What Samples have you regretted buying?

[easyrider]

Having recently upgraded my studio space and wanting to learn more about orchestration and composition I Bought NI Komplete Ulitmate CE and a S61 on sale

Its certainly fun adding to my existing guitar, bass and drum kit recordings...and for what I paid I have zero regrets.

I also bought Spitire Chamber strings in the wish list sale mainly due to curiosity...but it’s fantastic and although I thought expensive even with sale price I have been playing with it a lot and don’t regret the outlay on top of my initial a Komplete spend.

I’m also finding orchestral composition very relaxing and therapeutic

I was wondering what you guys and gals have bought in the past and now regret...I would like to avoid these pitfalls if possible or is it a case of the journey has begun....just walk the road....

thanks for you input.

Peace and Love

easyrider

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[Uiroo]

United Strings of Europe, just bought it because it was on sale. But I have SSS, SCS and Soarings Strings, and while these three sound different, USOE just sounds worse in my ears.

I wish I could sell it, I would even gift it to anyone who doesn't have the money.

 

[ridgero]

- NI Komplete (was part of the S88 Keyboard).
- Albion 3

 

[Bluemount Score]

Albion ONE. It's a good starter library but I barely got into it, before "better", non section based libraries replaced it for me.
I use the Easter Island hits here and there but that's basically it.

 

[Jaap]

There is quite a lenghty topic about this here: https://vi-control.net/community/threads/most-disappointing-library-purchase.68896/

 

[Eptesicus]

Synchron Strings, because, well, its rubbish.

 

[nilblo]

NI Symphony Series. Strings. Auto divisi. Doesn´t sound realistic at all. 60 players playing two notes sounds like 120 players. Some serious cloning going on?

 

[Jeremy Spencer]

- NI Komplete (was part of the S88 Keyboard).

Ditto. I like a couple of the pianos and the odd VI, but on a whole, not worth even close to what it costs.

 

[MaschineMind]

Spitfire Studio Orchestra, mainly because I haven't really found a use for it yet.

Edit: I should clarify that I regret buying SStO not because it's bad but because personally I could've spent the money elsewhere.

 

[MaschineMind]

Love SStO and strongly recommend you upgrade to SStO Professional.

I do plan on getting it one day - I'd need to get a bigger SSD for it. I'd really love to use it as my main library but at the moment all of my needs are catered for by the Metropolis Arks and Inspire series.

 

[Sears Poncho]

Scarbee Funk Guitar. 2 reasons:

1. "Funk" does not come from a computer, I have learned.

2. I have unfortunately also learned that I am the least funkiest musician in the history of mankind. I have less funk than John Tesh and Kenny G.

 

[nolotrippen]

As of yesterday, Alicia Keys (dear artists, shut up)

 

[FuzyDunlop]

Albion ONE. It's a good starter library but I barely got into it, before "better", non section based libraries replaced it for me.
I use the Easter Island hits here and there but that's basically it.

Same exact experience for me. I didn't know anything about sample libraries at the time, although I don't really regret using Albion One as a starting point because if I had held off and waited to buy a bunch of other libraries I may never have really started composing at all.

I still use some of the stuff from Albion One, but not much.

 

[J-M]

None.

 

[pianistje]

Scarbee Funk Guitar. 2 reasons:

1. "Funk" does not come from a computer, I have learned.

2. I have unfortunately also learned that I am the least funkiest musician in the history of mankind. I have less funk than John Tesh and Kenny G.

Hahaha that is funny

 

[BezO]

Spitfire Kepler Orchestra - Great sounds, but the lack of keyswitching kills it for me. And the NKS implementation is a joke.

Spitfire Edna Earth - The Kinematic add on saves it a bit, but ehh other than that.

 

[Bollen]

Anything by 8dio...

 

[InLight-Tone]

Anything by 8dio...

Century series is awesome, they seem to have learned a thing or two...

 

[South Thames]

'Action Strikes'.

It's seemingly incredibly flexible - lots of different options on each pattern - yet sounds loopy, lame and samey no matter how much you tweak it.

 

[Bollen]

Century series is awesome, they seem to have learned a thing or two...

Bought it... Regret it...