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It might be an interesting exercise for a developer to create a synthesizer-based library using the same phrase engine used in many orchestral phrase libraries, but I don't really see the benefit here.

Pre-recorded orchestral phases have the advantage that you can easily create much more realistic-sounding compositions without having to use dozens of libraries and spend days fiddling with different articulations. So you save a lot of time.

But pre-recorded synth phrases completely throw out the window the biggest benefit of synths, which is the ability to modulate all of their synth parameters during performance to create interesting, ever-changing soundscapes.
 
Sonokinetic BV said:
yes there was an issue with getting that update on our server and then it slipped our attention - it is very much in focus again and we will make sure it is on the Sonokinetic server after the 12 days of Christmas - as a normal update (tiny)
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So would you recommend waiting to do the update on both Orchestral Strings and Sordino Strings for the tiny size updates? Any prediction as to when that will be available? Thanks!
 
jbuhler said:
There's no email voucher. It just gets applied to your account when you check out.
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Didn’t happen to me and I signed up before the 4th. At least I thought I did. Oh well, no way to check now. Still got Noir for 92 with my loyalty points.
 
Dr.Quest said:
Didn’t happen to me and I signed up before the 4th. At least I thought I did. Oh well, no way to check now. Still got Noir for 92 with my loyalty points.
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There's a way to check if you have it, just add any lib to your shopping cart and go to checkout, it's there if you have it and you can choose to apply it or not, if it's not there, you don't have it or you already used it
 
AceAudioHQ said:
There's a way to check if you have it, just add any lib to your shopping cart and go to checkout, it's there if you have it and you can choose to apply it or not, if it's not there, you don't have it or you already used it
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I bought Noir and I did not see a discount. Since I didn’t buy anything else I’ll assume I missed out. No worries.
 
lucky909091 said:
Were the synths also tuned in 442 hz?
In my opinion it sounds a little bit out of tune here and there.
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The original orchestra in Sotto played with a variety of + / - 30 Cents. So firstly we wanted to be close to the original phrases (to make them compatible with Sonokinetic's up and coming link between Sotto and Sotto X) and secondly we wanted them to work with everything tuned at 440Hz. So there is some detuning within our synth patches but not that much, certainly not enough that it won't be compatible in 99.9% of cases. In this video you can hear me randomising Sotto X whilst being sounding fine amongst other instruments and audio
 
Sophus said:
It might be an interesting exercise for a developer to create a synthesizer-based library using the same phrase engine used in many orchestral phrase libraries, but I don't really see the benefit here.

Pre-recorded orchestral phases have the advantage that you can easily create much more realistic-sounding compositions without having to use dozens of libraries and spend days fiddling with different articulations. So you save a lot of time.

But pre-recorded synth phrases completely throw out the window the biggest benefit of synths, which is the ability to modulate all of their synth parameters during performance to create interesting, ever-changing soundscapes.
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Totally get it and agreed, however pre recorded analog phrases here have the advantage in saving you the time fiddling around with creating a patch from scratch, matching an existing articulation, setting up a recording chain etc. Plus it all plays seamlessly in a way that an analogue synth could never do without Sonokinetic's tech. This library does what we've dreamed of by giving us melodic and harmonic analogue phrases in the heat of 'need it by the end of the day' composition - Sotto style! Give it a little try, I think you will find it's unique in the way it sounds and plays which is very Sonokinetic. 🙏❤️
 
Still deliberating over whether to get Espressivo. I like it but would want to mix it with other libraries. Does anyone have experience blending it with other orchestral libraries from other developers (especially VSL)? Please give me any feedback you have! Thanks!
 
bonebones said:
The original orchestra in Sotto played with a variety of + / - 30 Cents. So firstly we wanted to be close to the original phrases (to make them compatible with Sonokinetic's up and coming link between Sotto and Sotto X) and secondly we wanted them to work with everything tuned at 440Hz. So there is some detuning within our synth patches but not that much, certainly not enough that it won't be compatible in 99.9% of cases. In this video you can hear me randomising Sotto X whilst being sounding fine amongst other instruments and audio
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Great! Thank you for the information!
 
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