jcrosby
Senior Member
Another vote for yes...Hi everyone, I made my first post asking for help with my first library purchase last year but can't seem to login, so I'll have to use this account for now! Thanks to everyone who helped out back then. I decided to buy Jaeger in the end and have had an absolute blast using it and learning to compose. Since then I've bought BBC core and some choir libraries, so I feel like I've got a good base now to build on.
I've decided the next big library I want is Era 2, but I've also been looking at getting a dedicated percussion library. I've seen a lot of people recommending damage 2 as a good percussion library. However as a student who's not studying music, I can't really justify the price at the moment, especially as I'm hoping Era 2 will go on sale soon. I've saved up some money for Black Friday and saw that Apocalypse percussion elements is on sale now for roughly £50. I know that in the world of vsti libraries this is relatively cheap (which is a bit intimidating!).
My question is would getting damage 2 in a year or two make Apocalypse elements obsolete? And in general is it a better practice to save up and buy more expensive libraries less often (like with buying instruments) or can cheaper libraries still usually offer some variety down the line? Cheers
I own both, and while APE isn't bad, what APE isn't is a well rounded percussion library that covers some traditional percussion in addition to the cinematic... (And that's excluding what you can actually do with D2's engine).
Damage 2 comes with taikos, gongs, gran casa, surdos, dhols, dunduns, cymbals, /broken/found/foley percussions, etc - and that doesn't cover everything... It also of course comes with tons of designed drums, hits, and sfx...
But to really ice the cake there isn't anything else like D2's roll feature, at least not that I'm aware of. It can also be used for more than just rolls...
You can create accented and syncopated rhythms that function sort of like a loop, but without having to resort to actual loops... It's kind of like the convenience of the loop without being locked to the linearity and sonic fingerprint of a loop... You have control over the number of repetitions, accents, and everything can be tuned uniquely. Basically D2 not only replaces APE, it's like comparing a single planet to a solar system...
In terms of buying inexpensive libraries as 'placeholders' for something more robust you might buy later - someone recently-(ish) made statement that I think is a great way to look at your dilemma:
Assuming you were to eventually buy D2 and found D2 essentially replaced the lesser libraries you bought as placeholders, you've essentially 'paid for the original library twice'...
Not literally obviously, but it's a good way to perceive your relationship to the cost...
And if by any chance you have Komplete and have Damage 1, don't forget you get an additional $100 off...
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