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My friend is thinking of buying it as part of his journey into music production and has heard great things about this software.

Any advice, GAF?

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Omnisphere 3 - Overview

The flagship synthesizer of Spectrasonics® - Omnisphere® is a virtual instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. Top Artists all over the world rely on it as an essential source of sonic inspiration.
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is that a sex toy? sounds like something from a 90's Cinemax movie

either that or the final stage of battle from a late 80's early 90's films with either Arnie or JCVD in some dystopian future

oh, I saw your edit and the picture of some music software.

No, I don't use that, I'm just happy to be here.
 
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Take a Nexus 3, it's better deal. I have Omnisphere 2.0 and I hardly use it. Besides it's slow even on M.2 SSD and with mechanical drive, it's a pure horror.
So here: Link

I could recommend you some more synths, good start is splice.com where you could pay a monthly fee, till you reach price of the synth. So grab Serum there. On LennarDigital.com grab Sylenth1 with same payment method. Then buy some key for old ass NI Massive (first one not that new trash!). And last, but not least get a Spire from RevealSound.com.

Oh an good starting point to VST synths is Dune 1 by Synapse Audio. You could grab it probably somewhere in here KvrAudio.

Also samples for drums, drum loops, hihats, hits are available on splice.com via cloud and it's really easy, you just login onto desktop app and just drag and drop samples and it's monthly fee for that.

So I am typing faster than think, so here you have some run down to making music on computer. MiyazakiHatesKojima MiyazakiHatesKojima
 
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M1chl said:
Take a Nexus 3, it's better deal. I have Omnisphere 2.0 and I hardly use it. Besides it's slow even on M.2 SSD and with mechanical drive, it's a pure horror.
So here: Link

I could recommend you some more synths, good start is splice.com where you could pay a monthly fee, till you reach price of the synth. So grab Serum there. On LennarDigital.com grab Sylenth1 with same payment method. They buy some key for old ass NI Massive (first one not that new trash!). And last, but not least get a Spire from RevealSound.

Oh an good starting point to VST synths is Dune 1 by Synapse Audio. You could grab it probably somewhere in here KvrAudio.

Also samples for drums, drum loops, hihats, hits are available on splice.com via cloud and it's really easy, you just login onto desktop app and just drag and drop samples and it's monthly fee for that.

So I am typing faster than think, so here you have some run down to making music on computer. MiyazakiHatesKojima MiyazakiHatesKojima
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Link me your YouTube channel on a personal PM. interested to hear your music!
 
I liked Omnisphere. Slow but had some clean sounds.

Addictive drums had very clean sounds too. Might be worth checking out!
 
Omnisphere is so huge it's almost too much of a good thing. Don't get me wrong, it's great, and has endless amounts of sounds. I waste enormous amounts of time in Omnisphere when looking for sounds, which disrupts creativity, so I create sounds instead.

Honestly I'd suggest he check out a Slate subscription. It's like 15 per month iirc and you can pause at any time if you stop using it. Had tons of great plugins, and they recently added the ana 2 synth which is pretty great.

On top of that you get slate academy whefe some pretty big heavy hitters in the biz show you how to mix using their plugins.

Slatedigital.com

I mean, he could spend hubdreds on one piece of software, or sub to slate for a month to check all of that out.

Easy choice is you ask me.
 
MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
Omnisphere2up-large.jpg

My friend is thinking of buying it as part of his journey into music production and has heard great things about this software.

Any advice, GAF?

spectrasonics.net

Omnisphere 3 - Overview

The flagship synthesizer of Spectrasonics® - Omnisphere® is a virtual instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. Top Artists all over the world rely on it as an essential source of sonic inspiration.
spectrasonics.net
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I have it. Workhorse synth and workstation. Use it professionally on film and game soundtracks. I have a Novation Peak hooked up to it via hardware integration. What do you want to know?
 
DS_Joost said:
I have it. Workhorse synth and workstation. Use it professionally on film and game soundtracks. I have a Novation Peak hooked up to it via hardware integration. What do you want to know?
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Would it be wise to invest in it and only it?

My friend wants to delve into making professional music for film/tv/game soundtracks.
 
MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
Would it be wise to invest in it and only it?

My friend wants to delve into making professional music for film/tv/game soundtracks.
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My answer to that, a resounding yes. The reason for it is that, while expensive initially, I could make complete soundtracks with it and ONLY it and it would still suffice. I have done that already. That doesn't make it expensive, that makes it dirt cheap in the long run.

With Omnisphere, you know it can do almost anything synth wise, and the inclusion of 40gb of samples ensures you always have a starting point. There are synths that do some specific tasks better, but none that has the range of Omnisphere, in all of it's totality. On film/tv/game soundtracks, deadlines can be murdering. So you need instruments that help you get to specific sounds, and fast. Omnisphere is built on that very reality.
 
I don't know much about DAWs these days, but I bought FL Studio many years ago, strictly because they have free fucking lifetime updates, which is amazing. I still download the newest version whenever it comes out even though I don't use it much these days. I don't believe it's a slouch either, it might not be the best in the business but I know they've massively stepped up their game over the years.
 
MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
Would it be wise to invest in it and only it?

My friend wants to delve into making professional music for film/tv/game soundtracks.
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I would, however, invest into a little bit more than just Omnisphere, no matter how great and complete it is. Of course, depending on what type films and games he wants to work on.
 
I tried it a while back. I recall most presets being very heavy on reverb/delay which I'm not a big fan of.
 
Mato said:
I tried it a while back. I recall most presets being very heavy on reverb/delay which I'm not a big fan of.
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You can turn that off. Also, you don't have to rely on presets. They can just be a starting point. It can sound as thin or as heavy as you want.
 
