Gigastrings: Any new feedback ?

[Horst]

Hi,
since Gigastrings are out I wonder if there are some more people out here that have recently bought them and could comment on it ?

Any demos available ?

Thanks for some feedback.
Horst

[RICARDO BOTTICELLI]

i agree with you horst.i\'m wating for an oficial demo .

[paulminotto]

I have the library and can say that with-in the limitations of sampled sounds, a new standard has been reached. I wish all sample libraries were constructed with the same thought and care that this one was. It just doesn\'t get any closer to the \"Real Thing\" than this.
The legato feature that uses masking samples is particularly unique and i wish could be carried over to brass and woodwind sounds in other libraries. If you need strings, this is the one to buy.

[Oliver]

It\'s the best grand I have ever spent. You will play for days with your jaw wide open, then you realize, that was just the first patch!

[Robert Kral]

That\'s right!

I was part of the Beta team. I wasn\'t around for the entire time of the beta period, but in all these months I am STILL discovering great new things about the library. It\'s massive.

[Lance_M]

But like someone said earlier, how about some demos, though? I\'ve seen all these people talk about how great it is, but not many other than Simon have produced anything we can actually listen to.

[Bruce A. Richardson]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RICARDO BOTTICELLI:
i agree with you horst.i\'m wating for an oficial demo .<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

There are many demos on the site. They display the various colors well, it\'s all there.

If you have the money to buy this library, then buy it. No question about it at all, there is nothing else even close. The sounds are top of class, and that is only part of the equation. The Maestro Tools and special patches are a big deal. The expression control is outstanding. Overall, it\'s very symphonic in sound, but crosses over well to pop/scoring.

You could listen to demos until doomsday, and nothing could explain the difference between this library and competing string libraries.

The big deal, beyond sounding great, is the way it plays. I initially perceived the feature set as somewhat tweaker-oriented, and I was dead wrong in that assumption. More the opposite. The Maestro Tools automatically does the kinds of sample switching/substituting you\'d do laboriously at your sequencer. Its legato modes banish the blossoming unison lines which have plagued every string library ever produced. If you can play, then you can knock out a lot of work very quickly.

There is really nothing more to say than that. It sounds better than anything out there. It covers so many articulations you\'ll spend hours just going through the library the first time. It\'s huge. It is easier to get musical results fast with GOS than with any other string collection out there. It is very reasonably priced for being best of class.

If you\'ve got the money, and want it, then buy it. There is no way you will be disappointed, you will only wonder why you hesitated.

[Horst]

Could anyone explain, how the Maestro Tools work ? Is it a plug-in for GS ? How does MT tell Gigasampler to change the sample ?

Thanks.

[Aaron Symonds]

The way MaestroTools works is very simple actually. It\'s a driver that\'s installed once and a program that has to be running at the same time as GigaStudio. Once the driver\'s been installed you set the program to receive on the MIDI ins of your computer, and GigaStudio to receive from the MaestroTools, in the MIDI setup. Your basic MIDI flow of information is therefore as follows...

Sequencer (external or not) ----> MaestroTools (where it fiddles with the MIDI data) ----> GigaStudio

Very, very clever and simple.

[Horst]

Aaron,

thank you. That certainly helped me to understand the basic idea.

I assume that MT reads MIDI-Data and then decides to perform e.g. a program change or a dimension change.

The interesting quetsion is, wether there are
any user definable parameters to influence how Maestro-Tools work, i.e. what input data creates what output data.

Thanks

[Aaron Symonds]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Horst:

The interesting question is, whether there are any user definable parameters to influence how Maestro-Tools works, i.e. what input data creates what output data.

Thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

At the moment, no. Although that ability has been requested.

[Horst]

Thanks Aron.

It seems that feedback here was merely from Beta-Testers, since Gigastrings are out only very recently.

Maybe it is wise to ask for more feedback in 4 weeks ? Or anyone NON-Beta convinced ?

Thank you

[Robert Kral]

Horst,

Keep in mind, though, that most beta testers have had this libary for over 4 months and looked at it with an extremely close eye (or ear!). Whilst fresh reactions will be great to hear, beta testers are far beyond the initial honeymoon period of the initial excitement from getting this library.

[pantonality]

I\'ve had GOS for just a few weeks and spent this past weekend working up a short piece. I\'ll upload it to MP3.com as soon as I can, but it\'ll take them 2 weeks before it goes live. I\'m very pleased. I had some user error issues, but other than that I understand it and am just getting into discovering the power of it.

I like it because the samples are smooth, rich and consistent. If you divide a phrase between long and short notes it sounds seamless. There is a barely discenable amount of ambience included which enriches the sound but does not impart a sense of space. That you can do with your reverb. The samples are very clean, I\'ve noticed a few minor issues which should be easy for them to correct in the updates.

Yup I\'m a happy camper. If it\'s still just a Grand, break out your credit card.

Steve www.mp3.com/stevechandler (\"http://www.mp3.com/stevechandler\")

PS. I\'m goinmg to be reworking much of my recorded stuff with GOS, but it\'s going to take a while.

[Aaron Symonds]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Horst:
Thanks Aaron.

It seems that feedback here was merely from Beta-Testers, since Gigastrings are out only very recently.

SNIP

Thank you<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry to disappoint you but I was a beta-tester as well. :-(

[Compozer]

I think that now that the Virtuoso Series Strings are out in Gigasampler format, it might be quite an addition to the string libraries out there. It\'s worth checking out the demos on the home site at any rate. www.kirkhunterstudios.com (\"http://www.kirkhunterstudios.com\")

[Synth2k]

My initial impressions after working with it for several weeks here: \"Gosh, wow\", on several levels. I will have more to report soon. I love the fact that Gary really has some excellent support/upgrades that are happening with the update discs and so on that cost nothing. I believe a new MaestroTools update is also in the works is it not?

Ryan.


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[RICARDO BOTTICELLI]

ryan
i can\'t find your review!!!

[Synth2k]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RICARDO BOTTICELLI:
ryan
i can\'t find your review!!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It is not up yet :-)

Ryan.




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[PatS]

The review is up now. You can read it at http://www..com/tech/midi/articles/samplecds/garritanstrings.shtml (\"http://www..com/tech/midi/articles/samplecds/garritanstrings.shtml\").