!!! Disgustingly awesome $99 software deal !!! (still available)

[zircon]

No, I haven't turned into a spambot. :lol:

The eSoundz group buy is over, but you can still get a killer deal on software there!

For $99, you get:

* SampleTank 2.5 L: A multitimbral VST instrument with a 2.5gb library of all around sounds, used by ReMixers like djpretzel and Big Giant Circles. Very cool plugin, normally costs at least $99 by itself. I have this myself and it's wonderful. Lots of great drums, keyboards, basses, guitars, and other highly usable sounds.

* Your choice of
Your choice of AmpliTube DUO, Ampeg SVX UNO or the new T-Racks 3 EQ. The first two are guitar amp/cab simulators and bass amp/cab simulators, respectively, and the last is a highly detailed vintage EQ effect for mastering.

* Your choice of:

Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition - Solid orchestral library based on the "Miroslav" collection which has been used all over the world for over 10 years.
T-RackS 3 Standard - Plugin mastering suite. This has been my mastering tool for years, and is used by many other ReMixers as well.

Both of these are worth $99 alone, so $99 for several plugins is just amazing. What are you waiting for?

http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=169

If you buy, please put in "Andrew Aversa" or username "zircon" for who referred you :)

[big giant circles]

That is insane. I signed up. I've actually got Sampletank 2.5 XL, which is quite a bit larger, so I don't really care about Sampletank 2.5L, but eh, so I guess I'll have an extra :P

I also credited Andrew Aversa for the referral points thing.

[Zephyr]

Sounds great, especially with Christmas coming up. For the choices what would you recommend for someone who is starting out remixing? I'll go with t-racks for the first one, since I'm not a guitarist, but what about the other choice, excluding the guitar stuff?

I'm leaning towards Sonik Synth or Miroslav Philharmonik Classik. I've heard great things about T-racks, but Mastering plugins aren't really what I'm looking for right now.
Hurry as I don't have much time!

Also, would most of those run okay on:
Intel Pentium D CPU 2.8 GHz, (2 CPUs)
2046mb RAM
Soundcard: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [DCCO]

Edit: I made a thread: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=479586#post479586

[big giant circles]

Sounds great, especially with Christmas coming up. For the choices what would you recommend for someone who is starting out remixing? I'll go with t-racks for the first one, since I'm not a guitarist, but what about the other choice, excluding the guitar stuff?

I'm leaning towards Sonik Synth or Miroslav Philharmonik Classik. I've heard great things about T-racks, but Mastering plugins aren't really what I'm looking for right now.
Hurry as I don't have much time!

bear in mind, stuff like guitar rig and amplitube don't have to be explicitly used on a guitar. You can get some pretty wicked sounds by using them on synths, vox, drums, etc.

[Zephyr]

Hold the phone here, so if you want the actual Sample tank, you need to sacrifice your second choice for it (at least that's the vibe I'm getting from the offer site, it has Sample Tank 2.5 listed in the second choice list)? Apparently only the engine is included... that changes everything, now I need to decide between sample tank, sonik synth AND philharmonik, not fair! I'm kind of confused actually, some places say that it comes with Sample Tank 2.5, but the main site has it listed as an option...

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Signed up, referred zircon... oh yeah. This is gonna be sweet :D

[Zephyr]

Hrmm, I just downloaded the Sonik Synth 2 demo, and I'm not terribly impressed, so unless the demo sounds are just really sucky, not to sound like a broken record now, but I'm considering the orchestra again...

[Halt]

Hrmm, I just downloaded the Sonik Synth 2 demo, and I'm not terribly impressed, so unless the demo sounds are just really sucky, not to sound like a broken record now, but I'm considering the orchestra again...

Im picking that up since i cant drop the money on this by friday, more important things, like my guitar and something in febuary.

More on topic, Sonik Synth 2, according t Musicians Friend, has over 5000 sounds and 8gb of them as well. So im assuming there just sucky.

[Zephyr]

Argh! I can't decide in time, I'm trying out the philharmonik demo now, and while it's not *Superb* It's a lot better than the collection of soundfonts that I'm using right now... I know it's not a definitive orchestra or anything, and that I'd probably need to upgrade later, but I'm tempted to have at least 1 orchestral library on hand, I've already got some synths.

[zircon]

Sounds great, especially with Christmas coming up. For the choices what would you recommend for someone who is starting out remixing? I'll go with t-racks for the first one, since I'm not a guitarist, but what about the other choice, excluding the guitar stuff?

I'm leaning towards Sonik Synth or Miroslav Philharmonik Classik. I've heard great things about T-racks, but Mastering plugins aren't really what I'm looking for right now.
Hurry as I don't have much time!

Also, would most of those run okay on:
Intel Pentium D CPU 2.8 GHz, (2 CPUs)
2046mb RAM
Soundcard: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [DCCO]

Edit: I made a thread: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=479586#post479586

Yep it will work fine on that computer.