DS_Joost said:
You can turn that off. Also, you don't have to rely on presets. They can just be a starting point. It can sound as thin or as heavy as you want.
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Obviously. But usually I just want to go through a list of presets to experiment and find something that clicks. I'm too impatient to make my own sounds from scratch unless it's something really basic. These days I often resort to using Reason's Subtractor and Malstrom partially for this reason, no built-in reverb/delay.
 
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Obviously. But usually I just want to go through a list of presets to experiment and find something that clicks. I'm too impatient to make my own sounds from scratch unless it's something really basic. These days I often resort to using Reason's Subtractor and Malstrom partially for this reason, no built-in reverb/delay.
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You can even turn them off and lock that state as you go through presets. So you can browse without effects on anything.
 
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Oh really, that sounds interesting. Maybe I ought to give it a try again.
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You can lock everything you like between presets, it's brilliant. You can lock the arpeggiator, effects, modulation, soundsources, everything. And combine locked states too. So if you like a certain rhythm of the arpeggiator and you dislike the effects, you can force the first one into every preset and force all effects off at the same time too. Absolutely brilliantly thought out. Should be standard on every synth.
 
Messed around with Omnisphere in FL Studio, made a lot of trap beats.

I use Nexus + expansion packs, mostly. Reddit is your friend for free stuff ...
 
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MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
The Albion Neo which just came out looks and sounds great, but the price is too steep.
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Albion Neo is a niche library. The best stepping stone would be Albion One. Neo is more of an expansion to that.

Keep in mind Albions are ensemble libraries (I have them). So you can't compose for individual instruments. For that, you need a more dedicated library. The East West Hollywood Orchestra (my primary workhorse orchestral library) is a fantastic bread and butter orchestral library (which comes dirt cheap these days, well worth 10 times as much), but you need a beast of a PC or Mac to run it. Think at least 64GB of ram for starters, and a very decent CPU. And 800 gigs of SSD space. At least. Also, very important for audio, more cores does not equal better performance. More GHZ per core does. Which has to do with how DAWs distribute their workload. Don't let him fall for this trap, I know many people do.

I am both very good in Studio One 4.5 (now 4.6 actually) and Cubase 10.5. Studio One is catching up, but not there yet. Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase. Those are the standards in serious film composition (Pro Tools is post). I love Studio One, and it will propably join those ranks, but not yet. It is very good, but lacks some very important features specifically for film and the highly demanding workflow that comes with it.

Trust me, once the clock starts ticking, he'll know why those DAWs are used the most.
 
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Composer Cloud is a good starting point for virtual instrument libraries, too. Once you get your feet wet you'll have a better idea of what you need.
 
EviLore said:
Composer Cloud is a good starting point for virtual instrument libraries, too. Once you get your feet wet you'll have a better idea of what you need.
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The East West Hollywood Orchestra I mentioned is part of said Composer Cloud. Really good stuff and you can pick/install on a per need basis. It's very good.
 
DS_Joost said:
Albion Neo is a niche library. The best stepping stone would be Albion One. Neo is more of an expansion to that.

Keep in mind Albions are ensemble libraries (I have them). So you can't compose for individual instruments. For that, you need a more dedicated library. The East West Hollywood Orchestra (my primary workhorse orchestral library) is a fantastic bread and butter orchestral library (which comes dirt cheap these days, well worth 10 times as much), but you need a beast of a PC or Mac to run it. Think at least 64GB of ram for starters, and a very decent CPU. And 800 gigs of SSD space. At least. Also, very important for audio, more cores does not equal better performance. More GHZ per core does. Which has to do with how DAWs distribute their workload. Don't let him fall for this trap, I know many people do.

I am both very good in Studio One 4.5 (now 4.6 actually) and Cubase 10.5. Studio One is catching up, but not there yet. Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase. Those are the standards in serious film composition (Pro Tools is post). I love Studio One, and it will propably join those ranks, but not yet. It is very good, but lacks some very important features specifically for film and the highly demanding workflow that comes with it.

Trust me, once the clock starts ticking, he'll know why those DAWs are used the most.
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EviLore said:
Composer Cloud is a good starting point for virtual instrument libraries, too. Once you get your feet wet you'll have a better idea of what you need.
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This is awesome, thanks for the advice!
 
MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
This is awesome, thanks for the advice!
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Ask us anything. I have lots of experience, and have also gained a lot of experience by making lots of mistakes, too. I can help avoid many common beginner pitfalls, at least. Film and game composition is a whole different beast from regular EDM, beat production. It is the most demanding of all music production workflows, by far.
 
DS_Joost said:
Ask us anything. I have lots of experience, and have also gained a lot of experience by making lots of mistakes, too. I can help avoid many common beginner pitfalls, at least. Film and game composition is a whole different beast from regular EDM, beat production. It is the most demanding of all music production workflows, by far.
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How is the process like when it comes to 'selling' your music to potential developers? Do some just hear samples of your work and buy then right away? Do they hire you instead and contract you?
 
MiyazakiHatesKojima said:
How is the process like when it comes to 'selling' your music to potential developers? Do some just hear samples of your work and buy then right away? Do they hire you instead and contract you?
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This is a good question to which I will answer when I have some time. This requires a thorough answer.
 
Cubase user here. I have Spectrasonics Trilian, but not Omni.

For some reason I do not like the GUI and format as a synth. It still feels old like the old Trilogy.

I like Arturia synth bundle. You can take say a mellotron, a Jupiter and piano, and blend them to come up with your own sounds.
 
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