Fantasic...the superstar is XPand2...an uber Motif rompler

[Malc180s]

I've found structure free pretty handy this last week or 2, without it I'd have been stuffed - a guy needed to use a load of his logic sounds. Bought Kontakt since though, haven't had to install it yet.

The mini-grand is more than ok. It's brilliantly simple, which is a good start, and providing you play it and not ones imaginary piano, it sounds fecking great. I've used dozens of virtual pianos, and this blows loads of them out the water. It just has a big sound, with loads of depth. I dunno what it's doing, but it has that natural harmonic interaction (or the illusion of it), which so few others have. It's not accurate - it's probably one of the least accurate - but in the context of a mix, it's all I'd ever need. Even for stripped back, vocal/piano stuff I'll be tempted to use it.

Xpand has plenty of usable stuff as well. Again, perhaps not sounds to build a song or a mix around, but certainly things I'd use, things I have used.

Aint tried anything else yet. I swear I had velvet on my system, but it disappeared the same night I woke up naked in the ABC in Glasgow.

[C Heat]

Xpand2! and Hybrid on every track.

[carlheinz]

Decent/functional bread and butter stuff and salt and pepper depending your expectations.I don't think it touches Logic out of the box but there's enough if you are creative.