Also, SampleTank 2 L comes with sampled content. You DO get it for free with this deal.

[audio fidelity]

repped!

thanks andrew! - crazy deal

I really like the sampletank sounds - people gripe - but the sounds work well in the mix even though they aren't the greatest by themselves

I'm going to go the t-racks route - but i really wish they offered the full version of ampeg svx

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i also think sampletron and the jimmy hendrix plug have a lot of character

[Zephyr]

Thanks, awesome deal, just joined up, referred you zircon. So this thing unlocks after the buy is closed I'm assuming? It's nice to know that I don't need to decide which options I'm picking until later...

Edit: Group buy is extended until tuesday...

[big giant circles]

just to clarify, Sampletank L is like 2-ish gigs, and Sampletank XL is like 7 or so

[DJ SymBiotiX]

So.. anybody able to download their stuff yet? or are the items actually physical? or.. do we have to wait untill the extention period is over? I was able to download the ReTank Loops 1,2, and 3 folders, but that doesnt really help me untill I have the plugin. Could anybody enlighten me?

[zircon]

It's all downloadable I believe. However I haven't attempted to get anything yet because I'm away for Thanksgiving break.

[audio fidelity]

i sent an email to their support - will just have to wait to monday to know whats up most likely

i'm kinda thinking that since they extended the group buy we may have to wait till it ends for ikmutlimedia to accept our purchase and let us download their software.

[big giant circles]

Yeah, I also opened a support ticket. I already had the "Million Users Served" download waiting for me in the users area on IK's site, and I went ahead and grabbed Amplitube DUO. I've already got Guitar Rig 3, but whuteva. Maybe it'll have some cool tones too.

Probably going to snag T-Racks 3 Standard whenever we sort out the rest of the mess. I personally don't care about SampleTanks 2 L, since I've already got XL.

[Cyril the Wolf]

Zircon, thank you for sharing this with us. Seriously. You rule.

[zircon]

You're welcome! I just got my SampleTank code, so I now am the proud owner of:

* 3000+ ReTank loops (3+gb in size)
* SampleTank 2.5L (2.5gb+)
* Sonik Synth 2 (7gb+)
* Ampeg SVX Uno

Remember, you get the plugins + sound libraries at IKMultimedia.com, not eSoundz, which is just for ReTank.

[Zephyr]

So do I have to get an IK multimedia account? And afterwards how do I choose my plugins?

[anosou]

Fantastic offer!

Since I have a lot of synths and samples in Reason I'm going for T-RackS Classic, the Ampeg for mangling and the rest.
Gotta improve that mastering! :)

[Cyril the Wolf]

So do I have to get an IK multimedia account? And afterwards how do I choose my plugins?

Yes. You're exactly on the money.

[Zephyr]

Scratch that last post of mine, I got an IK account and unlocked my sampletank. I've started to download sampletank. In the sampletank sounds download it only has the options to download the first 3 of 8 parts, how do I access the rest? Or is it only the 3 that come with the L version? Thanks for any answers, please excuse my incompetence.

[anosou]

Downloads underway, thanks for pimping this Andy.. I needed T-Racks!

[Nase]

You're welcome! I just got my SampleTank code, so I now am the proud owner of:

* 3000+ ReTank loops (3+gb in size)
* SampleTank 2.5L (2.5gb+)
* Sonik Synth 2 (7gb+)
* Ampeg SVX Uno

Remember, you get the plugins + sound libraries at IKMultimedia.com, not eSoundz, which is just for ReTank.
Man, I don't think you need SS2, with all the samples you already have. I got it with two other GBs that basically gave me the Total Workstation for €270 and ended up deinstalling it. Wasn't impressed at all.

I chose Sampletron, quite like it so far! It's fun to have some sounds that actually make a point out of each note having a different timbre.

[zircon]

Well, there's some nice tron material in SS2 which I'm appreciating. So far I love ST2, which I've spent more time with. Believe it or not, despite all my expensive samples, it sucks having to wait for big VSTs like Kontakt and Omnisphere install and then big patches to load. Then when they're loaded they're usually not very inspiring and need to be finessed into a mix. Colossus was a big offender in this area, REALLY disappointing. Meanwhile, the SampleTank2 pianos, EPs and organs just kick ass right out of the box. The basses are even more playable than Trilogy!

[big giant circles]

I still haven't picked out my extra plugin...

Was leaning toward SS or SampleTron

[Nase]

Meanwhile, the SampleTank2 pianos, EPs and organs just kick ass right out of the box. The basses are even more playable than Trilogy!

Yeah, I agree about ST. It's hardware workstation like in a way...the sounds aren't highend supermultisample material, but they just work well.

Maybe I'll give SS another go and actually finish a song with it, heh.

[anosou]

I still haven't picked out my extra plugin...

Was leaning toward SS or SampleTron

SampleTron or SampleMoog, SS overlaps a bit too much with SampleTank2 if I'm not mistaken.. especially if you have XL.

[Nase]

I actually was close to participating twice just to get Amplitube Metal. It's a blast to play with all these evil stompboxes.

Are the loops any good? Last time I tried the dl rate was way too slow.
I'm not that into loops, and the demos didn't sound like, say, RMX quality...

[Zephyr]

I didn't get in on this for the loops, and I haven't checked through them too much, but I don't think they're anything extraordinary... I'm not terribly impressed with philharmonik orchestra either, I knew it wouldn't be top of the line, but it's really meager on many levels. In fact, in many cases (harpsichord, piano) sampletank has a much better matching sound. Oh well, sampletank is great!

[Nase]

I'm not terribly impressed with philharmonik orchestra either, I knew it wouldn't be top of the line, but it's really meager on many levels.
It's good for layering sounds, and with enough work you can get some good results, but the same is true for squidfont, heh.
I hardly ever use it, a mixture of the Kontakt VSL stuff and Sampletank sounds gets me better results for orchestral stuff.

I think the Amplitube versions, Sampletron and T-Racks were the best options.
Who needs sampled Moogs btw, apart from those trouue analogue enthusiasts...

[zircon]

BUMP, this is still available and everyone should buy it. :3

(ps. if you do, don't forget to refer me!)

[Jewbei]

uhh what about me is anything in here that will fit my style? :-P

[Nase]

uhh what about me is anything in here that will fit my style? :-P
Dunno buddy...but maybe you can tell me if there's something in there that will fit my mom's style?


EDIT: Oh forgot to say, she mainly does Gabber/Speedcore.

So what kind of music do you make?

[Halt]

It seems this deal ended on december 2nd? Cause list price is $299

[anosou]

It seems this deal ended on december 2nd? Cause list price is $299

It did, I dunno what the heck Andy's talking about! Maybe he just wants you to buy it anyway and refer him :tomatoface:

[Halt]

It did, I dunno what the heck Andy's talking about! Maybe he just wants you to buy it anyway and refer him :tomatoface:

Got me all excited :P. I was going to purchase it this friday. haha. Guess not though.

[big giant circles]

Guitar Center still has IK stuff for $99. Sampletank, Samplemoog, Sonik Synth. Buy one, and you get a second free. Plus, there's the Million Users = free download thing.

So I believe it should turn out to buy 1 (for under $100) and get 2 free. Which is not shabby either.

Of course, if you've already grabbed your free "Million Users" promo, you only get 1 free, which is still not a bad deal.

[Halt]

Guitar Center still has IK stuff for $99. Sampletank, Samplemoog, Sonik Synth. Buy one, and you get a second free. Plus, there's the Million Users = free download thing.

So I believe it should turn out to buy 1 (for under $100) and get 2 free. Which is not shabby either.

Of course, if you've already grabbed your free "Million Users" promo, you only get 1 free, which is still not a bad deal.

Alright, Now. Should I buy my guitar first, or that?

[suzumebachi]

Guitar Center still has IK stuff for $99. Sampletank, Samplemoog, Sonik Synth. Buy one, and you get a second free. Plus, there's the Million Users = free download thing.

So I believe it should turn out to buy 1 (for under $100) and get 2 free. Which is not shabby either.

Of course, if you've already grabbed your free "Million Users" promo, you only get 1 free, which is still not a bad deal.
You sure? Guitar Center's website has Sampletank at $229. :/

[zircon]

SampleTank 2 XL is $199 at eSoundz:

http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=171

SampleTank 2 L is $99:

http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=169

So, if you get ST2L for $99, you'll still get:


* Your choice of
Your choice of AmpliTube DUO, Ampeg SVX UNO or the new T-Racks 3 EQ. The first two are guitar amp/cab simulators and bass amp/cab simulators, respectively, and the last is a highly detailed vintage EQ effect for mastering.

* Your choice of:

Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition - Solid orchestral library based on the "Miroslav" collection which has been used all over the world for over 10 years.
T-RackS 3 Standard - Plugin mastering suite. This has been my mastering tool for years, and is used by many other ReMixers as well.

[big giant circles]

You sure? Guitar Center's website has Sampletank at $229. :/

it's in store only. but yes, i'm positive.

[audio fidelity]

Andy, you have t-racks, i'm thinking about changing my mind for the standard and going for the deluxe package, but i saw you post on kvr about latency and read that people say that it's a bit of cpu hog. i would really like some good eq's and comp's for mixing till i can throw down for a UAD card, but i'm note sure.

thanks

[zircon]

Well, evidently the latency was because oversampling and linear phase modes are enabled by default. Turn those off and latency is fine, plus CPU drops. They also released a patch further lowering CPU.